A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,494 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 7 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
- +€6.24/mo(50% 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 €6.24 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
1,494 servers match, sorted by bill per month.
| Tick 2 to 4 servers to compare their bills side by side | Traffic | Locations | Total | Actions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4vCPU | 12 GB | 260 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB |     +14 | €64.15(lowest complete bill on this page) | €769.78 12 mo | |||
 Vultr High Performance Intel · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 180 GB · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 8 GB | 180 GB | 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €64.15(lowest complete bill on this page) | €769.78 12 mo | ||
| 4vCPU | 12 GB | 260 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB | +14 | €64.15(lowest complete bill on this page) | €769.78 12 mo | |||
 Akamai (Linode) High Memory 24GB · Jakarta 2 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 20 GB · 5 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due | Dedicated 2vCPU | 24 GB | 20 GB | 5 TB +€13.36/TB |  | €64.15(lowest complete bill on this page) | €769.78 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB | 5 TB +€4.45/TB | +9 | €64.15(lowest complete bill on this page) | €769.78 12 mo | |||
 OVHcloud Rise RISE-1 · Intel Xeon-E 2386G · 2 × 512 GB NVMe · Mumbai 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | 25 TB | | €64.99 incl. €5.00 setup | €779.87 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Pro-5-M · Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 · 3 × 500 GB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,500 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4 64 GB | SSD 1.5 TB | Unmetered |  | €64.99 incl. €5.00 setup | €779.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Pro-6-M · Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 · 3 × 1 TB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 3 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4 64 GB | SSD 3 TB | Unmetered | | €64.99 incl. €5.00 setup | €779.87 12 mo | ||
Time4VPS Linux 24 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB · 48 TB traffic Check due | 6vCPU | 24 GB | 300 GB | 48 TB |  | €64.99 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published | €779.88 12 mo | ||
 Contabo Cloud VDS S · Portsmouth, St. Louis 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 180 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | Dedicated 6vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 180 GB | Unmetered |  | €65.30 | €783.60 12 mo | ||
| 18vCPU | 96 GB | SSD 600 GB | Unmetered | | €65.70 | €788.40 12 mo | |||
| OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-7 · AMD EPYC 7451 · 2 × 4 TB HDD 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 8 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | HDD 8 TB | Unmetered |  +1 | €67.16 incl. €5.17 setup | €805.87 12 mo | ||
 webgo managed SSD vServer Power 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 500 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due | 16vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 500 GB | 3 TB +€25.13/TB | | €67.18 | €806.16 12 mo | ||
| 6vCPU | 20 GB | NVMe 500 GB | Unmetered |  | €67.21 incl. €0.83 setup | €806.51 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 12 GB | NVMe 200 GB | 5 TB +€6.24/TB |  | €67.36 | €808.33 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 24 GB | NVMe 180 GB | Unmetered | | €68.00 | €816.00 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 240 GB | Unmetered | | €68.00 | €816.00 12 mo | |||
| webgo managed NVMe vServer Profi 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due | 8vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 400 GB | 3 TB +€25.13/TB | | €68.57 incl. €1.39 setup | €822.88 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 6vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 300 GB | 5 TB | | €68.59 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published | €823.13 12 mo | |||
 Cherry Servers Premium VDS 2 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 100 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 100 GB | 10 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €69.00 Setup fee not published | €828.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Premium VDS 2 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 100 GB NVMe · Singapore 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 100 GB | 1 TB +€1.69/TB |  | €69.00 Setup fee not published | €828.00 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 150 GB | 3 TB | | €69.19 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published | €830.26 12 mo | |||
 phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E3-1270v3 · 1 × 480 GB SSD (s0.d1.medium) 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 4 cores 8threads | 32 GB | SSD 480 GB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €69.59 incl. €4.55 IPv4 | €835.10 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E3-1270v3 · 1 × 480 GB SSD · Singapore (s0.d1.medium) 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 4 cores 8threads | 32 GB | SSD 480 GB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €69.59 incl. €4.55 IPv4 | €835.10 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Rise RISE-S · AMD Ryzen 7 9700X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5 64 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | Unmetered |  | €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup | €844.87 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.