Minecraft Server Host reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 194 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 69 posts to rank the best Minecraft Server Host brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/MinecraftServer, r/Minecraft, r/SoftwareTips, r/feedthebeast, r/ModdedMinecraft. Top-rated brands include Godlike Host (4.4/5), Layten Hosting (4.6/5), MintServers (4.9/5).
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Reviews194
Subreddits17
Posts69
Brands89
Products1
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#1
Godlike Host
4.4
(18)
"Both are decent, but if you want that S-tier, zero-headache experience, check out Godlike Host. Less lag, more frag."
"GodLike host. It is a solid choice for a reliable and budget-friendly Minecraft server. They offer plans under $5/month with 2GB or 4GB of RAM, and their customer support is lightning-fast."
"For modded Minecraft, godlike host delivers solid performance, fair pricing, and great support."
"Godlike host is worth considering based on my experience. They offer plans starting under $5/month and provide at least 2GB of RAM, scaling up as needed."
"Godlike host is an excellent option for Minecraft server hosting. They offer reliable performance, strong DDoS protection, and competitive pricing."
"If you’re looking for something way more reliable, check out Godlike Host."
"I highly recommend Goodlike host. They offer excellent performance for modded setups."
"I'm using Godlike host for my modded Minecraft server hosting."
"If you’re looking for a reliable UK/EU-based server, try Godlike Host. They offer great performance for modded Minecraft and have servers close to the UK."
"Bro, if you’re tight on budget but want solid performance, give Godlike Host a try."
#2
Layten Hosting
4.6
(17)
"If you want a good hosting for mods, I recommend Layten hosting, it has good prices and ping"
"For mods I recommend Layten hosting it is compatible with forge and fabric it has good prices and ping performance"
"I have had very good experiences with Layten hosting it offers support for forge and fabric it has several locations, good prices and ping"
"I recommend Layten hosting It offers support for Forge and Fabric It has good prices and ping and locations in the USA and EU"
"I definitely recommend you try Layten hosting, it offers support for forge"
"I definitely recommend Layten hosting, it's the hosting that has worked best for me with mod packs."
"They have good prices and ping."
"I recommend Layten hosting, very good prices 1GB costs 2$"
"I recommend Layten hosting, it offers support for many platforms."
"Good prices and ping and different locations."
#3
MintServers
4.9
(13)
"I cannot recommend MintServers enough. They have Unlimited RAM and Slots plans starting at $9.99. The servers are really optimized for modpacks, high end hardware and great support"
"Look into MintServers. They have an Unlimited RAM and slots plan for just $9.99/mo with high end hardware, excellent support and reviews."
"Check out MintServers! They have Unlimited RAM and Slots servers, for only $9.99."
"Hi! Check out our Unlimited RAM & Slots hosting - MintServers. We offer Unlimited Plans for only $9.99/month! No lag, high performance and with 1 click installer for modpacks."
"Best deal you can find is with MintServers. They have an Unlimited RAM and Slots plan for only 10 bucks a month."
"They offer Unlimited RAM with high end hardware, great for modded servers."
"I highly recommend MintServers - Unlimited RAM and slots hosting."
"It’s an amazing server host I’ve been using with no lag."
"Try MintServers UNLIMITED hosting, basically all Unlimited RAM & Slots server for only $9.99."
"Try MintServers hosting, basically all Unlimited RAM & Slots server for only $9.99."
#4
PebbleHost
4.1
(7)
"Switched to PebbleHost and it's like night and day"
"Pebblehost service is excellent lol"
"PebbleHost"
"I used PebbleHost’s $30 USD/month plan for ATM9, and it worked pretty well. We got 10GB memory with a couple of extra threads, and performance was solid for the price."
"Most people have told me that their minecraft servers are super crisp and smooth with pebblehost."
"I personally use Pebblehost, it's $1/month/gb of ram on their budget plan and it works for my small group of friends."
"I used to have a minecraft server fully hosted by pebblehost. It was actually not bad for the first 4 months but then it just started lagging like crazy."
#5
PiglinHost
4.8
(6)
"Would highly reccomend PiglinHost always, they have servers in France too."
"We still use/reccomend PiglinHost"
"Always highly recommend piglinhost."
"Would highly recommend PiglinHost :)"
"If your after paid hosting then id highly recommend PiglinHost."
"If you want the same sort of level of hosting service but better Support, try PiglinHost as an alternative, they are cheaper too."
#6
Apex Hosting
3.8
(6)
"I’ve been with Apex Hosting for over a year and they’ve been solid. No weird downtime or performance dips even with 7–8 players and a bunch of plugins running."
