16 GB Minecraft server hosting is the right size for a large modpack with about 8 players online. Not every host offers exactly 16 GB, so this page also shows what to choose instead.
Prices checked on 7 October 2026 on the hosts' own order pages. All prices include VAT.
The short answer
A 16 GB Minecraft server runs a large modpack for about 8 players. Only Cheapest Minecraft Hosting and the Performance line of Astroworld Hosting offer exactly 16 GB. The other plans go from 12 GB to 24 GB.
Compare 16 GB Minecraft server plans
Every 16 GB Minecraft server plan at the three hosts, or the next size up where a host has no 16 GB plan, with the processor, storage and monthly price.
16 GB Minecraft server plans at Astroworld Hosting, Lodehost and Cheapest Minecraft Hosting
On the Performance lines the large price is what a new customer pays a month at the start: for the first 3 months at Astroworld Hosting and the first payment at Lodehost. The regular monthly price comes after it, and the last price in each row is the monthly price on the host's longest term.
Compare the same billing term and location before you order.
Every price is taken from the host's own order page. How we compare
What can you run on a 16 GB Minecraft server?
A large modpack for about 8 players
The right size for a big modpack with a group of friends.
A modded server for about 22 players
Fabric or Forge with the mods you choose yourself.
A plugin server with about 28 players
At that size a fast processor matters as much as the memory.
24 GB on the standard line of Lodehost and Astroworld Hosting can cost less than 16 GB on the Performance line, so compare both before you choose.
Which hosts offer 16 GB Minecraft servers?
Cheapest Minecraft Hosting and Astroworld Hosting offer a 16 GB Minecraft server, and Lodehost does not. CheapestMinecraftHosting Pro gives you 16 GB on a shared Ryzen 9 7950X for €12.80 a month. Astroworld Advanced Performance gives you 16 GB on the Performance line for €40.95. Lodehost goes straight from 12 GB to 24 GB, and so does the standard line at Astroworld Hosting; the table at the top of this page shows those 24 GB plans as the next size up.
One useful detail: Astroworld Hosting sells its standard 24 GB plan at an end-of-line discount while that size is retired on the standard line, and Lodehost charges the same price, so 24 GB on the standard line can cost less than 16 GB on the Performance line. If your modpack uses a lot of memory but has few machines, more RAM on the standard line is the better choice. If it runs lots of tech mods with pipes and machines, the faster cores of the Performance line are worth more.
For 2 to 5 players with a large modpack on Java in Poland (Warsaw), the finder recommends Astroworld Hosting Advanced Performance: 16 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5, for €40.95 a month when you pay monthly. As a new customer you pay €16.38 a month for the first 3 months, 60% off. The best plans at the other two hosts are Lodehost Premium at €46.95 and CheapestMinecraftHosting Pro at €12.80.
How many players fit on a 16 GB Minecraft server?
A 16 GB Minecraft server holds about 42 players online on vanilla, 28 with plugins, 22 on a modded server and 8 on a large modpack. The table shows how many players fit on 16 GB of RAM for each kind of server, by the same rule the finder uses. Above about 28 players with plugins, a server needs more memory than 16 GB.
Players online that fit on a 16 GB Minecraft server, per setup
Setup
Players online on 16 GB
What that means
Vanilla
About 42
The vanilla server or Paper without plugins
Plugins
About 28
Paper or Purpur with a few plugins
Modded
About 22
Fabric, Forge or NeoForge with mods you pick yourself
Modpack
About 8
A large modpack with around 300 mods
16 GB or 24 GB for a Minecraft modpack?
For a large modpack, count the players who are online together: up to eight fit on a 16 GB Minecraft server. Between eight and sixteen, choose 24 GB, which is often the better buy anyway: on the standard line at Lodehost and Astroworld Hosting, 24 GB costs €23.95 a month. If you run a heavy tech modpack with lots of machines, choose the faster cores of the Performance line before you add more RAM, because those machines all run on the main thread.
Before you buy a 16 GB Minecraft server
1
Count up to eight players
A large modpack runs about eight players on 16 GB. Between eight and sixteen, choose 24 GB.
2
Weigh RAM against cores
A pack full of machines needs fast cores more than extra RAM, and a big world with light mods needs the opposite.
3
Check which hosts sell 16 GB
Cheapest Minecraft Hosting and the Performance line of Astroworld Hosting sell exactly 16 GB. Lodehost does not.
Questions about 16 GB Minecraft servers
Is 16 GB overkill for a Minecraft server?
For a vanilla server with fewer than 30 players or a plugin server with fewer than 20, yes. For a large modpack with eight players, it is the right size.
How much does a 16 GB Minecraft server cost?
CheapestMinecraftHosting Pro costs €12.80 a month in Poland. Astroworld Advanced Performance costs €40.95 a month on the Performance line with reserved Ryzen 9 threads. Lodehost and the standard line of Astroworld Hosting go from 12 GB straight to 24 GB.
How many players can a 16 GB Minecraft server hold?
A 16 GB Minecraft server holds about 42 players on vanilla, 28 with plugins, 22 on a modded server and 8 on a large modpack, by the rule we use. For plugin servers that big, a fast processor matters as much as the memory.
Is 16 GB enough for a modpack?
For a large modpack with around eight players, yes. A modpack with about 300 mods needs around 8 GB before anyone joins and about 1 GB for every player after that. Our guide to modpack server hosting explains why.
Is there a free 16 GB Minecraft server?
Not one you can keep a modpack on. Free hosts give you a small server that stops when the last player leaves, and 16 GB is the size of a modpack server for eight players. The cheapest 16 GB plan we compare costs €12.80 a month in Poland. Free hosts and their rules are compared on free Minecraft server hosting.
Is 16 GB enough for a modded Minecraft server?
Yes, for about 22 players on Fabric or Forge with mods you pick yourself, by the same rule the finder uses. A large modpack is heavier and fits about 8 players on 16 GB, because it loads hundreds of mods before anyone joins.
