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Managed TeamSpeak hosting or your own VDS? Price compared

Are you only setting up voice chat, or will a game server sit underneath it too?

With managed TeamSpeak hosting the server runs on our side and you pick the slot count and receive admin rights. With a VDS the machine is yours: you install the TeamSpeak server yourself and can also run a game server, a bot or a web panel on it. The decision is about scope rather than scale: for voice chat alone, managed hosting is almost always cheaper and less work.

The short decision table

Every value in this table is read from the product catalogue; no price is typed into the page.

CriterionManaged TeamSpeak hostingYour own VDS
Best forClans and communities that only want voice chat and do not want to administer a server.Running a game server, a bot, a web panel or several voice servers on the same machine.
Monthly starting priceTRY 320.00/moTRY 670.00/mo
Options in the catalogue13
Setup feeNoneNone
Billing periods1 months1 / 3 / 6 / 12 / 24 months
Scalable range · vCPUNot in the catalogue1 – 32
Scalable range · RAMNot in the catalogue1 – 64 GB
Scalable range · StorageNot in the catalogue30 – 250 GB NVMe
Installable templatesNot in the catalogue16 templates
NetworkNot in the catalogue1 Gbps / 10 Gbps

Managed TeamSpeak hosting — Options in the catalogue

OptionSlot rangeMonthly
Teamspeak Hosting32 – 1024 (8 step)TRY 320.00/moConfigure

Prices include VAT (20%).

Your own VDS — Options in the catalogue

OptionProcessorMonthly
4 GB RAM · 2 vCPU · 80 GB NVMeXeon E5-2699v4TRY 670.00/moConfigure
8 GB RAM · 4 vCPU · 160 GB NVMeXeon E5-2699v4TRY 1,470.00/moConfigure
16 GB RAM · 8 vCPU · 250 GB NVMeXeon E5-2699v4TRY 2,580.00/moConfigure

Prices exclude VAT (20%).

Additional options

Installable templates

  • Centos 7
  • Centos 8
  • Debian 10
  • Debian 11
  • Debian 12
  • Debian 13
  • Ubuntu 18.04
  • Ubuntu 20.04
  • Ubuntu 22.04
  • Ubuntu 24.04
  • Ubuntu 25.04
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2025

Which one to buy

Managed TeamSpeak hosting

Choose managed hosting when a working voice server is all you need. You pick the slot count, the server opens within minutes, and keeping it updated and online is on us. The table shows the slot range and the monthly amount; in this scenario a VDS is both more expensive and more work.

Configure

Your own VDS

Choose a VDS when a game server, a Discord bot, a web panel or several voice servers will run alongside the voice chat. At that point one VDS covers the combined cost of several services. In exchange, installation, updates and security hardening become yours.

Configure

Slot count or RAM?

On managed hosting the unit you buy is a slot: the number of users who can connect at once. The table states the slot range and step the catalogue allows. A VDS has no such unit; the limit is however many concurrent users the machine's RAM and network can carry. Comparing the two directly as a price per slot is therefore misleading: on the VDS side, count how many services will share the machine.

Who updates it and who keeps it online

On managed hosting the server software version, restarts and the underlying infrastructure are our responsibility. On a VDS all of it is yours: installing the server software, moving between versions, bringing it back up when it falls over, and configuring the ports safely. For a community small enough for one person to look after, that load is usually unnecessary.

Frequently asked questions

How many slots can I order?
The slot range row in the table shows the smallest and largest slot count the catalogue allows, along with the increment step. You pick the number in the configurator and the price is calculated from it.
Is running a TeamSpeak server on a VDS free?
You pay for the VDS and what you run on it is up to you. So there is no separate server fee, but installation, updates and uptime are yours. For a single voice server that work usually costs more than the monthly amount of managed hosting.
Can a game server and a voice server share the same VDS?
They can, and that is the main reason to pick the VDS side. Just size the RAM for the sum of both: if the game server saturates the machine and leaves nothing for voice, both services degrade.

Once you have decided, continue in the configurator

In the configurator you can pick your resources, see the total with tax, and complete the order on the same screen.

Guides that explain the topic technically

This page is for the buying decision; the “what is it, how does it work” answer lives in the guides.