A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,617 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 24 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 12 GB | NVMe 200 GB | 5 TB +€6.24/TB |  | €67.36(lowest complete bill on this page) | €808.33 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 180 GB | Unmetered |  | €68.00 | €816.00 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 240 GB | Unmetered |  | €68.00 | €816.00 12 mo | |||
 webgo managed NVMe vServer Profi 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 400 GB | 3 TB +€25.13/TB | | €68.57 incl. €1.39 setup | €822.88 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 300 GB | 5 TB |  | €68.59 Setup fee not published | €823.13 12 mo | |||
 Cherry Servers Premium VDS 2 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 100 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 100 GB | 10 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €69.00 Setup fee not published | €828.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Premium VDS 2 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 100 GB NVMe · Singapore 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 100 GB | 1 TB +€1.69/TB |  | €69.00 Setup fee not published | €828.00 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 150 GB | 3 TB | | €69.19 Setup fee not published | €830.26 12 mo | |||
 OVHcloud Rise RISE-S · AMD Ryzen 7 9700X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5 64 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | Unmetered |    | €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup | €844.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Rise RISE-GAME-1 · AMD Ryzen 5 5600X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe · Sydney +1 location 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | 25 TB | | €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup | €844.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Rise RISE-GAME-1 · AMD Ryzen 5 5600X · 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 | €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup | €844.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Rise RISE-2 · Intel Xeon-E 2388G · 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 | €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup | €844.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud So you Start SYS-GAME-2 · AMD Ryzen 7 3800X · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4ECC 64 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered | +1 | €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup | €844.87 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 180 GB | Unmetered | | €70.70 | €848.40 12 mo | |||
 AWS Lightsail Lightsail 16 GB · IPv6 only +6 locations 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 6 TB traffic +€80.19–€133.64/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 320 GB | 6 TB +€80.19–€133.64/TB |   +10 | €71.27 | €855.20 12 mo | ||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail 16 GB · IPv6 only · Mumbai +2 locations 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 320 GB | 3 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB |   | €71.27 | €855.20 12 mo | ||
BandwagonHost 320G KVM - PROMO 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due | 6vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 320 GB | 5 TB | | €71.27 Setup fee not published | €855.20 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.