FreeMcServer.net vs Server.pro

FreeMcServer.net7.4Visit Server.pro6.6Visit

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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Server.pro #8 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 6.6/10 Paid from $7/mo · free demo ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Server.pro

• FreeMcServer.net fits best

  Players who don't mind renewing every few hours

• Server.pro fits best

  A quick test before buying a Server.pro plan

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Side by side

Feature	FreeMcServer.net 7.4/10 Visit ↗	Server.pro 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	6.6
Ranking	#4 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#8 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Players who don't mind renewing every few hours	A quick test before buying a Server.pro plan
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	$7/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Features FreeMcServer.net 3/3 · Server.pro 1/3
Mods on free	✓ (best)	—
Bedrock players	✓	✓
FTP/SFTP on free	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Free RAM	1.7 GB	2 GB (best)
Keep-alive rule	Renew every 4 hours (6 with an ad)	Renew every hour (demo)
Player limit	Unlimited	Not published
Deletion rule	30 days without renewal	Data kept 24 hours
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	No credit card needed for the free demo Same platform as the paid plans, with 2 GB of RAM and 2 cores Vanilla Java or Bedrock can be tried
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	A time-limited demo that has to be renewed by hand every hour Data is kept for 24 hours, then only a paid plan can reach it Only Montreal and Gravelines, with vanilla software only
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 →	Server.pro doesn't offer a free plan so much as a free demo of its platform. The demo gives 2 GB of RAM, 2 cores and 8 GB of disk at $0 an hour with no credit card, runs vanilla Java or Bedrock in Montreal or Gravelines, and has to be… 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

• Server.pro — where it wins

  • No credit card needed for the free demo
  • Same platform as the paid plans, with 2 GB of RAM and 2 cores
  • Vanilla Java or Bedrock can be tried

  Where it doesn't

  • A time-limited demo that has to be renewed by hand every hour
  • Data is kept for 24 hours, then only a paid plan can reach it
  • Only Montreal and Gravelines, with vanilla software only

• 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.

  Visit FreeMcServerFull verdict →
• Server.pro6.6/10 · Paid from $7/mo · free demo

  A free, hourly-renewed demo of a real Server.pro machine in Montreal or Gravelines, data kept 24 hours.

  Visit Server.proFull verdict →