A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,494 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 8 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 | |||||
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Microsoft Azure Azure B2ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB | Arm 2vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB |  | €130.96(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic | €1,571.52 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B2as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB | 2vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB |   | €131.34 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic | €1,576.11 12 mo | ||
 Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18 · New York 18 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 900 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 18vCPU | 96 GB | NVMe 900 GB | Unmetered |  | €132.75 | €1,593.00 12 mo | ||
 HostDime Intel Xeon E3-1270 V5 · Orlando 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 25 TB traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | 16 GB | SSD 480 GB | 25 TB | | €132.75 Setup fee not published | €1,593.02 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Memory Optimized · São Paulo 2 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 2vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 200 GB | 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €133.64 | €1,603.71 12 mo | ||
 Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 8x4 · Sao Paulo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 82 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 8 GB | 82 GB | 0 TB +€6.24/TB | | €133.71 incl. €6.24 Traffic | €1,604.56 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B2as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB | 2vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €133.83 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic | €1,605.95 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 60 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €134.44 incl. €0.83 setup | €1,613.27 12 mo | |||
| 16vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 100 GB | 10 TB | | €135.42 Setup fee not published | €1,625.09 12 mo | |||
| Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · Portsmouth, St. Louis 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €137.10 | €1,645.20 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 12vCPU | 48 GB | NVMe 360 GB | Unmetered |  | €137.15 | €1,645.80 12 mo | |||
| 16vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 700 GB | 12 TB |     | €137.38 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published | €1,648.50 12 mo | |||
Microsoft Azure Azure D2s v5 · 32 GB SSD 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB | Dedicated 2vCPU | 8 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB | | €137.59 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic | €1,651.06 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 2vCPU | 16 GB | NVMe 480 GB | 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB | +14 | €138.10 | €1,657.16 12 mo | |||
| Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · Seattle 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered | | €138.60 | €1,663.20 12 mo | ||
 Cherry Servers Cloud ARM VDS 8 · AmpereOne A192-32X · 200 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 40 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | DedicatedArm 8vCPU | 40 GB | NVMe 200 GB | 10 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €139.00 Setup fee not published | €1,668.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 8 (Gen 2) · AMD EPYC 9354P · 400 GB NVMe 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | DDR5 64 GB | NVMe 400 GB | 20 TB +€0.50/TB | | €139.00 Setup fee not published | €1,668.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 8 (Gen 2) · AMD EPYC 9354P · 400 GB NVMe · Tokyo 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | Dedicated 16vCPU | DDR5 64 GB | NVMe 400 GB | 5 TB +€1.69/TB | | €139.00 Setup fee not published | €1,668.00 12 mo | ||
| Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · New York 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered | | €140.25 | €1,683.00 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud So you Start SYS-6 · 2× Intel Xeon Gold 6132 · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 28 cores · 56 threads · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 28 cores 56threads | DDR4ECC 96 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered |  | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Core-4-S-SATA · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 · 2 × 6 TB HDD 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 12 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 128 GB | HDD 12 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-4-S-SSD · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 · 3 × 960 GB SSD 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2,880 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 128 GB | SSD 2.88 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-6-XS · 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4114 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 20 cores · 40 threads · 96 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 20 cores 40threads | DDR4 96 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Pro-9-S · AMD EPYC 7281 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 96 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 96 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | 164 GB | 0 TB +€4.45/TB | +2 | €141.04 incl. €4.46 Traffic | €1,692.45 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.