Best VPS for game servers (CS2, Rust, Valheim)
Short answer
For game servers (CS2, Rust, Valheim) we look for at least 8 GB RAM and 4 vCPU. 38 providers sell a plan that meets it; the cheapest qualifying plan is Contabo Cloud VPS 4 at $6.16 a month. LikeVPS, netcup and Vultr rank highest once features that matter here are weighed in.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 38
- lowest monthly price
- $6.16
- median monthly price
- $35.79
- sell Windows
- 24
Source-engine and survival games want a fast dedicated core per server, 8 GB or more of RAM for larger maps, and UDP-aware DDoS filtering. Tick rate suffers on shared vCPUs when neighbours get busy, so dedicated-CPU or high-frequency lines are the safer choice once you pass 30 players.
Checklist
- Dedicated or high-frequency CPU
- 8 GB RAM or more
- UDP-aware DDoS protection
- Hourly billing if you only run events
The list
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1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Start [US]
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / unmetered
$23.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
netcup
Since 2008, based in Germany; 5 locations in 5 countries, typically $2.01 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS 1000 G12.5
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 128 GB SSD / unmetered
$15.69/mo
Go to netcup -
3
Vultr
Since 2014, based in United States; 32 locations in 19 countries, typically $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb)
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 160 GB SSD / 4 TB
$40.00/mo
Go to Vultr -
4
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Hourly VPS Business
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$7.20/mo
Go to HOSTKEY -
5
Contabo
Since 2003, based in Germany; 10 locations in 7 countries, typically $0.70 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Cloud VPS 4
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB SSD / unmetered
$6.16/mo
Go to Contabo -
6
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Basic 8 GB (s-4vcpu-8gb)
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 160 GB SSD / 5 TB
$48.00/mo
Go to DigitalOcean -
7
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Power Plus
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 250 GB NVMe / unmetered
$37.72/mo
Go to UltaHost -
8
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Professional
8 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 120 GB NVMe / 70 TB
$67.13/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
9
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Since 2003, based in United States; 26 locations in 15 countries, typically $6.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linode 8 GB
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 160 GB SSD / 5 TB
$48.00/mo
Go to Linode -
10
Hetzner Cloud
Since 1997, based in Germany; 6 locations in 4 countries, typically $1.75 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
CX33
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 80 GB NVMe / 20 TB
$10.07/mo
Go to Hetzner -
11
BuyVM
Since 2010, based in United Arab Emirates; 4 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Ryzen KVM 16GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB NVMe / unmetered
$75.00/mo
Go to BuyVM -
12
OVHcloud VPS
Since 1999, based in France; 11 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.04 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS-2
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 75 GB NVMe / unmetered
$8.50/mo
Go to OVHcloud -
13
HostHatch
Since 2011, based in United States; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $1.31 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
NVMe 16 GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 75 GB NVMe / 4 TB
$15.00/mo
Go to HostHatch -
14
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux 16 GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 6 TB
$84.00/mo
Go to Lightsail -
15
Webdock
Since 2019, based in Denmark; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.19 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS Pro
6 vCPU / 10 GB RAM / 40 GB NVMe / 7 TB
$21.95/mo
Go to Webdock -
16
InterServer
Since 1999, based in United States; 3 locations in 1 country, typically $1.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux VPS 8 slices
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 240 GB SSD / 16 TB
$24.00/mo
Go to InterServer -
17
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Since 2013, based in CN; 11 locations in 10 countries, typically $2.25 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Razor Speed 4C8G 120GB
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 120 GB SSD / unmetered
$33.00/mo
Go to Tencent Cloud -
18
Leaseweb VPS
Since 1997, based in Netherlands; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $0.64 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Leaseweb VPS 2
