| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Software | 8.8 (#2) | 8.0 (#8) |
| API | Allay's API is published to Maven Central, with snapshot versions available through Sonatype's central snapshot repository. | The API includes 60+ events and features for commands, forms, scoreboards, inventories, and permissions. |
| Installation | Allay can be installed with AllayLauncher on Windows and Linux, or downloaded as a shaded JAR and run manually. | Endstone can be installed as a Python package with pip or run from its official Docker image. |
| License | The project says its content is generally open source under LGPL-3.0, while its data and codegen folders use MIT. | The repository states that Endstone is licensed under Apache-2.0. |
| Plugin languages | Allay supports plugins written in Java, Kotlin, and Scala. | Plugins can be written in Python or C++. |