Server Hosting reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 308 Reddit reviews across 38 subreddits and 107 posts to rank the best Server Hosting brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/MinecraftServer, r/feedthebeast, r/allthemods, r/Palworld, r/Minecraft. Top-rated brands include Citadel (4.7/5), Citadel Servers (4.2/5), Layten Hosting (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews308
Subreddits38
Posts107
Brands95
Products14
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#1
Citadel
4.7
(24)
"Try out Citadel servers. They got great specs and run the servers natively on the PC instead of VM's."
"If you havent found a server host yet, I can recommend Citadel servers. They helped me set up my server with custom modpacks."
"Their panel makes adding modpacks and plugins easy."
"They got all the plugins you want in their mod and plugin installer tab."
"They got great specs and support is quick to respond. They also have mod and plugin installers in their server panel."
"They have modding integrated into their server panel and have multiple US locations."
"They got good specs."
"Citadel servers offer integrated Plugins and Modpack installers, making them user-friendly."
"They have all versions, modding and plugin installations integrated into their server panel."
"Performance and connection was great."
#2
Citadel Servers
4.2
(23)
"Try out Citadel servers, they already got Curseforge integrated."
"Try out Citadel servers, they dont run the server on a VPS."
"Check out Citadel Servers for Terraria hosting—they're significantly cheaper."
"Highly recommended and didn't have a problem playing on their server."
"Citadel seems like a solid choice for server hosting."
"Citadel and GameHostBros both getting love, maybe we’ve entered the “golden era” of V Rising servers where the hosts actually care."
"I was just looking into this today and saw several comments praising Citadel as well as gamehostbros"
"I can recommend Citadel servers. They got good specs and support."
"Maka vouch ako sa Citadel servers for MC modding kasi integrated sila sa curseforge."
"Check out Citadel Servers; I know they offer both ASE and ASA at prices that are much cheaper than other hosting providers."
#3
Layten Hosting
4.8
(12)
"They have excellent technical support. They helped me with the entire installation."
"It has good prices and the technical support is efficient."
"I have had very good experiences with Layten hosting"
"I recommend Layten hosting, which offers servers for $6"
"I recommend Layten hosting. It offers support for Forge."
"I recommend Layten hosting, I have been with them for years, they provide support for Forge and Fabric."
"I recommend a hosting called Layten hosting, it has good prices and ping and is compatible with java bedrock and forge."
"I recommend Layten hosting, they have very good technical support for forge and fabric."
"They support forge and fabric and they can optimize your server to get the maximum performance."
"Right now I'm using Layten Hosting and the performance is good"
#4
DatHost
4.3
(12)
"I used Dathost for my most recent Valheim play through and it was really great, best control panel I've used and I've tried all of the big names. 0 reliability or performance issues."
"We tried DatHost and it was the best option for us. Also not that expensive."
"I’ve had great luck with DatHost. Significant upgrade from GPortal."
"I've been VERY happy with my server with them. Their price can't be beat with unlimited RAM and no player slots."
"Extremely easy to mod, and haven't had any issues with ping or server health."
"I personally like using dathost.net generally just stick to not using the heavily advertised server hosts, their servers get overused and often have laggy connections, plus they’re more pricey"
"Haven't had any problems."
"Dathost, you get 16gb of ram & it cost around 15 usd per month."
"Has worked well for me and 3 friends."
"I like dathost."
#5
Layten
4.5
(11)
"I recommend Layten hosting has good prices, ping performance and good technical support."
"I recommend Layten hosting, very good prices 1GB costs 2$."
"I recommend Layten hosting, it offers forge and fabric support, it also has good prices and ping."
"I recommend Layten hosting. They do not limit the CPU, they offer technical support for Forge and Fabric."
"They give good support to forge servers and have good prices and ping."
"I recommend Layten hosting, they have no CPU or render distance limit"
"Layten hosting have good prices and ping"
"Good prices and low ping."
