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Every major paid and free Minecraft host, side by side with WiseHosting.
Get instant support 24/7
WiseHosting’s support team is exclusively specialized in Minecraft, available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Why server owners choose WiseHosting
We constantly ship new features, make performance upgrades, and improvements.We could list 10 things here, but every competitor says the same. Here’s what actually makes us different.
Minecraft is all we do
We don’t host other games. Every resource is focused on making Minecraft servers run better.
Constantly Evolving
We constantly ship new features, make performance upgrades, and server improvements for Minecraft.
Born from the community
We started Shulkercraft to fix our own hosting needs. WiseHosting is what we couldn’t find anywhere. Read our Story
Frequently Asked Questions
We've got answers for everything you need. You can contact us directly as well.
Free hosts shut servers down when idle and make players wait in queues. On WiseHosting your world stays online 24/7, there are no queues, and friends can connect whenever they want.
Yes. Our automatic Minecraft server migration tool moves your entire server in minutes without rebuilding or losing progress ā and your server stays online during the migration.
No. Migration is 100% free and secure, built on trusted infrastructure. You keep your worlds, mods, plugins and player data.
Our support team is exclusively specialized in Minecraft and available 24/7, 365 days a year. 90% of issues are resolved within 15 minutes, and you can also browse 100+ support articles and guides.
Every server runs on modern AMD Ryzen or EPYC CPUs, chosen specifically for the high single-thread performance Minecraft depends on ā no hardware lottery.
Yes. Daily automatic backups come with every plan, with one-click restore. Corrupt a world or lose a build and you can roll back in seconds.
Absolutely. There is zero gatekeeping ā upload any mod or plugin, edit server settings, and get full file access including FTP. One-click installers cover plugins, mods, modpacks and datapacks.
Over 15,000 modpacks can be installed in one click, straight from the panel ā no manual downloads or configuration needed.
No. You can play with as many people as you want ā grow your community without artificial player caps.
No. Advanced DDoS protection is included with every plan for free ā some hosts charge a monthly add-on for the same protection.
All of them. Run any Minecraft version you want, switch versions freely, and host both small vanilla worlds and heavy modded servers.
A custom-built Pterodactyl panel with a modern UX ā including a live player manager where you can see who is online, change gamemodes, edit inventories, and ban or whitelist players without console commands.
Pre-configured bundles for the things players ask for most ā Crossplay (GeyserMC), Voice Chat, Bluemap, Dynmap, VotifierPlus and more ā installed and ready to go in a single click.
WiseHosting is rated 4.9 stars on Trustpilot from over 1,100 reviews, making us the highest-rated Minecraft hosting provider there.
No ā and that is deliberate. We are Minecraft hosting, not game hosting. Focusing on one game is what lets us specialize our hardware, panel and support around it.
Pick a plan, and your server is online in about a minute. If you are switching from another host, start your order and use the free migration tool to bring everything over.