6 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / 30 TB
$10.06/mo
Go to Leaseweb -
19
Hostinger VPS
Since 2004, based in Lithuania; 10 locations in 9 countries, typically $1.84 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
KVM 4
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / 16 TB
$28.99/mo
Go to Hostinger -
20
Cloudways
Since 2012, based in MT; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $11.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
DigitalOcean Medium
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 160 GB SSD / 5 TB
$88.00/mo
Go to Cloudways -
21
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute
Since 1977, based in United States; 25 locations in 21 countries, typically $3.38 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 50 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$54.02/mo
Go to Oracle Cloud -
22
IONOS VPS
Since 1988, based in Germany; 8 locations in 4 countries, typically $3.06 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS Linux L+
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 240 GB NVMe / unmetered
$25.00/mo
Go to IONOS -
23
SSD Nodes
Since 2011, based in United States; 15 locations in 10 countries, typically $1.56 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
KVM / Medium
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 8 TB
$28.00/mo
Go to SSD Nodes -
24
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux 4C/16G
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 320 GB SSD / 6 TB
$70.00/mo
Go to Alibaba Cloud -
25
GreenCloudVPS
Since 2013, based in United States; 19 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
SSDKVM-4
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 60 GB SSD / 8 TB
$40.00/mo
Go to GreenCloud -
26
Time4VPS
Since 2003, based in Lithuania; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.64 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Linux 16
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 200 GB SSD / 32 TB
$39.19/mo
Go to Time4VPS -
27
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Starter 4xCPU-8GB
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 40 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$24.00/mo
Go to UpCloud -
28
Bluehost VPS
Since 2003, based in United States; 9 locations in 8 countries, typically $3.62 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
NVMe 8
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / unmetered
$28.99/mo
Go to Bluehost -
29
HostGator VPS
Since 2002, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $2.41 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Snappy 4000 - NVMe 8
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / unmetered
$18.70/mo
Go to HostGator -
30
Exoscale
Since 2011, based in Switzerland; 7 locations in 5 countries, typically $9.58 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Standard Large
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe / 1 TB
$68.13/mo
Go to Exoscale -
31
Liquid Web VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $5.61 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Cloud VPS Compute 8GB
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 240 GB SSD / 5 TB
$45.00/mo
Go to Liquid Web -
32
RackNerd
Since 2019, based in United States; 12 locations in 5 countries, typically $6.15 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
KVM VPS 8 GB
6 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 220 GB SSD / 5 TB
$36.59/mo
Go to RackNerd -
33
Hosting.com
Since 2001, based in United States; 10 locations in 9 countries, typically $5.00 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
VPS S (8GB Cloud Server)
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 150 GB NVMe / unmetered
$39.99/mo
Go to Hosting.com -
34
GoDaddy VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 3 locations in 3 countries, typically $7.50 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
4 vCPU / 8GB RAM
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 200 GB NVMe / unmetered
$59.99/mo
Go to GoDaddy -
35
ScalaHosting
Since 2007, based in United States; 15 locations in 13 countries, typically $8.23 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Config #2
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 100 GB NVMe / unmetered
$49.95/mo
Go to ScalaHosting -
36
Hostwinds
Since 2010, based in United States; 3 locations in 2 countries, typically $4.99 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Unmanaged Linux 5
4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 150 GB SSD / 3 TB
$38.99/mo
Go to Hostwinds -
37
DreamHost VPS
Since 1997, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $6.79 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Stack 16
4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 250 GB NVMe / unmetered
$34.99/mo
Go to DreamHost -
38
Namecheap VPS
Since 2000, based in United States; 1 location in 1 country, typically $3.15 per GB of RAM.