"Layten hosting is good"
"Quality price and good technical support"
#6
Godlike Hosting
4.9
(8)
"It ran super smooth, even with 20 of us causing chaos."
"Their servers are stable, and they offer plans that cater well to smaller groups."
"I’ve had a great experience with Godlike hosting. For 300+ mods, I’d recommend going with at least 10-12GB of RAM."
"I’d suggest Godlike hosting. They offer great performance even on lower-tier plans."
"For hosting your modded Minecraft server, I’d recommend Goodlike hosting. They offer great performance for modded servers."
"I’d go with Godlike host. They’re super reliable, handle modded packs like a champ."
"Check out Godlike host. I run a modded server with 50+ mods there, and it’s smooth and cheap."
"They’re solid with more flexible server slots."
#7
Exaroton
4.3
(8)
"You only pay for the server when people are on it, everything is super cheap but runs perfectly!"
"It's really good you can add mods and share your server with people you want to give access to."
"You could just transfer over to Exaroton. It is Aternos' premium service and i like it pretty good for my use case."
"I personally use Exaroton, which is actually the paid version of Aternos."
"It's made by the people that also made aternos and is relatively cheap."
"Pay only when you play!"
"For friends exaroton IS best and cheapest, for bigger servers its fucking expensive/not worth it"
#8
Aternos
4.0
(8)
"I’ve been using aternos and it seems to run without any issues."
"Aternos is a really good way to host a server, it’s free and it’s very safe."
"Aternos is your way to go, it's completely free."
"I host small servers for my friends, modded and un-modded, and have never had an issue. Better yet, it's free!"
"Just use a free host (like falixnodes, or aternos) and share the account with your friend"
"Try mo Aternos at Oracle cloud, sila ay free kaso hindi fully supported ang mods."
"Aternos is free, but haven't tried it out with mods yet."
"I only ever used Aternos (free) but it does have lag issues."
#9
MintServers
5.0
(6)
"MintServers. We offer Unlimited RAM and Slots plan for just $9.99. With high end hardware, quick support and excellent reviews, we're the best bet to run a bang for the buck Minecraft server."
"MintServers. They offer Unlimited RAM and Slots plan for just $9.99 per month, high end hardware and good support"
"MintServers. They offer unlimited RAM and slots plans for just $9.99. They have EU, US and Singapore locations with their MAX plan which might be good for you. Solid support and high end hardware"
"Check out MintServers. Unlimited RAM and Slots plan for just $9.99 with high end hardware and excellent support."
"They offer Unlimited RAM and Slots plan for just $9.99/mo, with high end hardware and really good support."
"Best deal you can find is with MintServers. They have an Unlimited RAM and Slots plan for only 10 bucks a month."
#10
Banana Servers
4.7
(6)
"Prices are cheap and support will help you fix any issues/crashes."
"Banana Servers is really great, got 3 day refund as well if you're unhappy with results."
"They got coupons for discounted first time buyers, and the staff are super friendly and supportive."
"They're super cheap compared to most places, and has a coupon on the home page for a discount on first-time buyers."
"Banana Servers is really good for modded stuff, just make sure you look into how much ram you'll need for that pack."
"They're good prices."
#11
GameHostBros
4.3
(6)
"Great choice if you looking for top level customer support."
"Great customer support as well."
"Citadel and GameHostBros both getting love, maybe we’ve entered the “golden era” of V Rising servers where the hosts actually care."
"Yeah i heard really good things about gamehostbros, i was considering them forsure when looking into servers to rent"
"The server has been running quite good for a week."
"Running good without much issue."
#12
Central Hosting
5.0
(5)
"Central Hosting offers some of the cheapest hosting options starting from €1.4 per GB RAM, fully supporting Bedrock servers."
"Central Hosting offers some of the cheapest hosting starting from €1.4 per GB RAM, with no issues reported by customers."
"Central Hosting offers some of the cheapest hosting starting from €1.4 per GB RAM and supports bedrock servers."
"Central Hosting offers some of the cheapest hosting starting from €1.4 per GB RAM, with no issues reported by customers."
