FreeMcServer.net vs Minefort

FreeMcServer.net7.4Visit Minefort7.1Visit

Higher score FreeMcServer.net #4 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 7.4/10 Free plan · premium from €0.14/day Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FreeMcServer

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Minefort #5 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 7.1/10 Free plan · paid from $5.99/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Minefort

• FreeMcServer.net fits best

  Players who don't mind renewing every few hours

• Minefort fits best

  Plugin servers with an owner who plays often

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Side by side

Feature	FreeMcServer.net 7.4/10 Visit ↗	Minefort 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	7.1
Ranking	#4 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#5 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Players who don't mind renewing every few hours	Plugin servers with an owner who plays often
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$5.99/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features FreeMcServer.net 3/3 · Minefort 3/3
Mods on free	✓	✓
Bedrock players	✓	✓
FTP/SFTP on free	✓	✓
Specs
Free RAM	1.7 GB (best)	1 GB
Keep-alive rule	Renew every 4 hours (6 with an ad)	Woken by hand from the dashboard
Player limit	Unlimited	Not published
Deletion rule	30 days without renewal	Locked after 3 idle days
Our review
Pros	Up to 1.7 GB of RAM, or 4 GB if you accept ads Friends can start or renew the server from its public page Full FTP access, a free MySQL database and 10 GB of NVMe storage	A plugin manager plus FTP and file-manager access on free servers Toggles let Bedrock players and offline-mode clients join Up to three servers per account, reachable from play.minefort.com
Cons	Renewal every 4 hours, or every 6 after watching an ad An empty server expires 30 minutes after a renewal Servers left unrenewed are deleted after 30 days	Free servers aren't online 24/7 and must be woken from the dashboard Servers unused for 3 days are locked, and unlocking goes through staff Mod support is limited, and one-click modpacks are still to come
Our verdict	FreeMcServer.net, founded by Nuno Facha, offers a free plan with up to 1.7 GB of RAM, or 4 GB for users who accept ads, plus 10 GB of NVMe storage, unlimited player slots, full FTP access and a free MySQL database. Java servers can run… Read the review →	Minefort, run by Minefort.com B.V. in Amsterdam, gives free servers 1 GB of RAM, a plugin manager, a web file manager and an FTP server, with no credit card required and up to three servers per account. Every server is part of the Minefort… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FreeMcServer.net — where it wins

  • Up to 1.7 GB of RAM, or 4 GB if you accept ads
  • Friends can start or renew the server from its public page
  • Full FTP access, a free MySQL database and 10 GB of NVMe storage

  Where it doesn't

  • Renewal every 4 hours, or every 6 after watching an ad
  • An empty server expires 30 minutes after a renewal
  • Servers left unrenewed are deleted after 30 days

• Minefort — where it wins

  • A plugin manager plus FTP and file-manager access on free servers
  • Toggles let Bedrock players and offline-mode clients join
  • Up to three servers per account, reachable from play.minefort.com

  Where it doesn't

  • Free servers aren't online 24/7 and must be woken from the dashboard
  • Servers unused for 3 days are locked, and unlocking goes through staff
  • Mod support is limited, and one-click modpacks are still to come

• FreeMcServer.net7.4/10 · Free plan · premium from €0.14/day

  Up to 1.7 GB free (4 GB with ads), FTP, native Bedrock and a public page where friends can renew the server.

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• Minefort7.1/10 · Free plan · paid from $5.99/mo

  Free 1 GB servers with FTP, plugins and a Bedrock toggle, woken by hand and locked after 3 idle days.

  Visit MinefortFull verdict →