Workload
Best VPS for game servers
What to look for
Players feel ping directly and attackers target game IPs, so DDoS filtering and fast single-core CPUs beat raw RAM.
| # | Host | From / mo | Cities | Trustpilot | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | $10 | 26 | — | UK-registered VPS provider with 26 locations across Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania; DDoS protection and unlimited traffic |
| 2 | netcup | $2.07 | 5 | 3.8 | German budget VPS and dedicated-core root servers with traffic flat rate in five locations across three continents |
| 3 | Infomaniak | $3.25 | 1 | 4 | Swiss host with NVMe VPS Lite from CHF 2.70 and scalable VPS Cloud, all hosted in Geneva. |
| 4 | HOSTKEY | $3.60 | 7 | 3.1 | Amsterdam-based dedicated and GPU host with hourly-billed KVM VPS in seven European and US locations and Windows images |
| 5 | DigitalOcean | $4 | 13 | 4.5 | US public cloud with Droplet VMs from $4/mo across 13 cities on four continents |
| 6 | KnownHost | $5 | 3 | 4.3 | Alabama-run managed hosting company selling dedicated-resource NVMe VPS from $5 unmanaged or $43.25 with a licensed control panel |
| 7 | UltaHost | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 | US-registered host with KVM NVMe VPS, VDS and Windows plans across roughly 30 global locations. |
| 8 | Contabo | $6.16 | 10 | 4.6 | Munich-based host selling high-RAM shared-vCPU VPS from €5.50 across 10+ locations on four continents. |
| 9 | Hetzner Cloud | $6.71 | 6 | 3 | German cloud with NVMe VPS from about €6/mo and 20 TB traffic in EU locations |
| 10 | Cherry Servers | $10.53 | 7 | 4.4 | Lithuanian provider offering shared VPS, dedicated-core VDS and ARM servers in seven locations with hourly billing. |
| 11 | Akamai Cloud (Linode) | $5 | 26 | 2.5 | Akamai-owned cloud with Shared CPU Linodes from $5/mo in 26 core compute cities worldwide |
| 12 | Gcore | $10.01 | 28 | 2.3 | Luxembourg edge and cloud provider with dedicated-vCPU VMs in roughly 28 cities and free DDoS protection. |
| 13 | Cloudzy | $2.48 | 13 | — | Dubai-headquartered, self-funded host selling DDR5/NVMe KVM VPS from $2.48/mo in 13 locations. |
| 14 | ServerCheap | $3 | 1 | — | Dallas-only NVMe KVM host with RAM-heavy shared-vCPU plans from $3/month and a 7-day money-back guarantee |
| 15 | VPSServer.com | $4 | 21 | 1.4 | Kamatera-operated cloud VPS brand with three flat-priced plans from $4/mo across about 20 cities. |
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