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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12vCPU | 48 GB | NVMe 600 GB | Unmetered |  | €92.75(lowest complete bill on this page) | €1,113.00 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 8 GB | 82 GB | 0 TB +€4.45/TB |     +2 | €95.51 incl. €4.46 Traffic | €1,146.12 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 12vCPU | 48 GB | NVMe 360 GB | Unmetered | | €96.00 | €1,152.00 12 mo | |||
 HostAfrica Linux Cloud C7 · 400 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8vCPU | DDR4 16 GB | NVMe 400 GB | Unmetered |  | €96.04 Setup fee not published | €1,152.46 12 mo | ||
 Vultr High Performance AMD · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 260 GB · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 12 GB | 260 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €96.22 | €1,154.67 12 mo | ||
| Vultr High Performance Intel · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 260 GB · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 4vCPU | 12 GB | 260 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB | | €96.22 | €1,154.67 12 mo | ||
 Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 750 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 750 GB | Unmetered | | €97.25 | €1,167.00 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 240 GB | Unmetered |  | €97.35 | €1,168.20 12 mo | |||
 OVHcloud So you Start SYS-4 · AMD EPYC 7371 · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered |  +1 | €97.49 incl. €7.50 setup | €1,169.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Rise RISE-GAME-2 · AMD Ryzen 7 5800X · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4ECC 64 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered | +1 | €97.49 incl. €7.50 setup | €1,169.87 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Rise RISE-GAME-2 · AMD Ryzen 7 5800X · 2 × 960 GB NVMe · Sydney +1 location 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4ECC 64 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | 25 TB |  | €97.49 incl. €7.50 setup | €1,169.87 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Pro-7-S · Intel Xeon E-2246G · 2 × 480 GB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 960 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 6 cores 12threads | DDR4 32 GB | NVMe 960 GB | Unmetered |  | €97.49 incl. €7.50 setup | €1,169.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Store-2-M · Intel Xeon E5-1410 v2 · 3 × 6 TB HDD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 18 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR3 64 GB | HDD 18 TB | Unmetered | | €97.49 incl. €7.50 setup | €1,169.87 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 340 GB | 6 TB +€6.24/TB | | €97.80 | €1,173.58 12 mo | |||
| 12vCPU | DDR5 32 GB | NVMe 750 GB | 12 TB |   +4 | €97.99 Setup fee not published | €1,175.84 12 mo | |||
 Cloudzy High Frequency CPU 32 GB · 750 GB NVMe 12 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 750 GB NVMe · 12 TB traffic Check due | 12vCPU | DDR5 32 GB | NVMe 750 GB | 12 TB | +4 | €97.99 Setup fee not published | €1,175.84 12 mo | ||
BandwagonHost 160G KVM - ECOMMERCE SLA LOS ANGELES 6 vCPU · 8.06 GB RAM · 160 GB · 5 TB traffic Check due | 6vCPU | 8.06 GB | 160 GB | 5 TB | | €98.00 Setup fee not published | €1,175.94 12 mo | ||
| 6vCPU | 40 GB | NVMe 750 GB | Unmetered | | €98.22 incl. €0.83 setup | €1,178.63 12 mo | |||
 Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 4 (Gen 2) · AMD EPYC 9354P · 200 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | DDR5 32 GB | NVMe 200 GB | 10 TB +€0.50/TB | | €99.00 Setup fee not published | €1,188.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 4 (Gen 2) · AMD EPYC 9354P · 200 GB NVMe · Tokyo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | DDR5 32 GB | NVMe 200 GB | 3 TB +€1.69/TB | | €99.00 Setup fee not published | €1,188.00 12 mo | ||
| 18vCPU | 96 GB | NVMe 900 GB | Unmetered | | €99.00 | €1,188.00 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 240 GB | 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB | +4 | €99.51 | €1,194.12 12 mo | |||
| OVHcloud Rise RISE-3 · AMD Ryzen 9 5900X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 12 cores · 24 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | DDR4ECC 32 GB | NVMe 1.02 TB | Unmetered | +1 | €99.66 incl. €7.67 setup | €1,195.87 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 12vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 512 GB | Unmetered | | €100.51 incl. €0.50 IPv4 | €1,206.12 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.