Minehut vs ScalaCube

Minehut7.7Visit ScalaCube6.9Visit

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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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

• Minehut fits best

  Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby

• ScalaCube fits best

  Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often

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Side by side

Feature	Minehut 7.7/10 Visit ↗	ScalaCube 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	6.9
Ranking	#3 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#6 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Plugin servers that want free players from a lobby	Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$2/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Minehut 1/3 · ScalaCube 0/3
Mods on free	Not published	—
Bedrock players	✓ (best)	Not published
FTP/SFTP on free	—	Not published
Specs
Free RAM	1 GB	Not published
Keep-alive rule	Sleeps when empty; wakes on /join	Renew every 2 days
Player limit	10	Not published
Deletion rule	Servers over the 5-per-account limit	Deleted if a renewal is missed
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	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	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	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	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

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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 →