Best Moderation Alternatives in 2026

17 platforms from Minecraft moderation plugins ranked against Moderation on the same published basis.

  1. 1Moderation vs LibertyBans
  2. 2Moderation vs BanManager
  3. 3Moderation vs ModGUI
  4. 4Moderation vs Staff+
  5. 5Moderation vs Nimbus AntiCheat
  6. 6Moderation vs ExtraBan
  7. 7Moderation vs Player Report
  8. 8Moderation vs ReportsGUI
  9. 9Moderation vs PunishBAN
  10. 10Moderation vs AdvancedSensitiveWords
  11. 11Moderation vs ChatSentinel
  12. 12Moderation vs PunishmentsSystem
  13. 13Moderation vs ReducedX-Anti Cheat
  14. 14Moderation vs PunishmentSystem
  15. 15Moderation vs AdvancedBan
  16. 16Moderation vs Staff Utils
  17. 17Moderation vs StaffUltimate

Moderation alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1LibertyBans7.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
2BanManager7.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3ModGUI6.0Free planFreeself-hosted
4Staff+6.0Free planFreeself-hosted
5Nimbus AntiCheat5.9Free planFreeself-hosted
6ExtraBan5.8Free planFreeself-hosted
7Player Report5.8Free planFreeself-hosted
8ReportsGUI5.8Free planFreeself-hosted
9PunishBAN5.6No—self-hosted
10AdvancedSensitiveWords5.5No—self-hosted
11ChatSentinel5.5No—self-hosted
12PunishmentsSystem5.5No—self-hosted
13ReducedX-Anti Cheat5.4No—self-hosted
14PunishmentSystem5.3No—self-hosted
15AdvancedBan5.1No——
16Staff Utils5.1No——
17StaffUltimate5.1No——
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Questions about Moderation alternatives

What is the best alternative to Moderation?

LibertyBans, number 1 in Minecraft moderation plugins with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: BanManager, ModGUI, Staff+ and 13 more.

What is the best free alternative to Moderation?

LibertyBans is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 17 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.