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 | |||||
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 phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c1.large) 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 16 cores 32threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB |  | €531.37(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €4.55 IPv4 | €6,376.44 12 mo | ||
 HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 · Guadalajara +2 locations 20 cores · 40 threads · 64 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due | 20 cores 40threads | 64 GB | SSD 480 GB | 16 TB |    | €533.68 Setup fee not published | €6,404.13 12 mo | ||
 Scaleway Dedibox Core-7-XL-I · 2× Intel Xeon Gold 6242R · 2 × 1.92 TB NVMe 40 cores · 80 threads · 384 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 40 cores 80threads | DDR4 384 GB | NVMe 3.84 TB | Unmetered |   | €541.66 incl. €41.67 setup | €6,499.87 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d2.c3.medium) 32 cores · 64 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €544.38 incl. €4.55 IPv4 | €6,532.53 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c3.medium) 32 cores · 64 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €544.38 incl. €4.55 IPv4 | €6,532.53 12 mo | ||
 Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9354P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | DDR5ECC 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |   | €549.00 Setup fee not published | €6,588.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9354P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Šiauliai 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | DDR5ECC 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB |  | €549.00 Setup fee not published | €6,588.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9354P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Amsterdam 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | DDR5ECC 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €549.00 Setup fee not published | €6,588.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9354P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | DDR5ECC 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 20 TB +€1.69/TB | | €549.00 Setup fee not published | €6,588.00 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure D8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€161.26/TB | Dedicated 8vCPU | 32 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€161.26/TB |  | €550.42 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €145.14 Traffic | €6,605.03 12 mo | ||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 64 GB | 655 GB | 0 TB +€4.45/TB |  +2 | €550.78 incl. €4.46 Traffic | €6,609.41 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 8vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB | +13 | €552.39 | €6,628.65 12 mo | |||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal 2× Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 · 2 × 250 GB SSD 28 cores · 56 threads · 128 GB RAM · 500 GB SSD · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 28 cores 56threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | SSD 500 GB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €559.00 Setup fee not published | €6,708.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal 2× Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 · 2 × 250 GB SSD · Amsterdam 28 cores · 28 threads · 128 GB RAM · 500 GB SSD · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 28 cores 28threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | SSD 500 GB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €559.00 Setup fee not published | €6,708.00 12 mo | ||
| HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2650 V4 · Orlando 24 cores · 48 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 25 TB traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | 32 GB | SSD 480 GB | 25 TB | | €560.41 Setup fee not published | €6,724.88 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5317 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d2.c2.large) 24 cores · 48 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 15 TB +€8.91/TB | | €563.89 incl. €4.55 IPv4 | €6,766.68 12 mo | ||
| phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5317 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c2.large) 24 cores · 48 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due | 24 cores 48threads | 256 GB | NVMe 4 TB | 5 TB +€26.73/TB | | €563.89 incl. €4.55 IPv4 | €6,766.68 12 mo | ||
| 24vCPU | 96 GB | SSD 1.6 TB | 15.36 TB +€8.91/TB |  +12 | €570.21 | €6,842.48 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 32vCPU | 64 GB | NVMe 500 GB | 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB | +10 | €570.21 | €6,842.48 12 mo | |||
| Dedicated 16vCPU | 128 GB | NVMe 800 GB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB | +13 | €570.21 | €6,842.48 12 mo | |||
 Akamai (Linode) High Memory 150GB · Sao Paulo 8 vCPU · 150 GB RAM · 200 GB · 8 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 150 GB | 200 GB | 8 TB +€6.24/TB | | €598.72 | €7,184.60 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9355 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | DDR5ECC 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 100 TB +€0.50/TB | | €599.00 Setup fee not published | €7,188.00 12 mo | ||
| Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9355 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Tokyo 32 cores · 64 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due | 32 cores 64threads | DDR5ECC 192 GB | NVMe 2 TB | 20 TB +€1.69/TB |  | €599.00 Setup fee not published | €7,188.00 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.