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Evaluating 48 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Customers frequently complained about constant lag, frequent connection timeouts, and severe server instability during regular gameplay sessions. Users also mentioned deep frustration with intrusive advertisements, unexpected data deletions, and very limited customization options available. Some reviewers were happy with the platform, noting that it provides a completely free and accessible way to host online games. Consumers additionally pointed out that the user interface is remarkably simple to navigate and works decently well for basic hosting needs. Other visitors felt the service offers decent value despite occasional performance hiccups and minor technical limitations.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I get that it's free but the experience is absolutely awful. I don't even care about the lag, but when you play with mods files get corrupted so easily, they go missing, mods who'd usually be compatib... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Even for a free service, the experience is absolutely awful. You have 300 ping all the time, even with ethernet and <10 ping on other servers, get randomly disconnected, etc.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

It started of really great created an account and it was amazing played on the server for 5 days with around 15 people on it. Absolutely 🤩 .Then I came back yesterday and logged in then it stayed tha... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The service practically SUCKS, they now avertise a launcher that is dare I say filled with ads to the bottom.... genuinely some features are limited like editing files and stuff the hardware struggles... See more


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Aternos support is trash

There is a person using a plugin to hack accounts and raid aternos servers and when i report it to them i get and i quote "Stop spamming" "The people deserve it" "As long as it doesnt damage our services" "Its a cracked server / we have a bunch of servers it doesnt matter" worst customer experience ever do not use aternos.

12 April 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

monstrosity

really slow servers always shut off servers. asked why they were shutting off on their discord and they were rude and always saying i broke rules even though i checked and i didn't. very disappointing.

5 April 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Seriously aternos.

Seriously, absolutely horrible experience. Queue time is unbearable, Slow server with even good ping and internet (15~ ms), and cant add your own mods. (especially excellent crates)

29 March 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Aternos in mein arsch

The chunks were loanding really slow the entire time. Also we stopped playing for a few months and now the server is deleted. That is unforgivable! I really hope they fix this problem.

23 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Long queue

At first, it was good. The experience was smooth and easy to use. However, after so many months, it started to get worse. The queue times became unbearably long, and the service started lagging. It's disappointing to see how things have deteriorated over time. Wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for reliability anymore.

22 March 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

dont use aternos

We wasted like 1 week grinding and got the best gear made huge builds and then one day when i was gonna log on. The whole server was reset. Never use aternos.

20 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

25% Recommended server hosting. 100% Recommended for wanting free server hosting.

Pros:

You can have a lot of players on your free server, It is free(unless you get the paid version), SOME plugins can be helpful, can connect same server to Java and Bedrock, Etc...

Cons:

The plugins aren't the best, there are ads everywhere, unless you have an adblocker but then it shows you a stupid adblocking screen for 5 seconds every time you reload the page. It is pretty leggy, and isn't the greatest with building because it glitches. I really wish I could upload my own plugins and such. I really wish Aternos could be better, I think they could.

19 March 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I can say its just normal minecraft…

I can say its just normal minecraft hosting Why you all typing bad comments if you want best hosting you can pay but its for free i dont really like that the server starting is really long you cant download backups

17 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I cannot believe what just happened

I cannot believe what just happened. I won't forgive aternos about that incident. I had a 200 day hardcore server, which it was one of the biggest accomplisments in my life, and i created this masterpiece, only to find out that ATERNOS HAD DELETED MY WORLD BECAUSE I DIDN'T USE IT FOR A MONTH. Aternos your service system is tremendously horrific, you just corrupt servers because you have zero experience in programming, the delete system is a superflous disgust. AND I BET ATERNOS WILL ACT LIKE IT'S MY FAULT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANΤ TO ADMIT THEIR FAILURE. JUST REMOVE THIS FEATURE.

30 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Let us edit files!

It's a free server hoster so the performance is not great I get that but I don't get why you can't let us edit the files for plugins and I also don't get why your plugins tab is so awful, you have some massive improvements to make aternos

11 January 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Cannot complain, doing better than earlier

Cannot complain about server speed and stuff, since free plan is working out well. If compared to earlier times, when I used it, Aternos has improved it's startup time and server speed also. If I am right, then it has 2.4 or 2.5GB of RAM, and it's totally free. For example: I am hosting 1.21.3 version server and it has 2,45GB RAM. Suitable amount of RAM to play with a couple of friends.

3 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's bad overall

It's bad overall, It's filled with glitches and bugs. It has once teleported me in the void because I was going down a flight of stairs quickly, and also teleported me into a lava pit.

4 November 2024
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