ScalaCube vs FreeMCHost

ScalaCube6.9Visit FreeMCHost6.8Visit

Higher score 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

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FreeMCHost #7 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 6.8/10 Free plan · paid from €0.59/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FreeMCHost

• ScalaCube fits best

  Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often

• FreeMCHost fits best

  Tinkerers who can wait for a free slot

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Side by side

Feature	ScalaCube 6.9/10 Visit ↗	FreeMCHost 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#6 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#7 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often	Tinkerers who can wait for a free slot
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$2/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features ScalaCube 0/3 · FreeMCHost 3/3
Mods on free	—	✓ (best)
Bedrock players	Not published	✓ (best)
FTP/SFTP on free	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Free RAM	Not published	Not published
Keep-alive rule	Renew every 2 days	Renew every 48 hours to 14 days
Player limit	Not published	No hard limit
Deletion rule	Deleted if a renewal is missed	At any time, per the terms
Our review
Pros	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	One-click renewals last 48 hours, 7 days or 14 days Full console and FTP access, with Paper, Forge, Fabric and Bedrock No hard player limit, and no ads injected into the game
Cons	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	All free plans were out of stock, so new users queue for a slot Free RAM is a shared 24 GB pool, not a dedicated allocation The terms allow free servers to be deleted at any time, even if renewed
Our verdict	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 →	FreeMCHost, run by a French sole trader in Paris, offers three free plans with full console and FTP access, Paper by default, support for Forge, Fabric and Quilt, and a Bedrock server type, with Geyser and Floodgate available for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• FreeMCHost — where it wins

  • One-click renewals last 48 hours, 7 days or 14 days
  • Full console and FTP access, with Paper, Forge, Fabric and Bedrock
  • No hard player limit, and no ads injected into the game

  Where it doesn't

  • All free plans were out of stock, so new users queue for a slot
  • Free RAM is a shared 24 GB pool, not a dedicated allocation
  • The terms allow free servers to be deleted at any time, even if renewed

• 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.

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• FreeMCHost6.8/10 · Free plan · paid from €0.59/mo

  Free servers renewed for 48 hours to 14 days a click, with FTP and Bedrock, when a free slot opens up.

  Visit FreeMCHostFull verdict →