AntiCheatX vs Nimbus AntiCheat
| AntiCheatX | Nimbus AntiCheat | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Server platforms | Paper; Paper-compatible forks | Paper (or compatible fork) |
| Minecraft versions | 1.21.1 | 1.21; built and tested against Paper 1.21.8; other 1.21.x builds may work but are untested |
| Detection coverage | fly; speed hacks; X-ray; KillAura/combat hacks; reach hacks; NoFall; timer manipulation; scaffold hacks; irregular movement | Movement: Speed, Prediction, BunnyHop, Flight, MotionY, HighJump, Step, NoFall, NoSlow, NoWeb, Phase, Jesus, Spider, FastClimb, InventoryMove, Velocity; Combat: KillAura, KillAuraNPC, Reach, AutoClicker, Criticals, HitThroughWalls, InvalidAttack, ClientBrand; World: Scaffold, Tower, Nuker, FastPlace, AirPlace, GhostPlace, BlockReach, PlaceReach, ThroughWallBreak; Packet: Timer, BadPackets, GroundSpoof; Inventory and actions: AutoArmor, ChestStealer, AutoTotem, AutoPotion, AutoFish, FastBow, FastEat |
| Enforcement actions | NONE; WARN; KICK; BAN | Alerts, violation logging, configurable commands, kick, temporary ban, permanent ban, freeze, setback, illegal-action cancellation, Discord notifications |
| Replay analysis | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins. On Specifiction, Nimbus AntiCheat scores higher on our published basis.