Which hosts have Minecraft servers in the USA?
Astroworld Hosting and Lodehost both offer all three regions on their standard line, at the same prices. Astroworld Hosting also runs its standard line in New York, Manassas in Virginia and Beauharnois in Quebec. Cheapest Minecraft Hosting only has servers in Poland, which is too far away for players in America.
Minecraft server prices in US East
US East has the highest location surcharge of the three US regions. These are the cheapest Minecraft server plans of each size there when you pay monthly:
| RAM you need | Astroworld | Lodehost |
|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | Mini €9.95 a month | Mini €9.95 a month |
| 8 GB | Starter €14.95 a month | Starter €14.95 a month |
| 12 GB | Standard €20.45 a month | Standard €20.45 a month |
| 24 GB | Premium €30.45 a month | Premium €30.45 a month |
| 48 GB | Ultimate €58.95 a month | Ultimate €58.95 a month |
Minecraft server prices in US West
A Minecraft server in US West costs the same as in US Central, a little less than in US East. These are the cheapest plans of each size there:
| RAM you need | Astroworld | Lodehost |
|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | Mini €9.45 a month | Mini €9.45 a month |
| 8 GB | Starter €14.45 a month | Starter €14.45 a month |
| 12 GB | Standard €19.95 a month | Standard €19.95 a month |
| 24 GB | Premium €29.45 a month | Premium €29.45 a month |
| 48 GB | Ultimate €56.95 a month | Ultimate €56.95 a month |
Why server location matters for Minecraft ping in the USA
Your Minecraft ping in the USA depends on which side of the country your players are on, because no single region is close to everyone. A packet from California to a server in US East has to cross the whole continent and come back. Under about 50 milliseconds players notice nothing, while above 100 milliseconds they feel it in combat and when moving fast. That is why the choice between US East, US Central and US West matters more than the host: put the server in the region where most of your players live, or in US Central when they are spread from coast to coast.
Best Minecraft server plans in the USA
The best Minecraft server plan in the USA for ten players with plugins has 8 GB of RAM, shown here for US East:
For 6 to 10 players with a few plugins on Java in US East, the finder recommends Lodehost Starter: 8 GB, Shared processor, for €14.95 a month when you pay monthly. The best plan at Astroworld Hosting is Astroworld Starter at €14.95.
| If you want | Host and plan | Memory | Processor | Location | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | Lodehost Starter | 8 GB | Shared processor | US East | €14.95 (€12.95 on 24 mo) |
| Balanced | Lodehost Starter | 8 GB | Shared processor | US East | €14.95 (€12.95 on 24 mo) |
| More performance | Astroworld Starter | 8 GB | AMD EPYC | US East | €14.95 (€12.95 on 24 mo) |
All prices are in euros, because both hosts bill in euros. Of the three regions, US East has the highest surcharge and US Central the lowest, as the tables show.
Which US Minecraft server region for which part of the country?
The right US Minecraft server region follows where most of your players live:
- US East for players on the east coast, from New England down to Florida, in the Midwest around the Great Lakes, and in Ontario and Quebec.
- US Central for Texas and the middle of the country, and for any group spread from coast to coast.
- US West for California, Oregon, Washington and the other western states, and for British Columbia.
A server inside Canada is possible too, in Beauharnois near Montreal; see Minecraft server hosting in Canada.
If your group also has players in Europe, US East is the closest US region to them. And if most of your players are in Europe after all, a server there is the better choice; see Minecraft hosting in Europe.