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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 AWS Lightsail Lightsail 64 GB · Aragón, Singapore +4 locations 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€96.22–€133.64/TB Check due | 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€96.22–€133.64/TB |     +2 | €342.12(lowest complete bill on this page) | €4,105.38 12 mo | ||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail 64 GB · Mumbai +2 locations 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 4 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due | 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 4 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB |    | €342.12(lowest complete bill on this page) | €4,105.38 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB | 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €347.46 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic | €4,169.53 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 800 GB | 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB |    +13 | €347.47 | €4,169.64 12 mo | |||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 · 2 × 250 GB SSD 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 500 GB SSD · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | SSD 500 GB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €349.00 Setup fee not published | €4,188.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €349.00 Setup fee not published | €4,188.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Frankfurt 16 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €349.00 Setup fee not published | €4,188.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 16 cores · 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €349.00 Setup fee not published | €4,188.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Amsterdam 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €349.00 Setup fee not published | €4,188.00 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8as v2 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB | 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €349.53 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic | €4,194.33 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure D4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€161.26/TB | Dedicated 4vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€161.26/TB |  | €351.40 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €145.14 Traffic | €4,216.79 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4345P 8 cores · 16 threads · 123.42 GB RAM · 3,890 GB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5 123.42 GB | NVMe 3.89 TB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB | | €351.92 | €4,223.09 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure D8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB | Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB |  | €353.73 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic | €4,244.79 12 mo | ||
 Latitude.sh f4.metal.small 12 cores · 24 threads · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · 20 TB traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 96 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | 20 TB |  | €354.60 Setup fee not published | €4,255.17 12 mo | ||
 HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 · Guadalajara +2 locations 16 cores · 32 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 32 GB | SSD 480 GB | 16 TB |   | €355.49 Setup fee not published | €4,265.86 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 32 GB | 328 GB | 0 TB +€4.45/TB |  +2 | €355.67 incl. €4.46 Traffic | €4,268.00 12 mo | |||
Microsoft Azure Azure B8as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB | 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB | | €356.57 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic | €4,278.79 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.