"Central Hosting offers affordable hosting starting at €1.4 per GB RAM, perfect for running a Minecraft server for up to 3 players under $10."
#13
Ascend
5.0
(5)
"I would recommend Ascend servers."
"They have great specs and have mods integrated into their server panel."
"Ascend servers are pretty nice and are easily moddable because they have Steam integrated."
"They have servers in multiple states."
"Go with ascend servers. You can just select how much you want to pay based on the ram usage and they have mods install integrated in them."
#14
Godlike host
4.8
(5)
"If you're frustrated with G-Portal, godlike host is worth checking out."
"In the end I chose godlike host and it was a good choice."
"I suggest you check out Godlike Host if you want stability and adequate support."
"The server runs incredibly smoothly, even with high player counts and extensive mods."
"Known for its user-friendly interface and excellent customer support."
#15
gportal
3.7
(6)
"Gportal is always my goto, Still by far the best service and servers I have rented in the last 5+ years."
"Being in Europe, I have always used gportal."
"Shockbyte is good too, but I find the user interface more user friendly on GPortal."
"In my experience gPortal is capable of running fast travel for 3 people at the same time."
"Gportal is good they are cheap servers."
"I do not recommend Gportal."
#16
Campfire Hosting
4.4
(5)
"It's super affordable as it's pay by the hr."
"It's really good if u dont need your server on all the time since it's pay by the hr and not monthly."
"My friends and I use Campfire Hosting. The 8GB servers are $0.05 an hr. Super affordable compare to the traditional hosting services."
"It's a credit based server host that only charges you when your server is up and running."
"It's really easy to set up and very affordable since u only get charged when your server is on."
#17
Ascend Servers
4.0
(5)
"They have up-to-date pc specs for their servers."
"They offer a variety of games and have multiple server locations."
"They have server locations from Italy such as Paris and other EU's. You need at least 5-6 GB of Memory to run a smooth server with mods."
"They basically have the config editor setup."
"Ascend servers are decent and their UI is easy to follow with their file manager doubles as a pseudo FTP where you can upload and download files directly."
#18
PiglinHost
5.0
(4)
"100% for us, for the older versions bit just installed viaversion plugin."
"Really good support too."
"PiglinHost we have always recommended."
"We use PiglinHost and have been really happy."
#19
Indifferent Broccoli
4.8
(4)
"Their staff is amazing and crazy fast to respond."
"I ran 400+ mods for a 16 player server with them for months with no issues."
"Has been phenomenal."
"They mostly don't get overwhelmed by launches and they have pretty good customer service."
#20
Bisect
3.4
(5)
"Go with bisect and never ever use gportal again"
"Great customer service and stable servers."
"If you have a high budget, go with Bisect."
"The more advertised the host is, (Bisect, Apex, etc), the worst potential quality you’ll have."
"Bisect is price gouging"
#21
Bananaservers
4.3
(4)
"They got the best support and prices on Minecraft."
"I'd recommend 16-20gb for that pack and players."
"Just launched some servers over in the EU."
"Been using them for the last couple of months, been pretty decent and cheap."
#22
SnowNode
4.3
(4)
"We also offer a 24 hour free trial to test the service out before purchasing a server."
"We have been using Snownode for last few years. Very happy with them"
"I recommend Snownode, we been using them for last few years for our Java and bedrock servers."
"Hey, I recommend snownode we been using them for a while now."
#23
g-portal
4.0
(4)
"I used g-portal with success."
"G-Portal is great, been using it since day 1."
"Overall g-portal is a pain in the ass if you are not using the steam version of zomboid."
"G-Portal is also a reliable server hosting, but their prices are expensive compared to Nitrado."
#24
Bisect Hosting
4.0
(4)
"I use Bisect hosting they are super helpful and easy setup."
"They were great."
"I personally use BisectHosting."
"The quality, price, and service meet my expectations."
#25
BisectHosting
3.5
(4)
"BisectHosting has been solid for me. Their backup system is easy too which helped after someone broke our nether hub."
