Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins in 2026
Updated
In short: GuardAC is ranked #1 of 44 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of MLSAC and Intave. The best-ranked option with a free plan is MLSAC. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Intave at €79/mo.
Server operators choosing an anti-cheat plugin can compare what it detects, how it responds and where it runs. Compared on detection coverage and enforcement actions, these entries also show Minecraft versions and server platforms, along with licensed server details and replay analysis. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost points to consider. GuardAC, MLSAC and Intave are among the options, with CheckHacks also included. Check the compatibility details against the versions and platforms you run, then weigh the listed detection, enforcement and analysis capabilities for your server.
44 Minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
44ranked
8free plans on this page
€79/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#2 MLSAC Runner-up · 7.2 Free plan · Free
#3 Intave Also great · 7.0 Free plan · €79/mo
- Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.16 and newer
- Detection coverage
- KillAura, aim assist, abnormal combat crosshair movement, sharp player movement-style changes
- Enforcement actions
- alerts, logs, kicks, bans, broadcasts, console commands, optional combat suppression
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Folia, kSpigot, Purpur
- Detection coverage
- Camera-movement anomalies; behavioral anomalies; chat activity
- Enforcement actions
- Alerts; kick; ban; damage reduction
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8 through 26.3
- Detection coverage
- Reach, hitbox, fastbreak, click automation, click-speed anomalies, combat automation, interaction cheats, inventory-related cheats, movement cheats, placement automation, protocol inconsistencies, game-speed changes
- Enforcement actions
- Notifications, movement setbacks/corrections, kick, temporary ban, permanent ban, custom proxy commands, inventory closing, item-use reset, packet stopping or delay
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial€79/mofirst paid tier About IntaveVisit site - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21+
- Detection coverage
- client-side mods, hack clients, anti-cheat flags, abnormal or blocked client responses
- Enforcement actions
- custom commands, detection alerts, DETECTED/PROTECTED result states
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Bukkit, Spigot, CraftBukkit
- Minecraft versions
- 1.12-1.12.2; 1.11-1.11.2; 1.10-1.10.2; 1.9.4; 1.8.4-1.8.8; 1.7.10
- Detection coverage
- flying, speeding, combat hacks, fast block breaking, nukers, inventory hacks, chat spam, block interaction, block placement, network packet abuse
- Enforcement actions
- cancel, logging, server commands, ban, kick, deny login
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.99 one-time
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16
- Detection coverage
- Hacked clients; spamming bots
- Enforcement actions
- Kick; automatic ban; whitelist exclusion
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper (or compatible fork)
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21; built and tested against Paper 1.21.8; other 1.21.x builds may work but are untested
- Detection coverage
- Movement: Speed, Prediction, BunnyHop, Flight, MotionY, HighJump, Step, NoFall, NoSlow, NoWeb, Phase, Jesus, Spider, FastClimb, InventoryMove, Velocity; Combat: KillAura, KillAuraNPC, Reach, AutoClicker, Criticals, HitThroughWalls, InvalidAttack, ClientBrand; World: Scaffold, Tower, Nuker, FastPlace, AirPlace, GhostPlace, BlockReach, PlaceReach, ThroughWallBreak; Packet: Timer, BadPackets, GroundSpoof; Inventory and actions: AutoArmor, ChestStealer, AutoTotem, AutoPotion, AutoFish, FastBow, FastEat
- Enforcement actions
- Alerts, violation logging, configurable commands, kick, temporary ban, permanent ban, freeze, setback, illegal-action cancellation, Discord notifications
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - apiself-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper 1.16.5; compatible forks
- Minecraft versions
- 1.16.5
- Detection coverage
- KillAura, CPS, reach, aim deviation, through-wall hits, player anomalies, trajectory behavior, snap aiming, lock-on behavior, packet spam, invalid coordinates, NBT manipulation, X-ray, VPNs
- Enforcement actions
- Confidence scoring, alerts, automatic bans, manual bans, freezes, spectating, reports, evidence logging
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21.x
- Detection coverage
- KillAura, reach, autoclicker, anti-knockback, hitbox exploits, speed, fly, NoFall, Jesus, Step, Scaffold, X-Ray, FastPlace, PacketFlood, JoinFlood, ReconnectSpam
- Enforcement actions
- Warn, Kick, TempMute, TempBan, PermBan, IP Ban
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Fabric
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21.6
- Detection coverage
- Movement: Speed, Fly, NoFall, Jesus, Step, Timer, Elytra exploits; Combat: KillAura, Reach, AutoClicker, Criticals, Velocity; World: Scaffold, FastBreak, InventoryMove; Packets: BadPackets
- Enforcement actions
- None, kick, ban, or custom command (configurable; punishments off by default)
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Bukkit/Spigot/Paper and most forks; Folia; Fabric
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8–26.1
- Detection coverage
- Movement, reach, NoFall, timer, AntiKnockback, NoSlow, Scaffold/block placement, bad packets, crashes