Smallest plan that fits
Magnetar
8 vCPU / 12 GB RAM / 240 GB SSD / 6 TB
$32.88/mo
Go to Namecheap
See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Start [US] | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $23.00 | $2.88 | 26 | — |
| 2 | netcup | VPS 1000 G12.5 | 4 | 8 GB | 128 GB | $15.69 | $1.96 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Vultr | Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb) | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $40.00 | $5.00 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 4 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Business | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $7.20 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 5 | Contabo | Cloud VPS 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $6.16 | $0.77 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 6 | DigitalOcean | Basic 8 GB (s-4vcpu-8gb) | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $48.00 | $6.00 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 7 | UltaHost | Power Plus | 4 | 8 GB | 250 GB | $37.72 | $4.71 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Evolution Host | Professional | 8 | 8 GB | 120 GB | $67.13 | $8.39 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | Linode 8 GB | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $48.00 | $6.00 | 26 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Hetzner Cloud | CX33 | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB | $10.07 | $1.26 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 11 | BuyVM | Ryzen KVM 16GB | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $75.00 | $4.69 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 12 | OVHcloud VPS | VPS-2 | 4 | 8 GB | 75 GB | $8.50 | $1.06 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 13 | HostHatch | NVMe 16 GB | 4 | 16 GB | 75 GB | $15.00 | $0.94 | 14 | 2.7 |
| 14 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 16 GB | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $84.00 | $5.25 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Webdock | VPS Pro | 6 | 10 GB | 40 GB | $21.95 | $2.19 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 16 | InterServer | Linux VPS 8 slices | 4 | 16 GB | 240 GB | $24.00 | $1.50 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 17 | Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Razor Speed 4C8G 120GB | 4 | 8 GB | 120 GB | $33.00 | $4.12 | 11 | — |
| 18 | Leaseweb VPS | Leaseweb VPS 2 | 6 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $10.06 | $0.63 | 9 | 3.4 |
| 19 | Hostinger VPS | KVM 4 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $28.99 | $1.81 | 10 | 4.6 |
| 20 | Cloudways | DigitalOcean Medium | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $88.00 | $11.00 | 9 | 4.6 |
| 21 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute | VM.Standard.E4.Flex 2 OCPU / 16 GB | 4 | 16 GB | 50 GB | $54.02 | $3.38 | 25 | 1.3 |
| 22 | IONOS VPS | VPS Linux L+ | 4 | 8 GB | 240 GB | $25.00 | $3.12 | 8 | 4.6 |
| 23 | SSD Nodes | KVM / Medium | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $28.00 | $1.75 | 15 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 4C/16G | 4 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $70.00 | $4.38 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 25 | GreenCloudVPS | SSDKVM-4 | 4 | 8 GB | 60 GB | $40.00 | $5.00 | 19 | 3.3 |
| 26 | Time4VPS | Linux 16 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | $39.19 | $2.45 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 27 | UpCloud | Starter 4xCPU-8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 40 GB | $24.00 | $3.00 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Bluehost VPS | NVMe 8 | 4 | 8 GB | 200 GB | $28.99 | $3.62 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 29 | HostGator VPS | Snappy 4000 - NVMe 8 | 4 | 8 GB | 200 GB | $18.70 | $2.34 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 30 | Exoscale | Standard Large | 4 | 8 GB | 10 GB | $68.13 | $8.52 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 31 | Liquid Web VPS | Cloud VPS Compute 8GB | 4 | 8 GB | 240 GB | $45.00 | $5.62 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 32 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 8 GB | 6 | 8 GB | 220 GB | $36.59 | $4.57 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 33 | Hosting.com | VPS S (8GB Cloud Server) | 4 | 8 GB | 150 GB | $39.99 | $5.00 | 10 | 4.8 |
| 34 | GoDaddy VPS | 4 vCPU / 8GB RAM | 4 | 8 GB | 200 GB | $59.99 | $7.50 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 35 | ScalaHosting | Config #2 | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | $49.95 | $6.24 | 15 | 4.9 |
| 36 | Hostwinds | Unmanaged Linux 5 | 4 | 8 GB | 150 GB | $38.99 | $4.87 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 37 | DreamHost VPS | Stack 16 | 4 | 16 GB | 250 GB | $34.99 | $2.19 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 38 | Namecheap VPS | Magnetar | 8 | 12 GB | 240 GB | $32.88 | $2.74 | 1 | 4.2 |
Price check
Questions
Can I host several game servers on one VPS?
Yes, if the CPU has enough fast cores: plan one dedicated core per busy server and add RAM per instance (Valheim about 2–4 GB, Rust 8–12 GB).