"BisectHosting. Our games panel can swap seamlessly to any of the 80+ games that we currently host."
"Besides that, ive also tried bisect and it was fairly good most of the time as well."
"I used bisect and it was like 30/month. Have to pay for tech support. Annoying and expensive."
#26
WebSecureNow
4.7
(3)
"I’ve experienced no downtime or issues since switching to WebSecureNow—it’s the best!"
"My experience with WebSecureNow has been seamless—top-tier hosting with excellent support."
"For reliability and affordability, WebSecureNow has been the best option for my bots."
#27
mTxServ
4.7
(3)
"I recommend mtxserv it is by far the best, the performance is really excellent and the support is top notch"
"For modpack servers I strongly recommend mtxserv. Very efficient, very competent and very active staff"
"Reliable and among the most powerful servers."
#28
Bloom Host
4.7
(3)
"Bloom Host"
"Honestly bloom host is so underrated every friend I've shown bloom host has been impressed with their price to performance."
"I use Bloom Host. I get 16GB of RAM on their performance plan for $36 a month."
#29
Qonzer
4.7
(3)
"Qonzer is fresh and hot in the market, they do server hosting unlike any other company I've seen before."
"Qonzer is reliable! best price for hardware tbh. They have germany and UK servers available thatll work well for u!"
"They accommodate to whatever customers need."
#30
CloudNord
4.7
(3)
"CloudNord 100%.ive been using them to host a 500 mod modded server for about a year."
"100% satisfaction with the product."
"[CloudNord](https://cloudnord.net/minecraft-server-hosting) ticks your boxes."
#31
OVH
4.3
(3)
"There's no one better to get hosting from."
"Just get yourself vds from ovh.ie or similar and setup a server on ubuntu."
"I'd recommend going for a cheap dedicated server from the likes of ovh, pebblehost or hetzner."
#32
Citadel Hosting
4.3
(3)
"They are much more reliable than those other guys and very cheap."
"Customer support has been great for the one issue I’ve had so far."
"I'm using citadel hosting rn and customer support has been great."
#33
GTXgaming
4.3
(3)
"I've always used GTXGaming to host both my vanilla 7 days and Darkness Falls servers over the years."
"Been using gtxgaming for most games we play that needs dedicated servers. No issues for me and their support is good."
"The price was nice and we didn’t experience any lag for the three months we used it."
#34
Bananaservers.ca
4.0
(3)
"Bananaservers.ca"
"Bananaservers.ca is affordable and has some locations for Canada."
"Bananaservers.ca is cheap, but you could also host it locally on your own PC if it's good enough."
#35
Nitrado
4.0
(3)
"Does the job well but adding mods can be a bit annoying."
"Try Nitrado i have 10gb its around 40e for 3 months"
"Nitrado, Creeperhost, G portal, bisecthosting to name a few."
#36
Pebblehost
4.0
(3)
"Switched to PebbleHost and it's like night and day"
"You can get something that for 5€/m."
"Its cheap and allowed cracked players."
#37
EnviroMC
4.0
(3)
"If you are going the paid route use enviro mc as they offer great deals for the price 1$ per g of ram."
"Try either AgilaHosting or EnviroMC."
"If u have virtual/credit card."
#38
Vyper Hosting
4.0
(3)
"Vyper Hosting we have high performance and low cost Minecraft Java Hosting. And a friendly support team to help with anything you may need :)"
"Hey checkout Vyper Hosting, we have high performance hosting for cheap."
"Hey, checkout Vyper Hosting. We have high performance and low cost services which will be perfect for your situation."
#39
VeryGames
5.0
(2)
"I recommend I have no problem."
"Never had any issues."
#40
PlanetNode
5.0
(2)
"They have cheap minecraft hosting with perfect quality."
"They have cheap minecraft hosting with perfect quality."
#41
Apex Hosting
5.0
(2)
"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."
"It works very well."
