ScalaCube vs Bloom.host

ScalaCube8.5Visit Bloom.host8.4Visit

Higher score ScalaCube #8 in Minecraft Server Hosting 8.5/10 Free plan · paid from $2/mo (excl. VAT) Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ScalaCube

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Bloom.host #9 in Minecraft Server Hosting 8.4/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Bloom.host

• ScalaCube fits best

  Modpack hoppers who want a huge one-click catalogue

• Bloom.host fits best

  Growing Java communities that need steady CPU time

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Side by side

Feature	ScalaCube 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Bloom.host 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.4
Ranking	#8 in Minecraft Server Hosting	#9 in Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Modpack hoppers who want a huge one-click catalogue	Growing Java communities that need steady CPU time
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$2/mo (best)	$12/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Features ScalaCube 3/4 · Bloom.host 4/4
Bedrock support	✓	✓
One-click modpacks	✓	✓
Custom modpack upload	✓	✓
Automatic backups	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Price per GB RAM	$2.67/GB/mo (best)	$3/GB/mo
Server locations	14 locations (best)	6 locations
Money-back window	7 days (best)	3 days
Our review
Pros	One-click catalogue of 3,298+ modpacks, most of them from CurseForge One plan runs several game servers plus MySQL, Apache and RCON within its RAM Seven-day refund on payments and ten days on automatic renewals	Performance plans reserve dedicated cores, from 2 at 8 GB to 8 at 32 GB Free Borg incremental backups that mount straight into the file manager Server Splitter turns one plan into extra servers, bots or web apps
Cons	Automatic backups are a paid add-on; otherwise copies are manual FTP downloads The free server must be renewed every 2 days and runs only vanilla or snapshots Prices exclude VAT, and the terms guarantee 99% uptime, below the marketing claims	No Bedrock server type; Bedrock players join Java servers through Geyser Entry is $12 for 4 GB on shared cores, and the Essentials tier can't split Six locations, and Singapore is reserved for Performance+ plans
Our verdict	ScalaCube, run by Scalable Hosting Solutions OÜ in Tallinn, sells each Minecraft plan as a small VPS on which its control panel can run any number of game servers, along with Apache, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, an FTP server and RCON. The one-click… Read the review →	Bloom.host, the trading name of AME Hosting, LLC, is a Minecraft-focused host that owns its hardware in every location except Germany and runs its own control panel, DuckPanel. The panel adds a server splitter, a server and database… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ScalaCube — where it wins

  • One-click catalogue of 3,298+ modpacks, most of them from CurseForge
  • One plan runs several game servers plus MySQL, Apache and RCON within its RAM
  • Seven-day refund on payments and ten days on automatic renewals

  Where it doesn't

  • Automatic backups are a paid add-on; otherwise copies are manual FTP downloads
  • The free server must be renewed every 2 days and runs only vanilla or snapshots
  • Prices exclude VAT, and the terms guarantee 99% uptime, below the marketing claims

• Bloom.host — where it wins

  • Performance plans reserve dedicated cores, from 2 at 8 GB to 8 at 32 GB
  • Free Borg incremental backups that mount straight into the file manager
  • Server Splitter turns one plan into extra servers, bots or web apps

  Where it doesn't

  • No Bedrock server type; Bedrock players join Java servers through Geyser
  • Entry is $12 for 4 GB on shared cores, and the Essentials tier can't split
  • Six locations, and Singapore is reserved for Performance+ plans

• ScalaCube8.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $2/mo (excl. VAT)

  A VPS-style plan that runs several game servers at once, with 3,298+ one-click modpacks and 14 locations.

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• Bloom.host8.4/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  Performance plans get dedicated cores on hardware Bloom owns, managed in DuckPanel with a server splitter.

  Visit Bloom.hostFull verdict →