Godlike.Host vs Minehut

Godlike.Host9.7Visit Minehut8.3Visit

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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Minehut #4 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 8.3/10 Free plan · paid plans in credits Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Minehut

• Godlike.Host fits best

  US players who want fast free hardware and mods

• Minehut fits best

  Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby

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Side by side

Feature	Godlike.Host 9.7/10 Visit ↗	Minehut 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.7	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#4 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	US players who want fast free hardware and mods	Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$7.99/mo	Free plan · paid plans in credits
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	✓	—
Features Godlike.Host 1/3 · Minehut 1/3
Mods on free	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Bedrock players	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
FTP/SFTP on free	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Free RAM	2 GB (best)	1 GB
Keep-alive rule	Extend every 3 hours	Sleeps when empty; wakes on /join
Player limit	Not checked yet	10
Deletion rule	Not checked yet	Servers over the 5-per-account limit
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	Up to five free servers per account, with unlimited plugins Servers wake themselves when a player uses /join from the lobby Bedrock crossplay is built in, even on free servers
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	1 GB of RAM and a 10-player cap No SFTP on free; files are managed in the browser only Free servers beyond the five-per-account limit are being deleted
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 →	Minehut's free Starter plan gives each server 1 GB of RAM, a 10-player cap and no time limit, and an account can keep up to five of them. What makes it different is the network: every server is reachable from the shared lobby at… 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

• Minehut — where it wins

  • Up to five free servers per account, with unlimited plugins
  • Servers wake themselves when a player uses /join from the lobby
  • Bedrock crossplay is built in, even on free servers

  Where it doesn't

  • 1 GB of RAM and a 10-player cap
  • No SFTP on free; files are managed in the browser only
  • Free servers beyond the five-per-account limit are being deleted

• 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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• Minehut8.3/10 · Free plan · paid plans in credits

  Up to five free 1 GB servers that sleep when empty and wake when a player joins through the Minehut lobby.

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