A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,617 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 10 hours ago
A Minecraft server on your own VPS costs less than most game hosts once you pass a handful of players, and you get full control over plugins, mods and backups. Memory decides how many players fit: the Minecraft Wiki puts a vanilla server at 2 GB for up to ten players and 4 GB beyond that, before the operating system and before plugins or mods. This list starts at 2 vCPU and 8 GB, enough for a Paper server with plugins and twenty players.
- 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
- +€20.00/mo(31% 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 €20.00 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
1,617 servers match, sorted by bill per month.
| Tick 2 to 4 servers to compare their bills side by side | Traffic | Locations | Total | Actions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 512 GB | Unmetered |     | €49.91(lowest complete bill on this page) | €598.92 12 mo | |||
| Arm 12vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 512 GB | Unmetered | | €49.91(lowest complete bill on this page) | €598.92 12 mo | |||
| 8vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 450 GB | Unmetered | | €50.33 Setup fee not published | €603.95 12 mo | |||
 webgo managed SSD vServer Business 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 200 GB | 3 TB +€25.13/TB | | €50.38 | €604.56 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) Linode 8GB · Jakarta 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 160 GB | 5 TB +€13.36/TB |  | €51.32 | €615.82 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 450 GB | Unmetered |  | €51.55 | €618.60 12 mo | |||
 HostAfrica Linux Cloud C5 · 200 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4vCPU | DDR4 8 GB | NVMe 200 GB | Unmetered |    | €51.57 Setup fee not published | €618.86 12 mo | ||
 phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E3-1240v3 · 2 × 240 GB SSD (s0.d1.small) 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 4 cores 8threads | 16 GB | SSD 480 GB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €52.03 | €624.38 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E3-1240v3 · 2 × 240 GB SSD · Singapore (s0.d1.small) 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 4 cores 8threads | 16 GB | SSD 480 GB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB |  | €52.03 | €624.38 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 256 GB | Unmetered | | €52.29 | €627.48 12 mo | |||
 Scaleway Dedibox Pro-6-S · Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 · 2 × 500 GB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4 64 GB | SSD 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €53.07 incl. €4.08 setup | €636.87 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Regular Performance · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 4.1 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 160 GB | 4.1 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €53.46 | €641.48 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 2vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 50 GB | 5.12 TB +€8.91/TB |  +14 | €53.46 | €641.48 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 2vCPU | 24 GB | 20 GB | 5 TB +€4.45/TB | +9 | €53.46 | €641.48 12 mo | |||
| 8vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 450 GB | Unmetered | | €53.50 | €642.00 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 180 GB | Unmetered | | €54.00 | €648.00 12 mo | |||
 OVHcloud So you Start SYS-GAME-1 · AMD Ryzen 5 3600X · 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 | €54.16 incl. €4.17 setup | €649.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Pro-4-M · Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 · 3 × 500 GB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,500 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4 64 GB | SSD 1.5 TB | Unmetered | | €54.16 incl. €4.17 setup | €649.87 12 mo | ||
| 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 500 GB | Unmetered | | €54.50 | €654.00 12 mo | |||
| 14vCPU | 50 GB | SSD 1.4 TB | Unmetered | | €54.50 | €654.00 12 mo | |||
| 8vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 450 GB | Unmetered | | €54.65 | €655.80 12 mo | |||
| 8vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 450 GB | Unmetered |  | €55.00 | €660.00 12 mo | |||
| 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 500 GB | Unmetered | | €56.55 | €678.60 12 mo | |||
| 14vCPU | 50 GB | SSD 1.4 TB | Unmetered | | €56.55 | €678.60 12 mo | |||
 Database Mart Advanced Plus Linux VPS 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €57.01 Setup fee not published | €684.14 12 mo |
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Cores: Minecraft runs each world on one main thread, so a fast core beats many slow ones. Two vCPUs cover the main thread plus chunk generation and the operating system. If players notice lag when someone is busy on a neighbouring server, switch to dedicated cores with the cores filter. Big modpacks often want 10 GB of memory or more: raise the memory filter.
VPS or game host: a Minecraft host gives you a control panel, one-click modpacks and support, and charges per gigabyte of memory, often with a low first month. A VPS needs a few commands to install Java and Paper, or a free panel such as Pterodactyl or Crafty, and then runs as many worlds as it holds. The bills here include the IPv4 address, which players connect to, and the renewal price, so you can compare with a host’s regular monthly price.
Before you buy: pick the location closest to most of your players, because ping matters more than a few euros. Players connect on port 25565, so keep the IPv4 address on. Turn on backups or copy the world folder every night: a corrupted world is the one thing you cannot rebuild.