Godlike.Host vs Minefort

Godlike.Host9.7Visit Minefort7.8Visit

Higher score Godlike.Host #1 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 9.7/10 Paid Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Godlike.host

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Minefort #6 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 7.8/10 Free plan · paid from $5.99/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Minefort

• Godlike.Host fits best

  US players who want fast free hardware and mods

• Minefort fits best

  Plugin servers with an owner who plays often

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Side by side

Feature	Godlike.Host 9.7/10 Visit ↗	Minefort 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.7	7.8
Ranking	#1 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#6 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	US players who want fast free hardware and mods	Plugin servers with an owner who plays often
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$7.99/mo	$5.99/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	✓	—
Features Godlike.Host 1/3 · Minefort 3/3
Mods on free	✓	✓
Bedrock players	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
FTP/SFTP on free	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Free RAM	2 GB (best)	1 GB
Keep-alive rule	Extend every 3 hours	Woken by hand from the dashboard
Player limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deletion rule	Not checked yet	Locked after 3 idle days
Our review
Pros	2 GB of RAM on a Ryzen 9 9950X3D, the host's top processor family Mods and modpacks run on the free tier, not just vanilla An upgrade to any paid plan keeps the server's files	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	The server has to be extended every 3 hours to stay up A single US location and a reduced version of the panel Godlike's blog says the tier is open to US clients for now	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	Godlike.host added a free Minecraft tier in 2026, aimed at US players, and it stands out for the hardware: the free server gets 2 GB of RAM on a Ryzen 9 9950X3D, the processor family behind the host's paid plans. It runs Java or Bedrock,… 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

• Godlike.Host — where it wins

  • 2 GB of RAM on a Ryzen 9 9950X3D, the host's top processor family
  • Mods and modpacks run on the free tier, not just vanilla
  • An upgrade to any paid plan keeps the server's files

  Where it doesn't

  • The server has to be extended every 3 hours to stay up
  • A single US location and a reduced version of the panel
  • Godlike's blog says the tier is open to US clients for now

• 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

• Godlike.Host9.7/10 · Paid

  Godlike.Host — a free 2 GB Minecraft server on Ryzen 9 9950X3D hardware, set up in minutes.

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• Minefort7.8/10 · 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.

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