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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 HostAfrica Linux Cloud C9 · 500 GB NVMe 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 500 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16vCPU | DDR4 64 GB | NVMe 500 GB | Unmetered |    | €308.23 Setup fee not published | €3,698.77 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) Premium 32GB +1 identical plan 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB · 7 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB | 7 TB +€4.45/TB |     +8 | €308.27(lowest complete bill on this page) | €3,699.22 12 mo | ||
 HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 · Orlando 16 cores · 32 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 25 TB traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 32 GB | SSD 480 GB | 25 TB | | €310.94 Setup fee not published | €3,731.29 12 mo | ||
| HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 · João Pessoa 16 cores · 32 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 32 GB | SSD 480 GB | 16 TB |  | €310.94 Setup fee not published | €3,731.29 12 mo | ||
| HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 · London 16 cores · 32 threads · 32 GB RAM · 256 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 32 GB | SSD 256 GB | 16 TB |  | €310.94 Setup fee not published | €3,731.29 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Bare Metal Intel E-2288G 8 cores · 16 threads · 128 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4 128 GB | NVMe 3.84 TB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB | +3 | €311.83 | €3,741.98 12 mo | ||
| Vultr Bare Metal Intel E-2388G 8 cores · 16 threads · 128 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4 128 GB | NVMe 3.84 TB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB | +9 | €311.83 | €3,741.98 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F8s v2 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB |  | €313.41 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €3,760.90 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8als v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 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 |  | €315.59 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,787.10 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 12vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 500 GB | 8 TB | | €316.57 Setup fee not published | €3,798.81 12 mo | |||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8als v2 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 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 |  | €318.31 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,819.71 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 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 | | €318.84 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,826.12 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F4s v2 · 32 GB SSD · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€161.26/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€161.26/TB | | €319.53 incl. €145.14 Traffic | €3,834.36 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 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 | | €319.61 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,835.32 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F8s v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €319.71 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,836.49 12 mo | ||
| Vultr General Purpose · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 160 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB | | €320.74 | €3,848.90 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 500 GB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB | +13 | €320.74 | €3,848.90 12 mo | |||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 7443P · 2 × 250 GB NVMe · Singapore 24 cores · 48 threads · 64 GB RAM · 500 GB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR4ECC 64 GB | NVMe 500 GB | 20 TB +€1.69/TB | | €321.00 Setup fee not published | €3,852.00 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 24vCPU | 128 GB | NVMe 2.05 TB | Unmetered |  | €321.18 | €3,854.16 12 mo | |||
Microsoft Azure Azure D8s v5 · 32 GB SSD 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB | | €321.65 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €3,859.80 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 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 |  | €323.40 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,880.76 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8als v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 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 | | €324.05 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €3,888.56 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F8s v2 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB | | €324.25 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €3,891.01 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud Rise RISE-XL · AMD EPYC TURIN 9455 · 2 × 1.92 TB NVMe 48 cores · 96 threads · 128 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 48 cores 96threads | DDR5ECC 128 GB | NVMe 3.84 TB | Unmetered |   | €324.99 incl. €25.00 setup | €3,899.87 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.