| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Control Panels | 8.1 (#8) | 7.1 (#22) |
| Audience | The product is presented for teams that want to manage Minecraft servers on their own hardware without managed hosting. | The project describes itself as an Aternos-style dashboard that server operators host themselves. |
| Deployment | The installer requires Docker and Compose v2 and can publish the panel on a host port, behind a reverse proxy, or through Cloudflare Tunnel. | CraftDock is built for Docker or Coolify deployment, and the repository provides Java and Bedrock Docker Compose examples. |
| Purpose | Aethera is a free, open-source, self-hosted control panel for managing Minecraft game servers. | CraftDock is a lightweight, self-hosted web panel for managing one Minecraft Java or Bedrock server running in a Docker container. |
| Security | The installer generates a cryptographically random JWT secret and MongoDB password; users can configure their own TLS through a reverse proxy. | The README says access uses one bcrypt-protected admin password and a signed session enforced on API routes and the Socket.io handshake; it recommends HTTPS in production. |
| Server controls | Users can create, launch, soft-stop, or wipe servers from the browser. | The status panel can start, stop, restart, or kill the server and show live CPU, RAM, and player count. |
