| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Control Panels | 8.1 (#8) | 7.9 (#9) |
| 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. | The CLI manages installation and updates of Lodestone Core, and the dashboard can be hosted by Lodestone or self-hosted. |
| Purpose | Aethera is a free, open-source, self-hosted control panel for managing Minecraft game servers. | Lodestone is a free, open source server hosting tool for Minecraft and other multiplayer games. |
| Security | The installer generates a cryptographically random JWT secret and MongoDB password; users can configure their own TLS through a reverse proxy. | Lodestone Core is written in safe Rust and forbids unsafe code, but the project says it has had no formal security audit. |
