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Aternos alternatives

The best Aternos alternatives are Minehut and Server.pro if you want to stay free, and a paid server from €1.60 a month if you want it online 24/7. Here is how each one compares with Aternos, with mods, without a queue and on Bedrock.

Prices checked on 7 October 2026 on the hosts' own order pages. All prices include VAT.

A processor, a pair of scales and a server: comparing Minecraft hosting prices

The short answer

Free Aternos alternatives are Minehut and Server.pro. A paid server that never queues or stops starts at €1.60 a month for 2 GB at Cheapest Minecraft Hosting. Choose a paid server when the queue or the stop countdown gets in the way, or when your mods need more memory than a free plan gives.

Compare paid Aternos alternatives for a modded server

A paid Aternos alternative for a modded server needs about 8 GB for five players, and this table starts with the lowest price at each host. The best Minecraft server plan at each host for 2 to 5 players with mods on Java in Poland (Warsaw), starting with the lowest price.

The best Minecraft server plan at each host for 2 to 5 players on Java in Poland (Warsaw)
ProviderMemoryCPU & storageMonthly priceOrder page
Cheapest Minecraft Hosting Plus, budget line8 GBRyzen 9 7950X with DDR5, Poland (Warsaw) 2 shared vCPU, 40 GB NVMe€6.40 /mo Same price on every termView plan CheapestMinecraftHosting Plus (opens Cheapest Minecraft Hosting)
Astroworld Hosting Starter Performance8 GB Free websiteRyzen 9 7950X with DDR5, Poland (Warsaw) 2 reserved vCPU, 50 GB Enterprise NVMe€6.38 /mo First 3 months, then €15.95/mo, €13.95 on 24 months 60% off for new customersView plan Astroworld Starter Performance (opens Astroworld Hosting)
Lodehost Starter, performance line8 GB Free websiteRyzen 9 7950X with DDR5, Poland (Warsaw) 2 reserved vCPU, 60 GB Enterprise NVMe€6.38 first month Then €15.95/mo, €13.95 on 24 months 60% off for new customersView plan Lodehost Starter (opens Lodehost)

On the Performance lines the large price is what a new customer pays a month at the start: for the first 3 months at Astroworld Hosting and the first payment at Lodehost. The regular monthly price comes after it, and the last price in each row is the monthly price on the host's longest term.

Compare the same billing term and location before you order.

Every price is taken from the host's own order page. How we compare

Why people look for an Aternos alternative

People look for an Aternos alternative for 3 reasons: the queue, the stop countdown and too little memory for mods.

  • The queue

    Aternos puts you in a queue when more people want to start a server than there is room for.

  • The stop countdown

    An empty server stops after a countdown, so farms and solo play end with it.

  • Room for mods

    A large modpack for a group needs 12 GB or more, more than free plans give.

Aternos is free because servers run only while somebody plays. Every alternative trades that rule for money, slots or a timer of its own.

What are the best Aternos alternatives?

The best Aternos alternatives depend on why you want to leave:

  • Minehut, if you want to stay free: 10 player slots and 1 GB on the free plan, and a server that sleeps when empty and wakes when someone joins from the Minehut lobby or website.
  • Server.pro, for a short free session: its free 2 GB server is a demo you renew by hand every hour.
  • Cheapest Minecraft Hosting, for the lowest paid price: 2 GB for €1.60 and 4 GB for €3.20 a month on a Ryzen 9 7950X in Poland, online until you stop it.
  • Lodehost and Astroworld Hosting, for daily backups, reserved Ryzen 9 threads on the Performance line and locations in Europe and the US, and at Astroworld Hosting also Asia and Australia.

All three paid hosts run Paper, Fabric and Forge, so a world from Aternos runs there without changes.

Aternos alternatives with mods

Aternos alternatives with mods need enough memory, and that is where free plans stop. By our rule a server with your own Fabric or Forge mods needs about 8 GB for five players, a light modpack about 11 GB and a large one about 13 GB, while Minehut's free plan has 1 GB. On a paid plan, 8 GB costs €6.40 a month and 16 GB €12.80 at Cheapest Minecraft Hosting. The page for each modpack, such as ATM10 server hosting, lists what it needs.

