Best Moderation Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1Moderation vs ModGUI
  2. 2Moderation vs Staff+
  3. 3Moderation vs LibertyBans
  4. 4Moderation vs BanManager
  5. 5Moderation vs Nimbus AntiCheat
  6. 6Moderation vs PunishBAN
  7. 7Moderation vs AdvancedSensitiveWords
  8. 8Moderation vs ChatSentinel
  9. 9Moderation vs ReducedX-Anti Cheat
  10. 10Moderation vs PunishmentsSystem
  11. 11Moderation vs PunishmentSystem
  12. 12Moderation vs AdvancedBan
  13. 13Moderation vs Staff Utils
  14. 14Moderation vs StaffUltimate
  15. 16Moderation vs Player Report
  16. 17Moderation vs ExtraBan
  17. 18Moderation vs ReportsGUI

Moderation alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ModGUI6.9Free planFreeself-hosted
2Staff+6.9Free planFreeself-hosted
3LibertyBans6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
4BanManager6.7No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Nimbus AntiCheat6.7Free planFreeself-hosted
6PunishBAN6.5No—self-hosted
7AdvancedSensitiveWords6.4No—self-hosted
8ChatSentinel6.4No—self-hosted
9ReducedX-Anti Cheat6.2No—self-hosted
10PunishmentsSystem6.0No—self-hosted
11PunishmentSystem6.0No—self-hosted
12AdvancedBan5.7No——
13Staff Utils5.6No——
14StaffUltimate5.6No——
16Player Report5.4Free planFreeself-hosted
17ExtraBan5.2Free planFreeself-hosted
18ReportsGUI5.2Free planFreeself-hosted
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Questions about Moderation alternatives

What is the best alternative to Moderation?

ModGUI, number 1 in Minecraft moderation plugins with a score of 6.9 out of 10. The others here: Staff+, LibertyBans, BanManager and 13 more.

What is the best free alternative to Moderation?

ModGUI 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, 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.