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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Contabo AMD Turin 64 Cores 64 cores · 128 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 64 cores 128threads | 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered |  | €699.00(lowest complete bill on this page) | €8,388.00 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 128 GB | NVMe 1.6 TB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB |    +13 | €699.39 | €8,392.73 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 32vCPU | 64 GB | 655 GB | 0 TB +€4.45/TB |   +2 | €706.88 incl. €4.46 Traffic | €8,482.54 12 mo | |||
 phoenixNAP Bare Metal Ampere Altra Q80-30 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (a1.c5.xlarge) 80 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 80 coresArm 80threads | 256 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €708.93 | €8,507.13 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal Ampere Altra Q80-30 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (a1.c5.xlarge) 80 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 80 coresArm 80threads | 256 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB |  | €708.93 | €8,507.13 12 mo | ||
 HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 · Guadalajara +2 locations 24 cores · 48 threads · 64 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | 64 GB | SSD 480 GB | 16 TB |   | €711.87 Setup fee not published | €8,542.41 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (d2.m1.medium) +1 identical plan 16 cores · 32 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 512 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €715.43 | €8,585.17 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.m1.medium) +1 identical plan 16 cores · 32 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 512 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €715.43 | €8,585.17 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) Linode 96GB · Sao Paulo 20 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB SSD · 20 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | 20vCPU | 96 GB | SSD 1.92 TB | 20 TB +€6.24/TB |  | €718.46 | €8,621.53 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 64GB · Sao Paulo 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 32vCPU | 64 GB | 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€6.24/TB | | €718.46 | €8,621.53 12 mo | ||
| Contabo AMD Turin 64 Cores · St. Louis 64 cores · 128 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 64 cores 128threads | 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €725.50 | €8,706.00 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9254 24 cores · 48 threads · 384 GB RAM · 960 GB SSD · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR5 384 GB | SSD 960 GB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB |  +12 | €735.03 | €8,820.39 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-I620E-NVMe · AMD EPYC 8534P · 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe 64 cores · 128 threads · 576 GB RAM · 7,680 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 64 cores 128threads | DDR5ECC 576 GB | NVMe 7.68 TB | Unmetered |  | €736.66 incl. €56.67 setup | €8,839.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-10-XXL · AMD EPYC 8534P · 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe 64 cores · 128 threads · 576 GB RAM · 7,680 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 64 cores 128threads | DDR5 576 GB | NVMe 7.68 TB | Unmetered | | €736.66 incl. €56.67 setup | €8,839.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Store-9-XL · AMD EPYC 7313P · 6 × 3.84 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 23,040 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 256 GB | NVMe 23.04 TB | Unmetered | | €736.66 incl. €56.67 setup | €8,839.87 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 64x32 · Jakarta 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due | Dedicated 32vCPU | 64 GB | 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€13.36/TB |  | €738.77 | €8,865.29 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) Premium 64GB · Jakarta 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due | Dedicated 32vCPU | 64 GB | 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€13.36/TB | | €738.99 | €8,867.85 12 mo | ||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9554P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 64 cores · 128 threads · 384 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 64 cores 128threads | DDR5ECC 384 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €739.00 Setup fee not published | €8,868.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9554P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 64 cores · 128 threads · 384 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 64 cores 128threads | DDR5ECC 384 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €739.00 Setup fee not published | €8,868.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9554P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Amsterdam 64 cores · 128 threads · 384 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 64 cores 128threads | DDR5ECC 384 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €739.00 Setup fee not published | €8,868.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9554P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore 64 cores · 128 threads · 384 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | 64 cores 128threads | DDR5ECC 384 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 20 TB +€1.69/TB | | €739.00 Setup fee not published | €8,868.00 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.