Kanzo MC is a survival server that feels pretty chill and friendly. People can build farm and explore without it turning into a mess.
It supports Java and Bedrock crossplay so you can play from PC console or mobile. It also allows cracked accounts so you can still join even without premium.
There is home and chest protection so your stuff can stay safe. I also saw player shops and trading plus towns jobs and an economy. The server runs on version 1.21.11+ for both Java and Bedrock.
Ed's Classic SMP is a brand new relaxing survival server that feels like classic Minecraft but with some helpful extras. It is mainly PVE and it is built for players who want to settle in and not worry about the world wiping.
The main Overworld Nether and End are never resetting so you can build big projects and keep them. You can claim land with GriefPrevention and use sethome so your builds stay safe.
There are also monthly resource worlds you can reach with rtp. These reset each month and they are on Hard difficulty. They give boosted mining XP and boosted hostile mob XP which helps you grind and repair gear.
The economy is kept balanced with a shop for core vanilla items plus an auction house for rarer stuff. Trading is also supported with private player to player trades.
You can level skills with mcMMO and earn playtime ranks that unlock perks abilities and cosmetics. There is also MyPets so you can grab a companion from the pet shop and bring a buddy along.
BackToBlocks is a simple survival server that sticks close to vanilla but adds a few quality of life commands so it feels smoother to play.
It supports both Java and Bedrock players so friends on different versions can still join the same world.
The spawn is built by the community and the server runs events sometimes. There is a decorated Nether Hub and a decorated End Island too.
Players set up a shopping district and run the economy themselves. You can use stuff like sethome and tpa and there is also itemflip if you want to gamble items just for fun.
The rules are pretty clear. No pay to win and no griefing. It is not focused on PvP but PvP and raiding are allowed with limits so it stays fair.
QuackedSMP is a semi vanilla survival server that feels safe and chill. It runs on 1.21.8 and it is mostly about building and PvE with some PvP if you want it.
The main thing is you have to download one required mod. It adds a duck as a new mob plus new drops and recipes. The owner is a solo dev who makes plugins and mods and wants players to test them.
There is anti grief detection and a chat filter. The big rules are no griefing or stealing and no cussing and no advertising. Keep inventory is on so you do not lose your stuff.
There is a separate PvP arena world and a live 3D map. The server is hosted in Canada East and it also does backups every 4 hours.
I found a free hosted server that has been running for about 5 months and it is mainly focused on using a bot mod.
Lately since February the server crashes every time a bot gets spawned. The owner tried removing a newer mod and it still crashes so they are looking for what is causing it. They also said ram and cpu do not look overloaded when it happens.
If you like technical stuff and helping figure out weird crashes this one has that messy survival server energy where everyone just wants the bot to work again.