ScalaCube vs Server.pro

ScalaCube6.9Visit Server.pro6.6Visit

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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Server.pro #8 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting 6.6/10 Paid from $7/mo · free demo ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Server.pro

• ScalaCube fits best

  Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often

• Server.pro fits best

  A quick test before buying a Server.pro plan

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Side by side

Feature	ScalaCube 6.9/10 Visit ↗	Server.pro 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.6
Ranking	#6 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting	#8 in Free Minecraft Server Hosting
Best for	Vanilla worlds with an owner who checks in often	A quick test before buying a Server.pro plan
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$2/mo (best)	$7/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Features ScalaCube 0/3 · Server.pro 1/3
Mods on free	—	—
Bedrock players	Not published	✓ (best)
FTP/SFTP on free	Not published	Not published
Specs
Free RAM	Not published	2 GB
Keep-alive rule	Renew every 2 days	Renew every hour (demo)
Player limit	Not published	Not published
Deletion rule	Deleted if a renewal is missed	Data kept 24 hours
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	No credit card needed for the free demo Same platform as the paid plans, with 2 GB of RAM and 2 cores Vanilla Java or Bedrock can be tried
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	A time-limited demo that has to be renewed by hand every hour Data is kept for 24 hours, then only a paid plan can reach it Only Montreal and Gravelines, with vanilla software only
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 →	Server.pro doesn't offer a free plan so much as a free demo of its platform. The demo gives 2 GB of RAM, 2 cores and 8 GB of disk at $0 an hour with no credit card, runs vanilla Java or Bedrock in Montreal or Gravelines, and has to be… 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

• Server.pro — where it wins

  • No credit card needed for the free demo
  • Same platform as the paid plans, with 2 GB of RAM and 2 cores
  • Vanilla Java or Bedrock can be tried

  Where it doesn't

  • A time-limited demo that has to be renewed by hand every hour
  • Data is kept for 24 hours, then only a paid plan can reach it
  • Only Montreal and Gravelines, with vanilla software only

• 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 →
• Server.pro6.6/10 · Paid from $7/mo · free demo

  A free, hourly-renewed demo of a real Server.pro machine in Montreal or Gravelines, data kept 24 hours.

  Visit Server.proFull verdict →