ScalaCube

ScalaCube is a game server host operated by Scalable Hosting Solutions OU, registered in Tallinn, Estonia under registration code 14652605. The terms name no parent company or owner. The site covers Minecraft in Java and Bedrock editions, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rust, Hytale, Valheim, Project Zomboid, Terraria, Factorio and Starbound, and also rents VPS and dedicated servers.

Its best known offer is an 8 GB Minecraft plan that the page calls free forever, with no time limit and no credit card, although some mod features need a paid subscription. Paid Minecraft plans are billed monthly in US dollars, excluding VAT, from USD 2. The home page describes a unified panel that joins server management and billing under one login, and servers are available in the United States, Europe and Australia.

• 8 GB free Minecraft server. The Minecraft page lists an 8 GB RAM plan as Free - Forever, with no player cap shown. The offer page says there is no time limit and no credit card, and that some mod features need a paid subscription.
• Plans from USD 2. Minecraft plans run from USD 2 for 768 MB RAM and 10 players, through USD 5 for 1.5 GB and 20 players, to USD 192 for 64 GB and 1,000 players. CPU and storage figures per plan are not listed.
• Unified panel. Game server management and billing sit under one login. For a small community that pays from several members, one account for both tasks saves switching between a control panel and a client area.
• Included backups and FTP. The home page names automated backups included by default and full FTP access. Backup frequency and retention are not stated, so the number of restore points is a question for the company.
• Mod and plugin support. Mod and plugin support, Minecraft Forge and modded hosting pages are named, and the home page claims unlimited player slots. Which mods are preinstalled is not listed.
• Storage choice. SSD or HDD storage can be chosen, and a free subdomain is included. Unlimited traffic is claimed, so a world download by many players does not add a bandwidth charge according to the home page.
• DDoS protection and uptime claim. The home page describes total or full DDoS protection, a 99.9 per cent uptime claim and 24/7 support. How the protection works, and where it is applied, is not detailed on the pages we read.

• A student group on a zero budget. The 8 GB Minecraft plan is described as free forever without a credit card. A group that only wants a vanilla world can start without paying and upgrade later if mod features are needed.
• A growing Minecraft community. Paid plans scale from 768 MB and 10 players to 64 GB and 1,000 players in monthly steps. A community can move up a tier as its player count rises, with the price shown excluding VAT.
• An admin running several games. Besides Minecraft, the site lists ARK, Rust, Hytale, Valheim, Project Zomboid, Terraria, Factorio and Starbound. One account and billing login can cover these, though per-game prices are not given on the hosting page.

The pages we read describe plans rather than a setup procedure. To try the service, the free offer page describes an 8 GB Minecraft server with no time limit and no credit card. For a paid plan, you pick a Minecraft tier on the Minecraft page, from 768 MB and 10 players upwards, and select a currency among USD, EUR, GBP, CAD and AUD.

A 50 per cent discount on the first month is advertised. Management and billing then happen in the unified panel under one login, with FTP access and automated backups named on the home page. Requests about personal data go through a support ticket page, where identity checks may apply.

Scalable Hosting Solutions OU in Tallinn runs ScalaCube, and the terms name no parent company. Minecraft plans run monthly from a low entry price to 64 GB for 1,000 players, plus an 8 GB plan the page calls free forever with no credit card.

Some mod features need a paid subscription, and no CPU or storage figures appear per plan. Payments are refundable within seven days.

ScalaCube is entry #3 of 14 in the game server hosting list: the products next to it are Fragnet above and G-Portal below. We give no score here: the first three places go to challengers where they exist, the rest follow in ranked order.

Counting headquarters, 5 out of 14 sit in Europe; for ScalaCube that is Estonia.

Games beyond Minecraft include ARK, Rust, Valheim, Terraria and Factorio, and VPS and dedicated servers can also be rented.

The privacy policy names Stripe, PayPal and Adyen among providers, says the company cannot guarantee absolute security, and does not name data centre countries.

Charging model: Free plan with 8 GB RAM on Minecraft; paid plans monthly, prices published, VAT excluded.

Minecraft plans are billed monthly in USD, excluding VAT, from USD 2 for 768 MB RAM and 10 players, USD 5 for 1.5 GB and 20 players, up to USD 192 for 64 GB and 1,000 players. An 8 GB plan is listed as free forever, with some mod features reserved for a paid subscription. A 50 per cent discount on the first month is advertised, so month two shows the real price. The hosting page offers USD, EUR, GBP, CAD and AUD, and its FAQ states plans start from USD 2 per month, without per-game starting prices or prices for VPS and dedicated servers. The terms allow a 100 per cent refund within seven days of payment, and renewals within ten days.

Basis: scalacube.com, read for the Best Game Server Hosting in 2026 guide (reviewed 13 November 2026).

The privacy policy names Scalable Hosting Solutions OU as data controller and names no EU representative or data protection officer. Personal data is processed at the operating offices and may be stored on computers outside the user's state or country, and the policy does not name data centre countries or mention encryption.

Rights to delete data, receive a structured machine-readable copy and make changes through account settings are described, with requests through a ticket page. Payment processors are said to follow PCI-DSS, and the policy states that absolute security cannot be guaranteed. Named providers include Google Analytics, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Stripe, PayPal, Adyen and reCAPTCHA.

Integrations the vendor names (12):

• Minecraft Java
• Minecraft Bedrock
• Minecraft Forge
• FTP
• ARK: Survival Evolved
• Rust
• Valheim
• Terraria
• Factorio
• Stripe
• PayPal
• Adyen

We pick the closest products in the same guide by tags, price model and region.

• ZAP-Hosting (#1 of 14): Suits: Communities wanting an owner-run German host for FiveM, Minecraft or Rust servers.
• Fragnet (#2 of 14): Swedish game server host with a live console and per-game tooling. Suits: Small communities running Valheim, Farming Simulator or Counter-Strike who want a live console.
• Nodecraft (#8 of 14): Sleep-when-empty Lite servers and always-on Pro, with a 24-hour trial.
• Sparked Host (#11 of 14): Not for: buyers who need one consistent refund rule in writing. Utah company selling budget Minecraft plans from a dollar a month.

Read from the vendor’s own pages on 12 November 2026.

• scalacube.com/hosting/server/minecraft: Minecraft plan prices, free 8 GB plan listing, first-month discount
• scalacube.com/free/minecraft/server/hosting: Free offer conditions and paid mod features
• scalacube.com/hosting: Currencies and FAQ starting price
• scalacube.com: Game list, backups, FTP, panel, DDoS and uptime claims, locations
• scalacube.com/terms: Operator, registration code, refund terms, absence of parent company
• scalacube.com/privacy-policy: Controller, data storage, rights, service providers, PCI-DSS statement

Four tests decide a position: how soon the product is useful, what the bill really becomes, how data leaves and who it suits. The result for ScalaCube: #3, out of 14 ranked. The editorial process sets out how facts are gathered and how commercial links are handled.