Best VPS for game servers.
Prices checked
For game servers, Leaseweb VPS 2 · 6 vCPU / 16 GB · Europe at $9.04 a month is the plan to start with, of 248 that clear the minimums, checked .
Top 10
all 527 plans- 1
VPS 2 · 6 vCPU / 16 GB · Europe
Leaseweb · 6C · 16 GB · 200 GB NVMe$9.04/mo - 2
VPS 2 · 6 vCPU / 16 GB · UK
Leaseweb · 6C · 16 GB · 200 GB NVMe$9.63/mo - 3
VPS 2 · 6 vCPU / 16 GB · US
Leaseweb · 6C · 16 GB · 200 GB NVMe$9.89/mo - 4
VPS 3 · 8 vCPU / 24 GB · Europe
Leaseweb · 8C · 24 GB · 300 GB NVMe$14.07/mo - 5
VPS 4 · 12 vCPU / 48 GB · Europe
Leaseweb · 12C · 48 GB · 400 GB NVMe$26.13/mo - 6
VPS 5 · 16 vCPU / 64 GB · Europe
Leaseweb · 16C · 64 GB · 500 GB NVMe$34.18/mo - 7
VPS 2 · 6 vCPU / 16 GB · Singapore
Leaseweb · 6C · 16 GB · 200 GB NVMe$11.18/mo - 8
VPS 6 · 24 vCPU / 120 GB · US
Leaseweb · 24C · 120 GB · 600 GB NVMe$65.69/mo - 9
VPS 3 · 8 vCPU / 24 GB · US
Leaseweb · 8C · 24 GB · 300 GB NVMe$17.99/mo - 10
VPS 3 · 8 vCPU / 24 GB · UK
Leaseweb · 8C · 24 GB · 300 GB NVMe$18.08/mo
What matters
- 8 GB RAM to start
- Vanilla Minecraft runs in 4 GB, while modpacks and 10+ players want 8 to 16 GB. Valheim and Palworld sit in the same range.
- Dedicated vCPU matters most here
- The tick rate depends on a single thread, all the time, so a throttled shared core shows up as lag every second, not just at peaks. Public specs don't list clock speeds, so check provider benchmarks before you decide.
- Traffic and DDoS
- Player traffic is modest, but public game server IPs attract attacks, so providers that include DDoS protection have the edge.
One-click stacks
Full stack-support matrixEverything here runs on any VPS you set up yourself. These providers also offer it as a one-click install, verified 20 Jul.
- Minecraft
- One-click on Vultr, DigitalOcean, Linode, OVHcloud, Hostinger
- Docker
- One-click on Hetzner, Vultr, DigitalOcean, Linode, OVHcloud, Scaleway, contabo, Hostinger, IONOS
How we count
Game servers are the classic RAM-plus-single-thread workload: worlds live in memory, ticks run on one or two cores, and lag is instantly visible to everyone connected. We only include plans with 8 GB+ RAM, 2+ vCPU and a disk included in the price. Today 248 of the 527 plans qualify, and the top pick costs $9.04/mo. They're ranked by how much of the hardware this workload relies on you get for each dollar.
Every price is the standard monthly rate for a plan with a disk included, before VAT. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that the provider shows as sold out, keeps its place but cannot be first.
Frequently asked
- What is the cheapest VPS that qualifies for game servers?
- Leaseweb VPS 2 · 6 vCPU / 16 GB · Europe at $9.04/mo (excl. VAT) meets the minimum requirements as of 31 Oct 2026.
- How are these requirements chosen?
- The minimums (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU) reflect what the workload actually stresses, as explained under "what matters", and the ranking weights those dimensions rather than raw price.
- How fresh is this list?
- Prices are read again from all 25 providers every 3 days and this ranking recomputes automatically. Last refresh: 31 Oct 2026.
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