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Best Medusa Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from Minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked against Medusa on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    GuardAC Free plan apiWeb Free7.3
    Medusa vs GuardAC
  2. 2
    MLSAC Free plan WebWin Free7.2
    Medusa vs MLSAC
  3. 3
    Shard Free plan self-hostedWeb RUB 1,490/mo7.1
    Medusa vs Shard
  4. 4
    Intave Free plan self-hostedWeb €79/mo7.0
    Medusa vs Intave
  5. 5
    AntiGuard Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Medusa vs AntiGuard
  6. 6
    CheckHacks Free plan self-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Medusa vs CheckHacks
  7. 7
    MOG-ANTICHEAT Free plan self-hosted Free6.8
    Medusa vs MOG-ANTICHEAT
  8. 8
    Polar Anticheat apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €15/mo6.8
    Medusa vs Polar Anticheat
  9. 9
    ExploitShield Free plan self-hosted Free6.7
    Medusa vs ExploitShield
  10. 10
    GK AntiCheat Free plan self-hosted Free6.7
    Medusa vs GK AntiCheat
  11. 11
    Grace Anticheat Free plan self-hosted Free6.7
    Medusa vs Grace Anticheat
  12. 12
    Moa Linux 6.7
    Medusa vs Moa
  13. 13
    Nimbus AntiCheat Free plan self-hosted Free6.7
    Medusa vs Nimbus AntiCheat
  14. 14
    NoCheatPlus Free plan self-hosted Free6.7
    Medusa vs NoCheatPlus
  15. 15
    FoxAddition Anti-Cheat Free plan self-hosted Free6.6
    Medusa vs FoxAddition Anti-Cheat
  16. 16
    GuardianAC Free plan self-hosted Free6.6
    Medusa vs GuardianAC
  17. 17
    Matrix AntiCheat Free trial apiself-hosted $15/mo6.6
    Medusa vs Matrix AntiCheat
  18. 18
    Vacan Free plan self-hosted Free6.6
    Medusa vs Vacan
  19. 19
    VoidAC apiself-hosted 6.5
    Medusa vs VoidAC
  20. 20
    xoxo AntiCheat Free plan self-hosted Free6.5
    Medusa vs xoxo AntiCheat

Medusa alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1GuardAC7.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
2MLSAC7.2Free planFreeWeb, Windows
3Shard7.1Free planRUB 1,490/moself-hosted, Web
4Intave7.0Free plan€79/moself-hosted, Web
5AntiGuard6.9Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
6CheckHacks6.8Free planFreeself-hosted, Web
7MOG-ANTICHEAT6.8Free planFreeself-hosted
8Polar Anticheat6.8No€15/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9ExploitShield6.7Free planFreeself-hosted
10GK AntiCheat6.7Free planFreeself-hosted
11Grace Anticheat6.7Free planFreeself-hosted
12Moa6.7No—Linux
13Nimbus AntiCheat6.7Free planFreeself-hosted
14NoCheatPlus6.7Free planFreeself-hosted
15FoxAddition Anti-Cheat6.6Free planFreeself-hosted
16GuardianAC6.6Free planFreeself-hosted
17Matrix AntiCheat6.6No$15/moAPI, self-hosted
18Vacan6.6Free planFreeself-hosted
19VoidAC6.5No—API, self-hosted
20xoxo AntiCheat6.5Free planFreeself-hosted
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Questions about Medusa alternatives

What is the best alternative to Medusa?

GuardAC, number 1 in Minecraft anti-cheat plugins with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: MLSAC, Shard, Intave and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Medusa?

GuardAC 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, 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.