- Enforcement actions
- In-game alerts, Discord webhooks, kicks, and custom commands
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebWindowsLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Server platforms
- Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, Imanity Spigot v3.x.x
- Minecraft versions
- 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
- Detection coverage
- Auto Clicker, Heuristics, Invalid Protocol, Movement, Tick Speed, Inventory, World Interaction, Latency Abuse
- Enforcement actions
- Movement and combat mitigations, velocity adjustment, hit cancellation, setbacks, damage reduction, range reduction, kicks, bans
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Purpur
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.x; tested on 1.20.4
- Detection coverage
- Fly, Speed, Reach, KillAura, AutoClick, NoSwing, NoFall, FastBreak
- Enforcement actions
- flag, kick, ban; ban status lift/appeal via REST API
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Folia
- Detection coverage
- killaura, aim assist, triggerbot
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialRUB 1,490/mofirst paid tier About ShardVisit site -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.6
- Detection coverage
- air jumping; midair block placement; auto-totem; auto-trap; abnormal yaw/pitch and packet manipulation; Elytra aim; Elytra critical hits; ground spoofing; fast climbing; fast block placement; flying; invalid placement; invalid position; NoSlowDown contexts; web movement; reach; hitting through blocks; timer and packet-rate anomalies
- Enforcement actions
- cancel events; setback or teleport; execute configurable server commands; send staff and console alerts; send Discord webhook logs
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.17.x – 1.21.x
- Detection coverage
- packet exploits, crash attempts, invalid NBT data, malicious payloads, duplication methods
- Enforcement actions
- alert, cancel, kick, ban, IP ban, custom commands
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.7.2 to latest; tested on Folia 1.21.8
- Detection coverage
- irregular packets; break aura; bed aura; chest aura; nuker; invalid movement; invalid vehicles; pullback; fly; step; VClip; Blink/Timer; invalid abilities; invalid block placement; invalid KeepAlive; invalid positions; NaN; infinity; invalid yaw/pitch; crashers; disablers
- Enforcement actions
- cancel packets or actions; notify; kick; eject; setback or pullback
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Velocity, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.19+
- Detection coverage
- closet cheating, ghost cheating, blatant hacking
- Enforcement actions
- teleport back, kick, ban
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8.9, 1.12.2; listed compatibility range 1.8–1.12.2
- Detection coverage
- Killaura, Reach, Speed, Spider, Timer, Scaffold, Destroyer, PacketSpammer
- Enforcement actions
- Block detected hacks, issue violation alerts, toggle checks
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.1 - Latest
- Detection coverage
- Malformed packets; packet abuse; inventory exploits; protocol manipulation; server crashers; dupes; packet bursts; duplicate packets; packet replays; invalid packet states
- Enforcement actions
- Packet cancellation; violation handling
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper; Paper-compatible forks
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21.1
- Detection coverage
- fly; speed hacks; X-ray; KillAura/combat hacks; reach hacks; NoFall; timer manipulation; scaffold hacks; irregular movement
- Enforcement actions
- NONE; WARN; KICK; BAN
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Server platforms
- Paper, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- Paper 1.21.10+; built against the 1.21.10 API
- Detection coverage
- Movement, combat, world interaction, packet-level, vehicle, XRay, inventory
- Enforcement actions
- Configurable console commands, optional setback, alerts and logging
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8.8
- Detection coverage
- packet, rotation, post, position
- Enforcement actions
- alerts, bans, broadcasts
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.x; Paper API 1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT
- Detection coverage
- Speed, Fly, Reach, NoFall, FastBreak, AutoClick, PacketRate, KillAura
- Enforcement actions
- Ban, kick
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial -
- Free plan
- No
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 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
- Detection coverage
- Combat: KillAura/Aimbot/AimAssist, Hitbox/Reach, AutoClicker, Criticals, Anti Knockback, Auto Tap/Super Knockback, Auto Block; Movement: Speed/Fly, LongJump/HighJump/Step/Jetpack, Jesus/WaterWalk, BoatFly/BoatSpeed/EntitySpeed/EntityFly, ElytraFly/ElytraBoost, Riptide Boost, Anti Levitation, Phase; Player: NoFall, Timer; Delay: Fast Bow, Fast Eat/Use, Fast Place, Fast Break, Fast Inventory; World: Scaffold, Tower; Other: Baritone, Freecam
- Enforcement actions
- Cancel attacks; cancel movement; notify administrators; kick players; generate NPC checks; execute configurable commands
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which Minecraft anti-cheat plugin is ranked first on Specifiction?
GuardAC is ranked #1 of 44 with a score of 7.3. MLSAC is second and Intave third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Intave has the lowest first paid tier we found: €79/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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