"Apex hosting is my go to and a classic platform"
"Services like Minecraft Apex server hosting are often highlighted in those lists for their reliability."
"Then I'll suggest Apex Hosting. It's fairly easy to use and pretty cheap."
"I’ve actually tried Apex Minecraft hosting server before, and honestly, I don’t think it’s worth the price."
"Apex Hosting"
#7
Citadel Servers
4.0
(4)
"Try Citadel servers, you just need to get a server with high ram capacity with them."
"Try out Citadel servers. They got great specs and their server panel is easy to use."
"I can vouch for Citadel servers for this one."
"I would recommend getting atleast a 6gb server with Citadel Servers. They offer modpack installs integrated into their server panel and charge via ram usage."
#8
Campfire Hosting
4.0
(4)
"Alternatively you can use Campfire Hosting which is a hosting service where you only pay for the time your server is online."
"Try Campfire Hosting. It's really easy to set up and very affordable since u only get charged when your server is on."
"I've had good experience with Campfire Hosting. You basically only pay for the time that you play on it, so it can be pretty cheap"
"Campfire Hosting supports modded Minecraft and has a pay for what you play model."
#9
Aternos
3.8
(4)
"Aternos' servers are based in Centeral Europe... I am in North America and have been using them for years with no issue at all."
"Aternos! I host small severs for my friends, modded and un-modded, and have never had an issue."
"Aternos"
"I use Aternos. It’s free, but it has a bit of a queue, like about 15 minutes."
#10
Lunes Hosting
5.0
(3)
"If you want an honest host, go with Lunes Hosting instead."
"Always use Lunes Hosting it’s super cheap and fast priced at only $1/GB"
"I always suggest Lunes Host. It's super cheap at only $1/GB."
#11
Bloom
4.7
(3)
"I always suggest bloom. They're transparent about the hardware you're running on."
"They have amazing mitigation for DDOss."
"I like Bloom. They added a feature to the panel after suggesting it on discord."
#12
BananaServers
4.3
(3)
"Has ddos protection as well as super affordable."
"Bananaservers.ca would probably do you good."
"Try out bananaservers.ca"
#13
Magmanode
4.3
(3)
"Have you tried magmanode its really good for server hosting."
"I am using magmanode as my host, they also have free plans. It is very smooth for me and my friends, no issues so far."
"Magmanode has good support, they helped me a lot with modded servers."
#14
Apex
4.0
(3)
"Apex no doubt. They have the best support and the servers never go down which is my main concern as well."
"Toss up between Apex and Bisect for me. I have two servers with each provider and I think they're both solid options and neither are overly expensive."
"I also don't get the pebbleHost praise, they have a very strong advertising campaign but in reality the product quality is subpar. Use Apex if you don't want to set up your own server."
#15
BisectHosting
4.0
(3)
"The server has never once went down or lagged"
"Besides that, ive also tried bisect and it was fairly good most of the time as well."
"I use BisectHosting"
#16
Hostinger
3.3
(3)
"Try hostinger, not their minecraft plans but a server, cheaper and way more reliable"
"I would personally recommend Hostinger, but if you are on the budget side then i really recommend Momentmc."
"Hostinger is way overhyped and overpriced... for minecraft specifically its pretty trash."
#17
Godlike
5.0
(2)
"I use Godlike - they have fast Ryzen CPUs and great optimization for modded servers."
"You might wanna check out Godlike Host – they’ve got some killer server options."
#18
Lily Host
5.0
(2)
"I'll vouch for Lily Host again as they continue to provide best performing hardware."
"I've been using Lily Host, it's been worth it."
#19
Godlike Hosting
5.0
(2)
"I would recommend you trying out Godlike hosting. They provide high-performance servers with stable connection."
"Personally I can recommend Godlike hosting. It's a good hosting and they provide numerous variations of plans."
#20
Orion Nodes
5.0
(2)
"They Provide a WHOLE CPU per server, so u can run mods easily."
"They Provide WHOLE CPU per server, so u can run mods easily."
#21
HostHavoc
4.5
(2)
"Personally, I'm going with hosthavoc just because hosthavoc is the only one that is consistently good in all areas imo. Their support also gets back to you in minutes."
"I use HostHavoc"
#22
Kimsufi
4.5
(2)
"I've had really great experience with Kimsufi dedicated servers."
"Kimsufi are great for budget servers."
#23
CubedHost
4.5
(2)
"I've never had any issues with it and my experience with their support team has been nothing but positive."
"CubedHost has some awesome Black Friday sales going on right now."
#24
ValkSystems
4.5
(2)
"You can get a free 10GB RAM server from https://ValkSystems.pro"
"Free, SFTP access, Unlimited downloads at once."
