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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 Contabo AMD Turin 32 Cores · St. Louis 32 cores · 64 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 32 cores 64threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered |  | €413.70(lowest complete bill on this page) | €4,964.40 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Storage Optimized · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 960 GB NVMe · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 960 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €414.29 | €4,971.49 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure D8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €420.96 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €5,051.46 12 mo | ||
 phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5317 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d2.c2.medium) 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €422.76 | €5,073.06 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5317 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c2.medium) 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB |  | €422.76 | €5,073.06 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Core i9 14900K · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (s3.c3.large) 24 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 24 cores 32threads | 192 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €422.76 | €5,073.06 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Core i9 14900K · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (s3.c3.large) 24 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 24 cores 32threads | 192 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €422.76 | €5,073.06 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 320 GB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB |   +13 | €427.66 | €5,131.86 12 mo | |||
| Vultr Memory Optimized · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 9.22 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 400 GB | 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB | | €427.66 | €5,131.86 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 150 GB | 200 GB | 8 TB +€4.45/TB | +9 | €427.66 | €5,131.86 12 mo | |||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8als v2 · 32 GB SSD · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€161.26/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€161.26/TB | | €428.15 incl. €145.14 Traffic | €5,137.75 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d1.c4.small) 56 cores · 112 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 56 cores 112threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €429.26 | €5,151.10 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d1.c4.small) 56 cores · 112 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 56 cores 112threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €429.26 | €5,151.10 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) Premium 32GB · Sao Paulo 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB · 7 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB | 7 TB +€6.24/TB | | €431.08 | €5,172.92 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure E8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB |  | €431.13 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €5,173.55 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 32x16 · Sao Paulo 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB · 7 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB | 7 TB +€6.24/TB | | €431.58 | €5,178.90 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Store-4-L-144TB · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 · 12 × 12 TB HDD 28 cores · 56 threads · 256 GB RAM · 144 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 28 cores 56threads | DDR4 256 GB | HDD 144 TB | Unmetered |  | €433.32 incl. €33.33 setup | €5,199.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Store-9-L · AMD EPYC 7313P · 6 × 1.92 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 11,520 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 128 GB | NVMe 11.52 TB | Unmetered | | €433.32 incl. €33.33 setup | €5,199.87 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure E8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €436.78 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €5,241.34 12 mo | ||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Tokyo 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 20 TB +€1.69/TB | | €439.00 Setup fee not published | €5,268.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 20 TB +€1.69/TB | | €439.00 Setup fee not published | €5,268.00 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4565P · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (s4.c6.large) 16 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 192 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €442.27 | €5,307.20 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4565P · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (s4.c6.large) 16 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 192 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €442.27 | €5,307.20 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 1.28 TB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB | +13 | €445.47 | €5,345.69 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 1.6 TB | 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB | +13 | €445.47 | €5,345.69 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.