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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 AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 32 GB · IPv6 only · Malaysia +2 locations 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€96.22–€133.64/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 640 GB | 8 TB +€96.22–€133.64/TB |    | €295.80(lowest complete bill on this page) | €3,549.54 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure E4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore, Tokyo 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |   | €296.08 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,552.96 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB |   | €296.94 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €3,563.22 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8pls v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Arm 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €297.38 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,568.57 12 mo | ||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 7313P · 2 × 250 GB NVMe · Singapore 16 cores · 32 threads · 64 GB RAM · 500 GB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4ECC 64 GB | NVMe 500 GB | 20 TB +€1.69/TB | | €299.00 Setup fee not published | €3,588.00 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) High Memory 90GB · Sao Paulo 4 vCPU · 90 GB RAM · 90 GB · 7 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 90 GB | 90 GB | 7 TB +€6.24/TB | | €299.36 | €3,592.30 12 mo | ||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 32 GB +3 locations 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€80.19–€124.73/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€80.19–€124.73/TB |    +6 | €299.36 | €3,592.30 12 mo | ||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 32 GB · Hong Kong +3 locations 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€80.19–€133.64/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 640 GB | 8 TB +€80.19–€133.64/TB |  | €299.36 | €3,592.30 12 mo | ||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 32 GB · Mumbai +2 locations 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 4 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 4 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB |    | €299.36 | €3,592.30 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud Rise RISE-5 · AMD EPYC 7413 · 2 × 960 GB NVMe · Singapore +1 location 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | 25 TB | | €303.32 incl. €23.33 setup | €3,639.87 12 mo | ||
 phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Core i9 14900K · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (s3.c3.medium) 24 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 24 cores 32threads | 128 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €305.68 | €3,668.21 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Core i9 14900K · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (s3.c3.medium) 24 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 24 cores 32threads | 128 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €305.68 | €3,668.21 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B4as v2 · 32 GB SSD · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€161.26/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€161.26/TB | | €306.52 incl. €145.14 Traffic | €3,678.27 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 32GB · Jakarta 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB · 7 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB | 7 TB +€13.36/TB | | €307.91 | €3,694.94 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.