Best Medusa Alternatives in 2026
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20 platforms from Minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked against Medusa on the same published basis.
- 1Medusa vs AntiGuard
- 2Medusa vs GuardAC
- 3Medusa vs VoidAC
- 4Medusa vs DuckyAntiCheat
- 5Medusa vs Polar Anticheat
- 6Medusa vs Intave
- 7Medusa vs MLSAC
- 8Medusa vs Shard
- 9Medusa vs CheckHacks
- 10Medusa vs ExploitShield
- 11Medusa vs GK AntiCheat
- 12Medusa vs Grace Anticheat
- 13Medusa vs Nimbus AntiCheat
- 14Medusa vs NoCheatPlus
- 15Medusa vs xoxo AntiCheat
- 16Medusa vs GuardianAC
- 17Medusa vs Vacan
- 18Medusa vs GGIntegrity
- 19Medusa vs Themis Anti Cheat
- 20Medusa vs ReducedX-Anti Cheat
Medusa alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AntiGuard | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | GuardAC | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 3 | VoidAC | 7.0 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
| 4 | DuckyAntiCheat | 6.9 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
| 5 | Polar Anticheat | 6.8 | No | €15/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Intave | 6.0 | Free plan | €79/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | MLSAC | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 8 | Shard | 6.0 | Free plan | RUB 1,490/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | CheckHacks | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | ExploitShield | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 11 | GK AntiCheat | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 12 | Grace Anticheat | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 13 | Nimbus AntiCheat | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 14 | NoCheatPlus | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 15 | xoxo AntiCheat | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 16 | GuardianAC | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 17 | Vacan | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 18 | GGIntegrity | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 19 | Themis Anti Cheat | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 20 | ReducedX-Anti Cheat | 5.5 | No | — | self-hosted |
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Questions about Medusa alternatives
What is the best alternative to Medusa?
AntiGuard, number 1 in Minecraft anti-cheat plugins with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: GuardAC, VoidAC, DuckyAntiCheat and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Medusa?
AntiGuard is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.