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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 640G KVM PROMO V5 - SINGAPORE CN2 GIA 10 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB · 6 TB traffic Check due | 10vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB | 6 TB |  | €490.01 Setup fee not published | €5,880.15 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure E8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 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 |  | €491.96(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €96.22 Traffic | €5,903.57 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure E8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore, Tokyo 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 |  | €493.80 incl. €96.22 Traffic | €5,925.59 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 32x16 · Sao Paulo 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 328 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | 328 GB | 0 TB +€6.24/TB |  | €497.93 incl. €6.24 Traffic | €5,975.20 12 mo | ||
 phoenixNAP Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4565P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (s4.c6.xlarge) 16 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 192 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB |   | €500.80 | €6,009.62 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4565P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (s4.c6.xlarge) 16 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 192 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €500.80 | €6,009.62 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 128 GB | NVMe 960 GB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB |   +4 | €502.10 | €6,025.23 12 mo | |||
| 20vCPU | 96 GB | SSD 1.92 TB | 20 TB +€4.45/TB |  +9 | €513.19 | €6,158.23 12 mo | |||
| Akamai (Linode) High Memory 150GB · Jakarta 8 vCPU · 150 GB RAM · 200 GB · 8 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 150 GB | 200 GB | 8 TB +€13.36/TB |  | €513.19 | €6,158.23 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 32vCPU | 64 GB | 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€4.45/TB | +9 | €513.19 | €6,158.23 12 mo | |||
 ServerMania Dual AMD Epyc 7642, 128 GB, 1 TB NVMe 96 cores · 192 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic Check due | 96 cores 192threads | DDR4 128 GB | NVMe 1 TB | 100 TB |  | €515.86 Setup fee not published | €6,190.31 12 mo | ||
| ServerMania Dual Intel Xeon Silver 4510, 128 GB, 1 TB NVMe 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 1 TB | 100 TB | | €515.86 Setup fee not published | €6,190.31 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d1.c4.medium) 56 cores · 112 threads · 256 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 56 cores 112threads | 256 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €520.31 | €6,243.76 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d1.c4.medium) 56 cores · 112 threads · 256 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 56 cores 112threads | 256 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €520.31 | €6,243.76 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Memory Optimized · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 800 GB NVMe · 9.22 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 800 GB | 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB | | €521.20 | €6,254.45 12 mo | ||
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 320G KVM PROMO V5 - HONG KONG CN2 GIA 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB · 4 TB traffic Check due | 8vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB | 4 TB |  | €525.65 Setup fee not published | €6,307.80 12 mo | ||
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 320G KVM PROMO V5 - TOKYO CN2 GIA 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB · 4 TB traffic Check due | 8vCPU | 16 GB | 320 GB | 4 TB | | €525.65 Setup fee not published | €6,307.80 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d2.c1.large) 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €526.82 | €6,321.81 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c1.large) 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €526.82 | €6,321.81 12 mo | ||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal 2× Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 · 2 × 250 GB SSD 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 500 GB SSD · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | SSD 500 GB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €529.00 Setup fee not published | €6,348.00 12 mo | ||
 HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 · Guadalajara +2 locations 20 cores · 40 threads · 64 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due | 20 cores 40threads | 64 GB | SSD 480 GB | 16 TB |   | €533.68 Setup fee not published | €6,404.13 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d2.c3.medium) 32 cores · 64 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €539.83 | €6,477.90 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c3.medium) 32 cores · 64 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €539.83 | €6,477.90 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.