Minecraft server hosting in Switzerland: Zurich
Minecraft server hosting in Switzerland costs from €14.70 a month for 4 GB at Astroworld Hosting in Zurich, the only Swiss location of the three hosts we compare. These are the four Zurich sizes, surcharge included:
| RAM you need | Astroworld |
|---|---|
| 4 GB | Mini €14.70 a month |
| 8 GB | Starter €20.95 a month |
| 12 GB | Standard €30.95 a month |
| 24 GB | Premium €51.95 a month |
Every Zurich plan runs on NVMe, from 60 GB on the 4 GB plan to 240 GB on 24 GB. A group of friends on vanilla Minecraft rarely needs more than the 4 GB Mini, and a server for 40 players with a few plugins fits in the 24 GB Premium.
Swiss Minecraft server or a server in Germany?
A Swiss Minecraft server in Zurich costs €6.75 to €28.00 a month more than the same plan in Germany, where Astroworld Hosting adds no surcharge. Asked whether Zurich is worth it over Germany, the host answers “In distance, barely”, and says its German region is already close for most Swiss players. What the surcharge buys is the country. The server, the world and its backups sit on a disk in Switzerland, outside the EU, and that disk is bigger: 120 GB of NVMe on the 8 GB plan against 60 GB of SSD in Germany. Per month, at Astroworld Hosting in Zurich and in Germany, and at Cheapest Minecraft Hosting in Warsaw:
| RAM | Zurich | Germany | Warsaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | €14.70 | €7.95 | €3.20 |
| 8 GB | €20.95 | €12.95 | €6.40 |
| 12 GB | €30.95 | €16.95 | €9.60 |
| 24 GB | €51.95 | €23.95 | €19.20 |
Warsaw is about 1,040 km from Zurich, so it is the budget pick for a survival world rather than for PvP. Germany is the middle road, and with Poland the place for a server bigger than 24 GB.
One Minecraft server for all of Switzerland
One Minecraft server in Zurich is within 225 km of every large Swiss city: Winterthur is 19 km away, Lucerne 40 km, Basel 74 km and Bern 95 km. The French-speaking west is further, with Lausanne at about 175 km and Geneva at 224 km, but Zurich is still closer to both than any other city location: Geneva is 250 km from Milan and 410 km from Paris. Ticino is the main part of the country with a nearer option. Lugano is 63 km from Milan and 156 km from Zurich, and Bellinzona 82 km from Milan, so an Italian-speaking group can take Milan at the same price, unless the server has to stay in Switzerland. Milan is covered on Minecraft hosting in Italy.
Minecraft server for Liechtenstein and western Austria
A Minecraft server in Zurich also suits Liechtenstein, 78 km away in Vaduz, and the west of Austria: Bregenz is 92 km from Zurich and Innsbruck 216 km. Astroworld Hosting suggests Zurich for the west of Austria and Vienna for the east, and calls Zurich the middle point for a group that mixes Swiss, Austrian and northern Italian players. For a mostly Austrian group, see Minecraft hosting in Austria.
Best Minecraft server plans in Switzerland
For up to 5 friends on vanilla Minecraft, the best server plan in Switzerland is 4 GB in Zurich:
For 2 to 5 players with vanilla Minecraft on Java in Zurich, the finder recommends Astroworld Hosting Mini: 4 GB, Shared processor, for €14.70 a month when you pay monthly. The best plans at the other two hosts are Lodehost Mini at €7.95 and CheapestMinecraftHosting Starter at €3.20.
| If you want | Host and plan | Memory | Processor | Location | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Astroworld Mini | 4 GB | Shared processor | Zurich | €14.70 (€13.70 on 24 mo) |
| Balanced | Astroworld Mini | 4 GB | Shared processor | Zurich | €14.70 (€13.70 on 24 mo) |
| More performance | Astroworld Mini | 4 GB | Shared processor | Zurich | €14.70 (€13.70 on 24 mo) |
The plans in Germany are compared on Minecraft hosting in Germany, and every other European location on Minecraft hosting in Europe.