Minehut vs FreeMcServer.net

Minehut7.7Visit FreeMcServer.net7.4Visit

Higher score Minehut #3 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 7.7/10 Free plan · paid plans in credits Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Minehut

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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

• Minehut fits best

  Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby

• FreeMcServer.net fits best

  Players who don't mind renewing every few hours

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Side by side

Feature	Minehut 7.7/10 Visit ↗	FreeMcServer.net 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.4
Ranking	#3 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#4 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby	Players who don't mind renewing every few hours
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Minehut 1/3 · FreeMcServer.net 3/3
Mods on free	Not published	✓ (best)
Bedrock players	✓	✓
FTP/SFTP on free	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Free RAM	1 GB	1.7 GB (best)
Keep-alive rule	Sleeps when empty; wakes on /join	Renew every 4 hours (6 with an ad)
Player limit	10	Unlimited
Deletion rule	Servers over the 5-per-account limit	30 days without renewal
Our review
Pros	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	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
Cons	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	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
Our verdict	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 →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• 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

• Minehut7.7/10 · 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.

  Visit MinehutFull verdict →
• 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 →