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MassiveGRID
Professional · 4 × 8 GB · 128 GB NVMe · Asia
✓ Listed for “Game server”✓ Plan covers 4 cores and 8 GB RAM✓ Within budget
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Minecraft, CS2, Rust and private game servers
How many resources you need
Why that many
For a game server, single-core frequency and network latency matter most, not the number of cores. Most game engines parallelize poorly: the world tick is computed in a single thread. So a server with four fast cores beats a server with eight slow ones, and location matters more than either: ping defines how the game feels
01 · Minimum
2 × 4 GB
disk from 30 GB
Minecraft without mods for five to ten players
02 · Workingtypical choice
4 × 8 GB
disk from 60 GB
A modded pack, twenty to thirty players, plugins
03 · With headroom
6 × 16 GB
disk from 100 GB
Heavy packs, several worlds, large maps
What to check before paying
- Location: ping to players matters more than any server specs
- DDoS protection, game servers become a target fast
- CPU frequency, not just the number of cores
- Hourly billing, if the server is needed for the weekend, not the month
How this ties into the matching. The calculator below is already set up for this workload: 4 cores and 8 GB of memory from the recommendation are filled in. You can change the values and the match recalculates instantly. A workload fit adds +25 points to a provider, the full formula
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Server matching
85 plans with a verified price, data checked August 16, 202601 · Workloadwe suggest 4 × 8 GB
Minecraft, CS2, Rust and private game servers
02 · Location
03 · Memory8 GB
1 GB64 GB
04 · Cores4 cores
116
05 · Budgetup to $25 / month
$5no limit
06 · Requirements
Provider commission is not part of the formula. How the score works
Matching result14 matching plans
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Ethernet Servers
VPS 8 GB · 4 × 8 GB · 320 GB SSD · USA
✓ Listed for “Game server”✓ Plan covers 4 cores and 8 GB RAM✓ Within budget
03
DataPacket
VServer 8 GB · 5 × 8 GB · 250 GB NVMe · USA
✓ Listed for “Game server”✓ Plan covers 4 cores and 8 GB RAM✓ Within budget
04
VPSDime
Linux VPS 6 GB · 4 × 6 GB · 30 GB NVMe · USA
✓ Listed for “Game server”✕ Closest plan is below your request: 4 × 6 GB✓ Within budget
05
RackNerd
KVM 1 GB · 1 × 1 GB · 20 GB SSD · USA
✓ Listed for “Game server”✕ Closest plan is below your request: 1 × 1 GB✓ Within budget
06
Cherry Servers
Cloud VPS 1 · 1 × 1 GB · 20 GB SSD · Europe
✓ Listed for “Game server”✕ Closest plan is below your request: 1 × 1 GB✓ Within budget
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Plans
Suitable plans from the base
Selected are the ones that cover the recommended configuration: at least 4 cores and 8 GB of memory
| Provider | Plan | CPU | RAM | Disk | Price per GB | Verified | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MassiveGRID | Professional | 4 | 8 GB | 128 GB NVMe | $2 | August 16, 2026 | $19 |
| Ethernet Servers | VPS 8 GB | 4 | 8 GB | 320 GB SSD | $3 | August 16, 2026 | $24 |
| DataPacket | VServer 8 GB | 5 | 8 GB | 250 GB NVMe | $3 | August 6, 2026 | $25 |
| is*hosting | Premium | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB SSD | $4 | August 3, 2026 | $34 |
| DataPacket | VServer 16 GB | 6 | 16 GB | 300 GB NVMe | $2 | August 6, 2026 | $35 |
| VPS.org | Power | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | $5 | August 3, 2026 | $40 |
Providers
Who claims this workload
Very broad geography: more than forty VPS locations plus a separate dedicated-server line. Handy when you need a specific host cou…
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Plans from$6
Focused on performance and dedicated servers for production. A choice for heavy workloads where stable capacity matters more than…
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Plans from$5
VP
A general-purpose mid-range provider with flexible configurations. A fit when you need a predictable server for typical workloads…
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Plans from$3
VD
An inexpensive provider with hourly billing and a clear plan line-up. Often chosen for small services and test stands.
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Plans from$2
Cloud VPS with hourly billing and broad geography: Europe, the US and Asia. Handy when you need a specific host country and flexib…
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Plans from$4
A cloud with NVMe storage and sites in New York, London, Frankfurt and Singapore. A 2 Gbps uplink and an uptime SLA are advertised
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Plans from$4
RA
A very cheap KVM VPS with many US locations plus points in Europe and Asia. Billed a year upfront, hence the low effective price
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Plans from$2
An inexpensive VPS with sites in the US, Germany and the UK, daily backups and a 10 Gbps port
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Plans from$6
VP
A VPS with a lot of RAM for the money and sites in the US, the UK and the Netherlands. Known for generous configurations
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Plans from$7
Questions
Common questions about a game server
How much memory does a Minecraft server need
A vanilla server for ten players lives on four gigabytes. A modded pack starts from eight, and heavy packs ask for twelve and up: mods load the whole world into memory. This is not the place to economize; a memory shortage shows up as stutters for all players at once
Does DDoS protection matter for a game server
It does. Game servers get attacked regularly, often by their own players after a disputed ban. Basic filtering on the provider’s side removes most of the problem and is almost always included in the plan, worth checking before ordering