Minefort vs ScalaCube

Minefort7.1Visit ScalaCube6.9Visit

Higher score 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

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ScalaCube #6 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 6.9/10 Free plan · paid from $2/mo (excl. VAT) Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit ScalaCube

• Minefort fits best

  Plugin servers with an owner who plays often

• ScalaCube fits best

  Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often

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Side by side

Feature	Minefort 7.1/10 Visit ↗	ScalaCube 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.1	6.9
Ranking	#5 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#6 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Plugin servers with an owner who plays often	Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5.99/mo	$2/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Minefort 3/3 · ScalaCube 0/3
Mods on free	✓ (best)	—
Bedrock players	✓ (best)	Not published
FTP/SFTP on free	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Free RAM	1 GB	Not published
Keep-alive rule	Woken by hand from the dashboard	Renew every 2 days
Player limit	Not published	Not published
Deletion rule	Locked after 3 idle days	Deleted if a renewal is missed
Our review
Pros	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	No card and no time limit on the free server Upgrades start at $2 a month and unlock 3,298+ one-click modpacks Paid plans can run several game servers on one VPS
Cons	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	Miss a renewal every two days and the server and its files are deleted Free servers install only Basic and Snapshot versions Automatic backups cost extra, even after upgrading
Our verdict	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 →	ScalaCube's free Minecraft server comes with no credit card and no time limit, and the company advertises it as running 24/7. The catch is a renewal rule: someone has to press Renew for free in the control panel every two days, and if that… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• ScalaCube — where it wins

  • No card and no time limit on the free server
  • Upgrades start at $2 a month and unlock 3,298+ one-click modpacks
  • Paid plans can run several game servers on one VPS

  Where it doesn't

  • Miss a renewal every two days and the server and its files are deleted
  • Free servers install only Basic and Snapshot versions
  • Automatic backups cost extra, even after upgrading

• 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.

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• ScalaCube6.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $2/mo (excl. VAT)

  A free server with no card and no time limit, as long as someone clicks Renew for free every two days.

  Visit ScalaCubeFull verdict →