#42
InterServer
5.0
(2)
"Moved to Interserver.net, no issues for the past 5 years, and it is still very low cost."
"Been using interserver since 2001 and I've not had a single problem."
#43
PingPerfect
5.0
(2)
"PingPerfect would be my go-to."
"Their customer support was amazing and I never had an issue."
#44
Magmanode
5.0
(2)
"I am myself using Magmanode. No issues so far."
"Magmanode is actually pretty solid for modded Minecraft servers."
#45
UltraServers
5.0
(2)
"Meron silang 90% discount sa relaunch nila."
"Dun ko nirurun ung server namen and so far no issues!! Very helpful din ung staff and may discord."
#46
Oracle Cloud
4.5
(2)
"The free option is oracle cloud."
"I run a server for free for me and 3 friends using oracle cloud."
#47
Foxomy
4.5
(2)
"Foxomy has servers located in Vietnam and California for cheap. It’s the best Minecraft hosting I’ve used mostly because their support staff are knowledgeable in fixing modded Minecraft server problems."
"They have one of the best cpus."
#48
DigitalOcean
4.5
(2)
"DigitalOcean is a pretty solid host."
"I run a small application using DigitalOcean. I guess I pay $6 per month to have a Droplet (Linux machine) and run my site there."
#49
Streamline Servers
4.5
(2)
"They are cheap and they are the best imo."
"Streamline servers. US based … NA Only servers . $25 USD for 3 months."
#50
Game Host Bros
4.5
(2)
"Affordable hosting with powerful hardware."
"Our base plan includes 4 threads and 16GB of RAM, which is more than suitable for 99.9% of users."
#51
Shockbyte
1.6
(5)
"I used Shockbyte for over a year and honestly it was mostly good but support was hit or miss."
"I've used Shock in the past and the experience hasn't been very good"
"AVOID Shockbyte -- their servers and customer support are absolutely horrendous."
"Shockbyte sucks especially how wack their customer service is and is overpriced."
"Under no circumstance should you use Shockbyte."
#52
AA Game Hosting
4.0
(2)
"Got my server from AA game hosting. They're cheaper less than 10$"
"Can confirm that they are solid. Chat support helped me fix my server not being on brutal difficulty in 10m."
#53
ASPHostPortal
4.0
(2)
"I can recommend Asphostportal for low cost .net hosting with SQL server db. They are good and reliable."
"Go with Asphostportal, they are inexpensive and have great support."
#54
ReviveNode
4.0
(2)
"The $1 per GB of ram Premium servers are good so you can affordably get more ram. The panel is also very nice. Support is also quick through Discord."
"If not, you have other options like ReviveNode."
#55
Valhost
4.0
(2)
"If we decided to go full vanilla im going ValHost for sure - they're cheap, you can swap games and I already played V rising through them."
"User-friendly, and wasn't too expensive."
#56
Hostinger
4.0
(2)
"Hostinger’s Minecraft (and general game-server) hosting is super affordable, easy to set up—even for newbies—and comes with a 20% off deal to keep costs down, plus solid uptime and no hidden fees."
"Hostinger’s Minecraft hosting is super affordable, easy to set up, plus solid uptime and no hidden fees."
#57
Scalacube
3.5
(2)
"I use Scalacube and am thoroughly satisfied, though I did get in while the gettings good. The prices are much higher now than when I had signed up."
"I’ve only been with ScalaCube for a couple of months but so far so good."
#58
Minehut
3.0
(2)
"Minehut has worked for me in the past for a quick and dirty solution, but your mileage may vary depending on how much money you're willing to spend"
"There's Minehut. From a quick look at their forums, apparently there's no limit to the world size."
#59
FeroxHosting
3.0
(2)
"Feroxhosting.nl"
"Feroxhosting.nl"
#60
ValkSystems
5.0
(1)
"It's really good and they have no uptime limits, no player limit, no queues and no renewals."
#61
DixsonServers
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend dixsonservers.co.uk never had any issues with them!"