#25
Shockbyte
2.0
(4)
"I used Shockbyte for over a year and honestly it was mostly good but support was hit or miss."
"Just use shockbyte."
"Shockbyte is TOTAL SHIT, AVOID AT ALL COSTS. The service itself is bad, and the support is 10x worse."
"Anything but shockbyte... i tried shockbyte the server crashed every hour."
#26
GameTeam
2.7
(3)
"GameTeam has a budget option. It's been good for 5 ppl so far."
"Try GameTeam.io. They have bunch of datacenters spread across the US."
"Do not use GameTeam, they are absolute trash."
#27
Scalacube
4.0
(2)
"I’ve only been with ScalaCube for a couple of months but so far so good. They have pre installs for a ton of modpacks which made setup easy."
"I would recommend Scalacube. Cheap, fast, easy to use."
#28
Game Host Bros
4.0
(2)
"We offer Minecraft server hosting at Game Host Bros."
"All of our machines run on atleast a Ryzen 9 7900/50x/50X3D with 10gb connections, we don't have a free trial but we do have a 7 day money back guarantee."
#29
Vyper Hosting
4.0
(2)
"High performance and low cost Minecraft Java Hosting. And a friendly support team"
"Hey, checkout Vyper Hosting, we have high performance services for a low cost."
#30
Crystallized Hosting
4.0
(2)
"You can take a look into Crystallized Hosting. All our nodes run on the latest Ryzen processors."
"If you're still looking, have a look into Crystallized Hosting. It has fair ram allocations for the price."
#31
Beastnode
4.0
(2)
"Beastnode has been my go-to for everything."
"My friends server turned into a 12 years old private server... But its a great host!"
#32
HostPro
4.0
(2)
"Try out hostpro.hu they are great if you are based in the EU or in the UK."
"Try out hostpro.hu they are great if you are in the EU or in the UK."
#33
CloudNord
4.0
(2)
"There's no better alternative than CloudNord if you were about value for performance."
"CloudNord ticks your boxes"
#34
Exaroton
4.0
(2)
"I don't like monthly payments and use Exaroton as you only pay while the server is on: https://exaroton.com/. It can also turn on or off the server automatically whenever you try to join or leave."
"Exaroton is by far the cheapest one, has regular backups via google drive and is fairly stable."
#35
GSVerse
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend GSVerse.net There cheep but awesome."
#36
SparkedHost
5.0
(1)
"We have been very happy with it. Good control panel, solid response time from customer support and haven't had any problems with the server itself."
#37
GGServers
5.0
(1)
"The best host I ever found is definitely GGservers, from 24/7 support to even paying premium versions of some plugins for me."
#38
theminecrafthosting
5.0
(1)
"Theminecrafthosting is the best host for your server."
#39
CrescentNodes
5.0
(1)
"CrescentNodes, we have a completely free trial, our prices start at just 2.5$ for 1gb and our servers run on Ryzen 5950X CPUs which is perfect for running heavy mods and we can help you setup any modpack you would like!"
#40
DedicatedMC
5.0
(1)
"We use DedicatedMC and it's the best one I used so far... They have a really great and fast customer support, the prices are really good and they have different US locations."
#41
MomentMC Hosting
5.0
(1)
"MomentMC Hosting is currently the best in the market, they offer reliable and affordable pricing... 6 core Ryzen 9 5900x, 10gb ddr4 ram and 500gb ssd for just 26$ a month."
#42
Valor Node
5.0
(1)
"They have great deals, great services, and great support!"
#43
Minekeep
5.0
(1)
"Server lag is rare, and I've had even rarer internet lag."
#44
RoboticNode
5.0
(1)
"Try https://roboticnode.com with unbeatable prices."
#45
DatHost
5.0
(1)
"I can really recommend DatHost if you are new to modding."
#46
Dathost
5.0
(1)
"In my opinion Dathost is the most reliable."
#47
WitherHosting
5.0
(1)
"WitherHosting for extremely cheap and reliable hosting."
#48
Snakecraft Hosting
5.0
(1)
"My community has been using Snakecraft Hosting for over a year and haven't had any downtime whatsoever."
#49
Redline Hosting
4.0
(1)
"Deffo redlinehosting.net for its price and performance."
#50
OVH
4.0
(1)
"I've had nothing but great experience with OVH."
#51
SpringRacks
4.0
(1)
"If you're looking for a server host that's inexpensive, we are the right choice for you!"
#52
Netway
4.0
(1)
"[netway-us.com](https://netway-us.com) is worth checking out. I've hosted a 50+ player forged server with them."
