Prices for Minecraft hosting range from free to well over fifty euro a month, which makes it hard to tell what is reasonable. The price is driven almost entirely by one thing: memory. Everything else is a rounding error by comparison.
What you pay for
Memory is the scarce resource. A host can fit a fixed amount of RAM in a machine, and that determines how many servers fit on it. Storage and bandwidth are cheap by comparison, and processor time is shared. So when you compare plans, compare gigabytes first.
The second factor is what kind of processor sits underneath. Minecraft is largely single-threaded, so clock speed matters more than core count. A plan on an older processor with the same amount of RAM will genuinely perform worse.
Realistic price ranges
| Memory | Suitable for | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| 2GB | Small survival world | 3 to 6 euro |
| 4GB | Plugin server, 10 players | 6 to 10 euro |
| 8GB | Busy server or light modpack | 12 to 18 euro |
| 16GB | Large modpack or network | 22 to 35 euro |
Where the hidden costs sit
- Setup fees. Still common, and rarely justified.
- Backups as an add-on. Check whether backups are included or billed separately.
- Long contracts. A low headline price often assumes an annual commitment.
- Dedicated IP. Needed if you want the default port, and usually charged extra.
Practical advice
Do not buy the plan that fits the server you hope to have in a year. Buy the one that fits the server you are setting up now. Because our price per gigabyte stays flat, scaling up later costs you nothing extra, and everything is cancellable monthly. A wrong guess is corrected within a month.
Frequently asked questions
Is a yearly plan worth it?
Only if you are certain the server will still exist in a year. We offer roughly 15 percent off for annual billing, but monthly costs you nothing in flexibility.
Why is free hosting free?
Because the server sleeps when nobody is on it, and because of ads. Why a free Minecraft server always goes to sleep explains the trade-off.
Does more expensive mean faster?
Not automatically. Compare memory and processor generation, not the price tag.
All plans and specifications are on Minecraft hosting.
