Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins in 2026
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53 Minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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5 Oct 2026last checked
Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 26 EagleAC API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 ExploitShield API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 28 FoxAddition Anti-Cheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 29 Frequency API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 30 Grace Anticheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 31 IceLater API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 32 Medusa API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 33 MOG-ANTICHEAT API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 34 MRAC API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 35 MX Anticheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 36 NESS Anti-Cheat Reloaded API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 37 NPN Advanced Packet Protection API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 38 NXAntiCheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 39 Raven Anticheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 40 SentinelAC API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 41 VelocityGuard API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 42 Windfall Anti-Cheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 43 Zeta API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 44 Advanced Anti-Cheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 45 Aegis AntiCheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 46 AntiCheatAddition API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 47 Matrix AntiCheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 48 Polar Anticheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 49 TruthfulAC API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 50 Verus Anticheat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Server platforms | Minecraft versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | EagleAC | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 |
| 27 | ExploitShield | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Spigot, Folia | 1.17.x – 1.21.x |
| 28 | FoxAddition Anti-Cheat | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot, Paper, Folia | 1.7.2 to latest; tested on Folia 1.21.8 |
| 29 | Frequency | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | 1.8.8 |
| 30 | Grace Anticheat | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Velocity, Paper | 1.19+ |
| 31 | IceLater | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot, Paper | 1.20.x; Paper API 1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT |
| 32 | Medusa | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | 1.8–1.12; tested major versions 1.7–1.12 |
| 33 | MOG-ANTICHEAT | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot, Paper | 1.8.9, 1.12.2; listed compatibility range 1.8–1.12.2 |
| 34 | MRAC | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Paper | 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21 |
| 35 | MX Anticheat | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | 1.8-1.21 |
| 36 | NESS Anti-Cheat Reloaded | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot; Paper; forks of either | 1.8 through 1.17.1; tested major versions 1.8–1.17 |
| 37 | NPN Advanced Packet Protection | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur | 1.20.1 - Latest |
| 38 | NXAntiCheat | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Paper | Paper 1.21 or newer |
| 39 | Raven Anticheat | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Spigot | Native major version 1.20; requires Paper/Spigot 1.20.4+; tested major versions 1.21, 26.1, and 26.2 |
| 40 | SentinelAC | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Fabric | 1.21.6 |
| 41 | VelocityGuard | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Paper | Paper 1.21.11, 1.21.10, and 1.21.8 |
| 42 | Windfall Anti-Cheat | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot, Paper, Folia, Purpur | 1.7–26.2+ |
| 43 | Zeta | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | 1.13.2–26.1.2; tested major versions listed: 1.13–1.21 and 26.1 |
| 44 | Advanced Anti-Cheat | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | PocketMine-MP | — |
| 45 | Aegis AntiCheat | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Folia | 1.21.11; plugin API version 1.21 |
| 46 | AntiCheatAddition | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | — |
| 47 | Matrix AntiCheat | 5.0 | No | No | — | Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Folia | 1.8.8 (v1_8_R3) LTS; 1.12.2 (v1_12_R1) LTS; 1.13.x deprecated; 1.14.x deprecated; 1.15.x deprecated; 1.16.x; 1.17.x; 1.18.x; 1.19.x; 1.20.x; 1.21.x |
| 48 | Polar Anticheat | 5.0 | No | No | — | Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, Imanity Spigot v3.x.x | Client 1.7.10 through 26.1.x; server 1.8.8, 1.16.5, 1.18.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x, 1.21.x, and 26.1.x |
| 49 | TruthfulAC | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | Folia | 26.1 latest; Folia compatibility beta |
| 50 | Verus Anticheat | 5.0 | No | No | 60 one-time | Spigot | 1.7–1.20.1 |
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