#62
Crescentnodes
5.0
(1)
"Hey i would suggest checking crescentnodes, its only 2.50$ a month and the performance is insane."
#63
BloomHost
5.0
(1)
"I recommend Bloomhost - quality service, customer care, lovely panel and overall great signal."
#64
GGServers
5.0
(1)
"Literally best host BY FAR has to be GGservers."
#65
Pebble
5.0
(1)
"Pebble Host is pretty good, never had any problems."
#66
Vyper
5.0
(1)
"Hello, checkout Vyper Hosting. We have high performance for a low cost."
#67
Zap
5.0
(1)
"I had a great experience with zap hosting, they have good stable servers."
#68
Prism Nodes
5.0
(1)
"Prism nodes is hands down the best."
#69
Hetzner Cloud
5.0
(1)
"I'm running a bunch of.net stuff on hetzner cloud, works as a charm. Best price/performance I could find"
#70
Banana
5.0
(1)
"Check out bananaservers."
#71
Four Seasons
5.0
(1)
"Loved their service and great servers at a great price."
#72
Attoric Games
5.0
(1)
"Very affordable, supporting a small business, and truly the most quality customer service."
#73
Sparked Host
5.0
(1)
"The support is absolutely amazing, they respond to high priority tickets in like 10 minutes."
#74
Lagless.gg
5.0
(1)
"Lagless.gg has a great sale right now, highest end hardware with DDR5 RAM."
#75
Gameho
4.0
(1)
"Come checkout gameho.io (priced per hour = if you dont play 24/7 is sweet)"
#76
Orange Pi
4.0
(1)
"A Linux single board computer such as an Orange Pi Zero 3 (4GB model) or Orange Pi 5 with Zerotier/Tailscale would probably work."
#77
Vultr
4.0
(1)
"The cheapest for me is a Vultr VPS and I install what I need etc.. good thing is I get what I need"
#78
Nitroserv
4.0
(1)
"If you are in europe try looking for nitroserv.fr or haloagency.fr."
#79
DeinServerHost
4.0
(1)
"They have decent performance for the price you have to pay."
#80
Snakecraft Hosting
4.0
(1)
"Snakecraft Hosting have been my go-to for all server related things since I discovered them on a reddit post."
#81
Kinetic Hosting
4.0
(1)
"I personally have had great experience with kinetichosting and revived :) rlcraft is an extremely ram heavy mod pack"
#82
Minefort
4.0
(1)
"We use MINEFORT for our servers, and honestly i believe it's slightly better than NITRADO."
#83
IntechDC
4.0
(1)
"Try one's IntechDC server hosting as well."
#84
Modrinth
4.0
(1)
"I’m a fan of Modrinth’s server hosting, really easy to just upload a modpack to it and play it."
#85
ServerBlend
4.0
(1)
"I've been using serverblend, going into month 2, and no complaints."
#86
Cybrancee
4.0
(1)
"You should try cybrancee, I personally use it and it is on the cheaper end but for 50 bucks a month you ccan probably get a 36gb ram server."
#87
Bloom
4.0
(1)
"High end options, amazing support, amazing panel."
#88
Admincraft
4.0
(1)
"I recommend joining the admincraft discord server, one of the server host is willing to make a server in Japan just for potential buyers."
#89
MWGSM
4.0
(1)
"A reliable option as well."
#90
Mangex
4.0
(1)
"Mangex hosting or vps buy server.mamgex.xyz"
#91
PowerUpStack
4.0
(1)
"If you want a Vanilla or PaperMC server I can recommend you my free host www.powerupstack.com. Better performance than Aternos."
#92
Aspire Hosting
3.0
(1)
"You should check out for aspire hosting or spinex hosting"
#93
Heroku
3.0
(1)
"Try Heroku server"
#94
Apex
3.0
(1)
"I think I use apex hosting but the name changed a couple years ago"
#95
Server.pro
1.0
(1)
"Please for the love of god avoid Server.pro. Thought I was saving money, ended up with corrupted worlds, slow responses, and a ton of stress."
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