Aternos alternatives without a queue

Every paid host is an Aternos alternative without a queue, because the server is yours alone and starts when you press start. It also does not stop after a countdown: a hosted server keeps running until you stop it, so a friend in another time zone can play alone and farms keep running overnight. That is the main thing you pay for; see 24/7 Minecraft server hosting.

Aternos alternatives for Bedrock

For Bedrock, the Aternos alternatives are a Bedrock server or a Crossplay server. Astroworld Hosting sells Bedrock plans from 2 GB at €5.95 a month, and Cheapest Minecraft Hosting charges the same for Bedrock and Crossplay as for Java, from €1.60. Lodehost offers Crossplay plans for Java and Bedrock together, but no Bedrock-only servers.

Is Aternos still worth using?

Aternos is still worth using for a group that always plays together and does not mind the queue now and then. It costs nothing and runs plugins and modpacks, and for an evening with friends that is often enough. Move when the queue lands on the evening you planned, when someone wants to play alone, or when a modpack needs more memory than the free server gets. The steps to take your world along are on free Minecraft server hosting.

Best paid Aternos alternative plans

The best paid Aternos alternative for five friends with mods is an 8 GB plan that stays online:

For 2 to 5 players with mods on Java in Poland (Warsaw), the finder recommends Cheapest Minecraft Hosting Plus: 8 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5, for €6.40 a month when you pay monthly. The best plans at the other two hosts are Astroworld Starter Performance at €15.95 and Lodehost Starter at €15.95.

Plans for a modded server with 5 players
If you wantHost and planMemoryProcessorLocationPer month
Lowest priceCheapestMinecraftHosting Plus8 GBAMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5Poland (Warsaw)€6.40
BalancedLodehost Starter8 GBAMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5Poland (Warsaw)€15.95 (€13.95 on 24 mo)
New customers: €6.38 for the first month, 60% off
More performanceAstroworld Starter Performance8 GBAMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5Poland (Warsaw)€15.95 (€13.95 on 24 mo)
New customers: €6.38 a month for the first 3 months, 60% off

Before you leave Aternos

Before you leave Aternos, 3 steps keep your world and your mods intact: download the world, match the version and size the new server for your mods.

  1. Download your world

    Download the world folder from Aternos before you move, so builds and inventories come along.

  2. Match the version

    Order the new server on the same Minecraft version and server software.

  3. Size it for your mods

    A modded server for five players needs about 8 GB, a large modpack about 13 GB.

Questions about Aternos alternatives

What is better than Aternos?

For a server that never queues or stops, a paid host. To stay free, Minehut is the closest alternative, with 10 player slots and a server that wakes up when someone joins.

Is there a free Aternos alternative without a queue?

Minehut's free server wakes up when someone joins from its lobby or website instead of waiting for you to start it, but it has 1 GB of RAM and sleeps when empty. Every free host limits something, because that is how it pays for free servers.

What is the cheapest Aternos alternative?

Of the paid hosts we compare, Cheapest Minecraft Hosting: 2 GB for €1.60 and 4 GB for €3.20 a month, online until you stop it.

Which Aternos alternative is best for mods?

A paid server with enough memory: about 8 GB for five players with your own mods and 13 GB for a large modpack. Free plans such as Minehut's give 1 GB.

Do Aternos alternatives work for Bedrock?

Yes. Astroworld Hosting sells Bedrock-only plans, Cheapest Minecraft Hosting runs Bedrock at the Java price, and Crossplay plans at all three hosts let Bedrock and Java players share one world.

How much RAM does an Aternos server have?

Aternos decides that for each server itself, based on the server software and the Minecraft version, and its help center gives about 2.4 GB for a vanilla 1.20.1 server as an example. You cannot pick a size the way you choose 8 or 16 GB at a paid host, so a modpack that needs 12 GB or more does not fit.

Still unsure? Use the Minecraft server finder