A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,617 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked yesterday
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 | |||||
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 Vultr Storage Optimized · São Paulo 2 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 2vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 480 GB | 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €207.15(lowest complete bill on this page) | €2,485.74 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4als v2 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €208.39 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,500.71 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Arm 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €208.93 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,507.13 12 mo | ||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 · 2 × 500 GB SSD 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD · 30 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4ECC 64 GB | SSD 1 TB | 30 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €209.00 Setup fee not published | €2,508.00 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F4s v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €209.14 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,509.69 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Arm 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €209.69 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,516.32 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Arm 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €210.88 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,530.54 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure D4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB |  | €211.30 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €2,535.56 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4als v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €211.53 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,538.35 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8als v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €211.74 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,540.91 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 12vCPU | DDR5 32 GB | NVMe 300 GB | Unmetered |  | €213.82 Setup fee not published | €2,565.82 12 mo | |||
| Vultr Regular Performance · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB SSD · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 640 GB | 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB | | €213.83 | €2,565.93 12 mo | ||
| Vultr CPU Optimized · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 150 GB NVMe · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 150 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB | | €213.83 | €2,565.93 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 160 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB |   +13 | €213.83 | €2,565.93 12 mo | |||
| Vultr Memory Optimized · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 200 GB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB | | €213.83 | €2,565.93 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 90 GB | 90 GB | 7 TB +€4.45/TB | +9 | €213.83 | €2,565.93 12 mo | |||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Arm 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €215.00 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,579.94 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) Premium 16GB · Sao Paulo 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB · 6 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB | 6 TB +€6.24/TB | | €215.54 | €2,586.46 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 16x8 · Sao Paulo 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB · 6 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB | 6 TB +€6.24/TB | | €215.79 | €2,589.45 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure D4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · London 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB |  | €216.50 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €2,598.00 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Store-4-M · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 · 4 × 6 TB HDD 12 cores · 24 threads · 128 GB RAM · 24 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | DDR4 128 GB | HDD 24 TB | Unmetered |  | €216.66 incl. €16.67 setup | €2,599.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Store-4-XL · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 · 24 × 500 GB SSD 12 cores · 24 threads · 96 GB RAM · 12 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | DDR4 96 GB | SSD 12 TB | Unmetered | | €216.66 incl. €16.67 setup | €2,599.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Store-9-S · AMD EPYC 7232P · 4 × 2 TB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4 64 GB | NVMe 8 TB | Unmetered | | €216.66 incl. €16.67 setup | €2,599.87 12 mo | ||
 ScalaHosting Managed Cloud VPS Build #4 · 200 GB NVMe 12 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 200 GB | Unmetered |  +9 | €218.24 Setup fee not published | €2,618.85 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Cloud ARM VDS 16 · AmpereOne A192-32X · 400 GB NVMe 16 vCPU · 72 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | DedicatedArm 16vCPU | 72 GB | NVMe 400 GB | 20 TB +€0.50/TB | | €219.00 Setup fee not published | €2,628.00 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.