A server for a Bitcoin node
739 servers from 19 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 6 hours ago
A Bitcoin full node checks every block itself instead of trusting someone else’s server, and it is the base for a Lightning node, a wallet backend or an Electrum server. Disk is what you pay for: the blockchain was about 768 GB in September 2026 and grows by roughly 70 to 80 GB a year, and bitcoin.org already asks for more than 750 GB. This list starts at 1 TB of storage with 2 vCPU and 4 GB of memory, enough for Bitcoin Core plus Lightning.
- Lowest bill
- €5.41(The lowest bill with every charge known. Rows priced lower leave out a charge their provider doesn’t publish.)
- Typical hidden fees
- +€9.17/mo(29% of these servers cost more than their price tag once the required fees are added (IPv4, setup, traffic, minimum term). On those, the extra is typically €9.17 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
739 servers match, sorted by bill per month.
| Tick 2 to 4 servers to compare their bills side by side | Traffic | Locations | Total | Actions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6vCPU | 18 GB | SSD 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €22.00(lowest complete bill on this page) | €264.00 12 mo | |||
| 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered |  | €25.00 | €300.00 12 mo | |||
 OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-STOR · Intel Xeon-D 1521 · 4 × 4 TB HDD + 1 × 500 GB NVMe 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 16,500 GB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4ECC 16 GB | HDD 16.5 TB | Unmetered |    +1 | €25.99 incl. €2.00 setup | €311.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-5-A · Intel Xeon E-2274G · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered | +1 | €29.24 incl. €2.25 setup | €350.87 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-A116X-SSD · Intel Xeon E3-1220 or equivalent · 2 × 1.02 TB SSD 4 cores · 4 threads · 32 GB RAM · 2,040 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 4threads | DDR3ECC 32 GB | SSD 2.04 TB | Unmetered |   | €30.32 incl. €2.33 setup | €363.87 12 mo | ||
 Contabo Storage VPS 40 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 8 vCPU · 30 GB RAM · 1,200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered |  | €30.80 | €369.60 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-GAME · Intel Core i7-7700K · 2 × 450 GB NVMe + 1 × 4 TB HDD · Sydney +1 location 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 4,900 GB HDD · 10 TB traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4 32 GB | HDD 4.9 TB | 10 TB |   | €31.41 incl. €2.42 setup | €376.87 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered | | €32.15 | €385.80 12 mo | |||
| OVHcloud So you Start SYS-1 · Intel Xeon-E 2136 · 2 × 512 GB NVMe · Sydney +1 location 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | 10 TB | | €32.49 incl. €2.50 setup | €389.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud So you Start SYS-1 · Intel Xeon-E 2136 · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | Unmetered | +1 | €32.49 incl. €2.50 setup | €389.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Store-1-S · Intel Xeon E3-1220 · 2 × 4 TB HDD 4 cores · 4 threads · 32 GB RAM · 8 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 4threads | DDR3 32 GB | HDD 8 TB | Unmetered | | €33.32 incl. €3.33 setup | €399.87 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered | | €33.55 | €402.60 12 mo | |||
| 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered | | €36.85 | €442.20 12 mo | |||
| 14vCPU | 50 GB | SSD 1.4 TB | Unmetered | | €37.00 | €444.00 12 mo | |||
| Scaleway Dedibox Start-3-L · Intel Xeon D-1531 · 2 × 500 GB SSD 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4 32 GB | SSD 1 TB | Unmetered | | €37.91 incl. €2.92 setup | €454.87 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered |  | €38.20 | €458.40 12 mo | |||
 Cherry Servers Storage VPS 6 · 2 TB HDD 2 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 2 TB HDD · 25 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 2vCPU | 6 GB | HDD 2 TB | 25 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €39.00 Setup fee not published | €468.00 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered | | €39.05 | €468.60 12 mo | |||
| 8vCPU | 30 GB | SSD 1.2 TB | Unmetered | | €39.30 | €471.60 12 mo | |||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-A610R-NVMe · AMD Ryzen PRO 3600 · 2 × 1.02 TB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 2,040 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 2.04 TB | Unmetered | | €39.99 | €479.88 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-A215R-HDD · AMD Ryzen PRO 3600 · 2 × 1 TB HDD 6 cores · 12 threads · 16 GB RAM · 2 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4ECC 16 GB | HDD 2 TB | Unmetered | | €40.07 incl. €3.08 setup | €480.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud So you Start SYS-2 · Intel Xeon-D 2141I · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | Unmetered | +1 | €41.16 incl. €3.17 setup | €493.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-6 · AMD EPYC 7351p · 2 × 4 TB HDD 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 8 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | HDD 8 TB | Unmetered | +1 | €42.24 incl. €3.25 setup | €506.87 12 mo |
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Memory and processor: Bitcoin Core runs with 2 GB of memory, but the first sync, which downloads and checks the whole chain, goes much faster with more memory for its cache and with SSD storage; on hard disks it can take days. Lightning (LND) adds about 2 GB of memory and a few gigabytes of disk. The 4 GB starting point covers both.
Pruned nodes: if you only need to validate and send your own transactions, Bitcoin Core’s prune mode keeps the last few gigabytes of blocks and drops the rest, so a small VPS with 20 GB of disk works. You lose the ability to serve old blocks and to run an Electrum server or block explorer. Lower the disk filter if that is your plan.
Traffic: a node with incoming connections can upload several hundred gigabytes a month to other nodes. Check the traffic included with each plan and the price per extra terabyte, or limit the upload with Bitcoin Core’s maxuploadtarget setting. Some providers forbid cryptocurrency mining, which a node is not, but read the terms if you plan to run anything beyond the node.