A VPS for a Minecraft server

1,494 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 9 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.)
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25 servers, bills over 12 mo
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Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 7 7700X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR5ECC 64 GB NVMe 2 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €159.00 Setup fee not published€1,908.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 7 7700X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Amsterdam 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR5ECC 64 GB NVMe 2 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €159.00 Setup fee not published€1,908.00 12 mo
Liquid Web VPS 32 GB 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB SSD · 10 TB traffic Check due
8vCPU 32 GB SSD 640 GB 10 TB €159.48 Setup fee not published€1,913.76 12 mo
HostDime Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 · João Pessoa 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads 16 GB SSD 480 GB 16 TB €159.48 Setup fee not published€1,913.76 12 mo
HostDime Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 · London 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 256 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads 16 GB SSD 256 GB 16 TB €159.48 Setup fee not published€1,913.76 12 mo
ServerMania AMD Ryzen 7600X, 64 GB, 1 TB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR5 64 GB NVMe 1 TB 100 TB €159.48 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€1,913.76 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4pls v2 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €159.92(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,918.99 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B330E-NVMe · AMD EPYC 4465P · 2 × 2.05 TB NVMe 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 4,100 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR5 64 GB NVMe 4.1 TB Unmetered €159.99 €1,919.88 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-11-L-64G · AMD EPYC 4465P · 2 × 2 TB NVMe 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR5 64 GB NVMe 4 TB Unmetered €159.99 €1,919.88 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB
Arm 4vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB €160.10 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€1,921.24 12 mo
Vultr General Purpose · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 80 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB €160.37 €1,924.45 12 mo
Vultr CPU Optimized 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 300 GB NVMe · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 16 GB NVMe 300 GB 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB +13€160.37 €1,924.45 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E-2276G · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (s1.c1.medium) 6 cores · 12 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
6 cores 12threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €160.65 incl. €4.55 IPv4€1,927.76 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E-2276G · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (s1.c1.medium) 6 cores · 12 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
6 cores 12threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €160.65 incl. €4.55 IPv4€1,927.76 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E-2288G · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (s1.c2.medium) 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4 64 GB NVMe 2 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €160.65 incl. €4.55 IPv4€1,927.76 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E-2288G · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (s1.c2.medium) 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4 64 GB NVMe 2 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €160.65 incl. €4.55 IPv4€1,927.76 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4als v2 · 32 GB SSD 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
4vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €161.65 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,939.83 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4pls v2 · 32 GB SSD · London 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €161.87 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,942.40 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4ps v2 · 32 GB SSD 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 4vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €162.30 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,947.64 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-L · AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR5 128 GB NVMe 1.92 TB Unmetered €162.49 incl. €12.50 setup€1,949.87 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B320E-NVMe · AMD EPYC 7232P · 2 × 2.05 TB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 128 GB RAM · 4,100 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4ECC 128 GB NVMe 4.1 TB Unmetered €162.49 incl. €12.50 setup€1,949.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Core-4-M-SATA · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 · 3 × 6 TB HDD 20 cores · 40 threads · 192 GB RAM · 18 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
20 cores 40threads DDR4 192 GB HDD 18 TB Unmetered €162.49 incl. €12.50 setup€1,949.87 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS XL · Seattle 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 480 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 16vCPU 64 GB NVMe 480 GB Unmetered €162.75 €1,953.00 12 mo
Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · Tokyo 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads 64 GB NVMe 1 TB Unmetered €163.00 €1,956.00 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 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 €163.01 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€1,956.09 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.