A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,497 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 23 minutes 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
- +€6.27/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 €6.27 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
1,497 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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 AlphaVPS High-Performance P12G 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe · 8 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 12 GB | NVMe 80 GB | 8 TB |     | €9.99 Setup fee not published | €119.88 12 mo | ||
 HostHatch NVMe 12 GB 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 12 GB | NVMe 50 GB | 3 TB |   +10 | €10.75 Setup fee not published | €128.97 12 mo | ||
 Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Sydney 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered |  | €10.80(lowest complete bill on this page) | €129.60 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Sydney 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €10.80(lowest complete bill on this page) | €129.60 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-B · Intel Xeon E5-1620v2 · 1 × 120 GB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4 cores 8threads | DDR3ECC 32 GB | SSD 120 GB | Unmetered |  | €10.82 incl. €0.83 setup | €129.87 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Mumbai 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered |  | €11.20 | €134.40 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Mumbai 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €11.20 | €134.40 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Singapore 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered |  | €11.45 | €137.40 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Singapore 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €11.45 | €137.40 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Tokyo 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | SSD 200 GB | Unmetered |  | €11.50 | €138.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Tokyo 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 3vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 400 GB | Unmetered | | €11.50 | €138.00 12 mo | ||
 Database Mart Basic Linux VPS 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 140 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 140 GB | Unmetered | | €11.63 Setup fee not published | €139.61 12 mo | ||
Aruba Cloud VPS O4A8 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe · 50 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 80 GB | 50 TB |   | €11.79 Setup fee not published | €141.48 12 mo | ||
| AlphaVPS Cheap C16G 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 140 GB NVMe · 12 TB traffic | 6vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 140 GB | 12 TB | | €11.99 Setup fee not published | €143.88 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud VPS-3 2027 · 100 GB NVMe 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | NVMe 100 GB | Unmetered |  +2 | €12.24 | €146.88 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud VPS-3 2027 · 100 GB NVMe · Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic | 6vCPU | 12 GB | NVMe 100 GB | 1 TB | | €12.24 | €146.88 12 mo | ||
| OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-C · Intel Xeon E5-1650v2 · 1 × 120 GB SSD 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6 cores 12threads | DDR3ECC 32 GB | SSD 120 GB | Unmetered | | €12.99 incl. €1.00 setup | €155.87 12 mo | ||
| HostHatch NVMe 16 GB 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · 4 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 75 GB | 4 TB | +10 | €13.44 Setup fee not published | €161.22 12 mo | ||
 Hivelocity pro.md.amd 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 80 GB | 10 TB | | €13.44 Setup fee not published | €161.22 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic | 4vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 150 GB | Unmetered | | €13.50 | €162.00 12 mo | ||
| AlphaVPS High-Performance P16G 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic | 4vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 120 GB | 10 TB | | €13.99 Setup fee not published | €167.88 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 8 8 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 8vCPU | 24 GB | SSD 300 GB | Unmetered | | €14.00 | €168.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo Storage VPS 30 6 vCPU · 18 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 6vCPU | 18 GB | SSD 1 TB | Unmetered | | €14.00 | €168.00 12 mo | ||
 Advin Servers KVM Ryzen 2 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 256 GB NVMe · 4 TB traffic | 2vCPU | 8 GB | NVMe 256 GB | 4 TB | | €14.33 Setup fee not published | €171.97 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Start-1-M-SSD · Intel C2750 (Avoton) · 1 × 120 GB SSD 8 cores · 8 threads · 8 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic | 8 cores 8threads | DDR3 8 GB | SSD 120 GB | Unmetered | | €15.16 incl. €1.17 setup | €181.87 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.