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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Microsoft Azure Azure B4as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €221.29(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,655.42 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure D4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 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 |   | €221.49 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €2,657.87 12 mo | ||
 HostDime Intel Xeon E3-1271 V3 · Guadalajara +2 locations 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | 16 GB | SSD 480 GB | 16 TB |    | €221.85 Setup fee not published | €2,662.15 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4as v2 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €222.70 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,672.42 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 640 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB |  +14 | €222.74 | €2,672.84 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 800 GB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB | +14 | €222.74 | €2,672.84 12 mo | |||
 Contabo AMD Genoa 24 Cores · St. Louis 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | ECC 128 GB | SSD 2 TB | Unmetered | | €225.50 | €2,706.00 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F4s v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 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 | | €225.84 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,710.05 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €225.84 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,710.05 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8pls v2 · 32 GB SSD 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Arm 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB | | €226.69 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €2,720.31 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €226.70 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,720.42 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud Rise RISE-6 · Intel Xeon Gold 6312U · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered |    +1 | €227.49 incl. €17.50 setup | €2,729.87 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B2as v2 · 32 GB SSD · São Paulo 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€161.26/TB Check due | 2vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€161.26/TB |  | €227.83 incl. €145.14 Traffic | €2,733.90 12 mo | ||
| 12vCPU | 48 GB | 768 GB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB |  +8 | €228.08 | €2,736.99 12 mo | |||
| Contabo Cloud VDS XXL · Portsmouth, St. Louis 24 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 720 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | Dedicated 24vCPU | 96 GB | NVMe 720 GB | Unmetered | | €229.20 | €2,750.40 12 mo | ||
| 18vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 1.28 TB | 25 TB |   | €229.87 Setup fee not published | €2,758.38 12 mo | |||
Microsoft Azure Azure D4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €229.95 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,759.45 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B430E-NVMe-128G · AMD EPYC 4545P · 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 7,680 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 7.68 TB | Unmetered | | €229.99 | €2,759.88 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Pro-11-XL-128G · AMD EPYC 4545P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 8 TB | Unmetered | | €229.99 | €2,759.88 12 mo | ||
 HostAfrica VDS Linux XXL · 1800 GB NVMe 12 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,800 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | Dedicated 12vCPU | DDR4 96 GB | NVMe 1.8 TB | Unmetered |     | €230.53 Setup fee not published | €2,766.40 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure E4s v5 · 32 GB SSD 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB | | €235.80 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €2,829.57 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F4s v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 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 | | €237.55 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €2,850.54 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 24vCPU | 96 GB | NVMe 720 GB | Unmetered | | €238.75 | €2,865.00 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.