A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,617 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 23 hours ago
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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BandwagonHost SPECIAL 640G KVM PROMO V5 - TOKYO CN2 GIA 10 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB · 6 TB traffic Check due | 10vCPU | 32 GB | 640 GB | 6 TB |  | €882.03 Setup fee not published | €10,584.36 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9255 24 cores · 48 threads · 384 GB RAM · 960 GB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR5 384 GB | NVMe 960 GB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB |   | €886.49(lowest complete bill on this page) | €10,637.92 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 128 GB | NVMe 2.56 TB | 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB |    +13 | €890.95 | €10,691.38 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 128 GB | NVMe 3.2 TB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB | +13 | €890.95 | €10,691.38 12 mo | |||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9474F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 48 cores · 96 threads · 384 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 48 cores 96threads | DDR5ECC 384 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €899.00 Setup fee not published | €10,788.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9474F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 48 cores · 96 threads · 384 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 48 cores 96threads | DDR5ECC 384 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €899.00 Setup fee not published | €10,788.00 12 mo | ||
 phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (d2.m2.medium) +1 identical plan 32 cores · 64 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | 512 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €904.05 | €10,848.54 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.m2.medium) +1 identical plan 32 cores · 64 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | 512 GB | NVMe 8 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB |  | €904.05 | €10,848.54 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6540 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d3.c2.large) 40 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 40 cores 80threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €910.55 | €10,926.59 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6540 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d3.c2.large) 40 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 40 cores 80threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €910.55 | €10,926.59 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d2.c5.large) 64 cores · 128 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 64 cores 128threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €917.05 | €11,004.63 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c5.large) 64 cores · 128 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 64 cores 128threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €917.05 | €11,004.63 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Core-7-XXL-A · 2× AMD EPYC 7532 · 2 × 1.92 TB NVMe 64 cores · 128 threads · 1,024 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 64 cores 128threads | DDR4 1,024 GB | NVMe 3.84 TB | Unmetered | | €920.82 incl. €70.83 setup | €11,049.87 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 96GB · Jakarta 48 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB · 9 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due | Dedicated 48vCPU | 96 GB | 1.92 TB | 9 TB +€13.36/TB |  | €923.74 | €11,084.82 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) Premium 96GB +1 identical plan 48 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB · 9 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due | Dedicated 48vCPU | 96 GB | 1.92 TB | 9 TB +€4.45/TB | +6 | €923.91 | €11,086.96 12 mo | ||
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 1280G KVM PROMO V5 - OSAKA CN2 GIA 12 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic Check due | 12vCPU | 64 GB | 1.28 TB | 8 TB | | €944.40 Setup fee not published | €11,332.75 12 mo | ||
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 1280G KVM PROMO V5 - SINGAPORE CN2 GIA 12 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic Check due | 12vCPU | 64 GB | 1.28 TB | 8 TB | | €944.40 Setup fee not published | €11,332.75 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d3.c3.large) 48 cores · 96 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 48 cores 96threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €956.08 | €11,472.92 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d3.c3.large) 48 cores · 96 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 48 cores 96threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €956.08 | €11,472.92 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d3.c6.medium) 72 cores · 144 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 72 cores 144threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €956.08 | €11,472.92 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d3.c6.medium) 72 cores · 144 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 72 cores 144threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €956.08 | €11,472.92 12 mo | ||
| Akamai (Linode) Linode 128GB · Sao Paulo 24 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 2,560 GB SSD · 20 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | 24vCPU | 128 GB | SSD 2.56 TB | 20 TB +€6.24/TB |  | €957.95 | €11,495.37 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.