#53
Four Seasons Hosting
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend trying out our service, as we offer a 7-day free trial."
#54
MCProHosting
4.0
(1)
"I've been really happy with https://mcprohosting.com."
#55
Huasemaster
4.0
(1)
"Huasemaster. The host of 2B2T."
#56
Minehub
4.0
(1)
"Check out Minehub. If you're not too far away from Germany."
#57
ExtraVM
4.0
(1)
"I am paying for an 8gb server for $24 a month."
#58
OMGServ
4.0
(1)
"OMGServ is pretty good! Don’t know if it’s the best, but using it since several years and never been deceived!"
#59
gamehost.pro
4.0
(1)
"I use gamehost.pro and haven't had any issues or lag."
#60
Nodecraft
4.0
(1)
"Just got a nodecraft server. They have a good deal this summer."
#61
Gameservers
4.0
(1)
"The service at Gameserver is incredibly fast."
#62
Chromobyte Hosting
4.0
(1)
"Try chromobyte hosting. The cheapest server is 5 slots for 2.99$."
#63
SpartanHost
4.0
(1)
"You might check these guys out. They're pretty stable."
#64
Fluctis
4.0
(1)
"My friend uses Fluctis, it's pretty easy to use, cheap and is 24/7."
#65
Exon
4.0
(1)
"French host, but cheaper (5€/month), and good quality overall."
#66
e4mc
4.0
(1)
"You can use e4mc instead of hosting a server, its a free mod that lets you host LAN worlds worldwide using a temporary domain"
#67
Snownode
4.0
(1)
"We use Snownode for our Java and bedrock servers. They have been working great for us"
#68
Gamever.io
4.0
(1)
"Try gamever io. I tried pebble and shockbyte but I think gamever is the best among them (it’s cheap and worth it). Pebble is also good imo but not shockbyte (it’s trash)"
#69
Central Hosting
4.0
(1)
"I've done a few different server hosts, the latest being Central Hosting, which I've been very happy with so far. They're super flexible and have a very hands-on staff when it comes to support."
#70
Contabo
4.0
(1)
"Contabo. Best solution."
#71
GameServer.Gratis
4.0
(1)
"Very cheap and good for 0,99 € monthly: https://gameserver.gratis/packages/minecraft/black-week?lang=en"
#72
BananaServers.ca
4.0
(1)
"Bananaservers.ca is really good if you can't find a free alternative"
#73
Viteza.cloud
4.0
(1)
"Try viteza.cloud for 15 bucks you get a 12 gig server with 4 vcores, pretty bang for buck!"
#74
Lilypad.gg
4.0
(1)
"Lilypad.gg is the only one that actually use a good processor so your ram isn't useless."
#75
SurfHosting.co
4.0
(1)
"Surfhosting have three different plans... Their US locations seem to be in Chicago, Miami and New York. So I can vouch for them so far."
#76
Hythost
4.0
(1)
"I am recommending this Minecraft server hosting service because it is good and affordable."
#77
Oracle Cloud
4.0
(1)
"If you know your way around linux then try oracle cloud. You get a 4 core arm cpu with 24 gigs of ram in the always free tier."
#78
Auto-MCS
4.0
(1)
"Maybe auto-mcs is worth considering. You can also deploy it via docker container and it can manage all your servers also with the ability to use playit.gg to skip port forwarding"
#79
Pterodactyl
4.0
(1)
"I use pterodactyl! Great, it organizes jar files for you, lets you host multiple servers and dynamically add resources as needed."
#80
Citadel
4.0
(1)
"I can vouch for Citadel. They got curseforge and support modpacks."
#81
Kinetic
4.0
(1)
"Kinetic has been great, and if you can find promo codes you can get pretty major discounts."
#82
MCServerHost
4.0
(1)
"No spammy advertisements, SFTP Access, No player limit."
#83
Gameteam.io
4.0
(1)
"Gameteam.io, apexminecrafthosting.com, hosthavoc are my go-tos"
#84
Physgun
4.0
(1)
"I've been having a really good experience with Physgun lately."
#85
WiseHosting
4.0
(1)
"[WiseHosting] is a good option for Minecraft server hosting."
#86
Minefort
4.0
(1)
"[Minefort.com] is a great host :)"
#87
Minecrafted
3.0
(1)
"Www.minecrafted.net - Cheap, but good luck with support."
#88
Ascend Servers
3.0
(1)
"Try Ascend servers. They have servers in multiple states."
#89
Server.pro
1.0
(1)
"Avoid Server.pro. Thought I was saving money, ended up with corrupted worlds, slow responses, and a ton of stress."
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