Minecraft hosting under €5, paying monthly
Cheapest Minecraft Hosting is the only host on our list with Minecraft server plans under €5 a month when you pay monthly. Both plans run in Poland:
| Host and plan | Memory | Processor | Location | Per month | Per GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CheapestMinecraftHosting Mini | 2 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €1.60 | €0.80 |
| CheapestMinecraftHosting Starter | 4 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €3.20 | €0.80 |
The two plans are CheapestMinecraftHosting Mini with 2 GB for €1.60 and CheapestMinecraftHosting Starter with 4 GB for €3.20. Of the two, we recommend the 4 GB plan. For a little more money it handles about six players on vanilla instead of two or three.
For a new customer, a 4 GB Performance server also starts under €5. Lodehost charges €3.18 for the first month of its Mini plan on the Performance line in Poland, 60% off, and €7.95 a month after that. At Astroworld Hosting, Mini Performance costs €3.18 a month for the first 3 months, with a one-time setup fee of EUR 2.99 on top when you pay monthly.
Minecraft hosting under €5 on a longer term
Astroworld Hosting and Lodehost also go below five euros a month on a 24 month term:
| Host and plan | Memory | Processor | Location | Per month | Per GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CheapestMinecraftHosting Mini | 2 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €1.60 | €0.80 |
| CheapestMinecraftHosting Starter | 4 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €3.20 | €0.80 |
| Lodehost Camp | 2 GB | Shared processor | Germany | €5.95 (€4.95 on 24 mo) | €2.98 |
A long term is only cheaper if you use all of it, and Astroworld Hosting clearly states that a paid term is not refunded. For a new server, we would start by paying monthly and switch to a longer term once your group is still playing after a couple of months.
Minecraft Bedrock servers under €5
A Minecraft Bedrock server under €5 a month comes from the same host, because Cheapest Minecraft Hosting charges the same price for every edition. These are the Bedrock plans under €5 when you pay monthly:
| Host and plan | Memory | Processor | Location | Per month | Per GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CheapestMinecraftHosting Mini | 2 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €1.60 | €0.80 |
| CheapestMinecraftHosting Starter | 4 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 | Poland (Warsaw) | €3.20 | €0.80 |
For 2 to 5 players with vanilla Minecraft on Java in Poland (Warsaw), the finder recommends Cheapest Minecraft Hosting Starter: 4 GB, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5, for €3.20 a month when you pay monthly. The best plans at the other two hosts are Astroworld Mini Performance at €7.95 and Lodehost Mini at €7.95.
Minecraft servers under €5 for Java, Bedrock and crossplay
Cheapest Minecraft Hosting charges the same price for Java, Bedrock and Crossplay, so a 4 GB server where Java and Bedrock players join the same world also costs €3.20 a month. At Astroworld Hosting, the smallest Bedrock plan, Astroworld Camp, costs €5.95 paying monthly and drops below five euros on a 24 month term. Our page on Minecraft crossplay hosting explains how Bedrock players join a Java server.
Is a Minecraft server under €5 good enough?
A Minecraft server under €5 is good enough for a small group in Europe. The plans under €5 run on a Ryzen 9 7950X, which is a fast processor even when the cores are shared, and 4 GB is enough for a vanilla server with up to six players, or four with plugins. What you give up is the choice of location, because these plans run in Poland only, and daily backups, which cost EUR 1.99 a month extra. If your players are in America or Asia, a server under €5 will feel slow, and our guide to cheap Minecraft server hosting shows the cheapest plans in other regions.