AntiGuard vs FoxAddition Anti-Cheat

AntiGuard is a free anti-cheat plugin for Minecraft Paper and Purpur servers. Its checks cover Fly, Speed, Reach, NoSwing, KillAura, AutoClick, NoFall, and FastBreak, with flag, kick, and ban actions. An embedded web dashboard displays flags, bans, and kicks and lets administrators adjust detection settings live. The REST API exposes statistics, flags, bans, kicks, and configuration endpoints; write operations require an API token if one has been set. AntiGuard can use storage configured for LuckPerms and records data in tables prefixed with `antiguard_`. Documented database options are SQLite, H2, MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL, with bundled SQLite used if LuckPerms storage cannot safely be reused. Installation is a single JAR copied into the server’s `plugins/` folder, followed by a restart. The guide specifies Paper or Purpur 1.20.x and Java 17. The project calls itself an MVP, and its maker recommends adjusting thresholds or check tolerances if legitimate players are flagged.

FoxAddition Anti-Cheat is a free, self-hosted Minecraft server plugin that adds checks alongside another anti-cheat. It supports Spigot, Paper, and Folia, with automatic detection for Folia and traditional Paper or Spigot servers. The Modrinth listing covers Java Edition versions from 1.7.x through 1.21.x and 26.1.x. Listed detections include irregular packets, break aura, bed aura, chest aura, nuker, and invalid movement. Administrators can edit configuration values and disable checks in selected worlds. Available responses include cancelling packets or actions, notifying, kicking, ejecting, and applying a setback or pullback. With GeyserMC it can detect Bedrock players, while Floodgate can control checks by edition. DiscordSRV can send configurable alerts to a chosen channel; optional logs record violations in dated text files. Installation requires placing FoxAddition.jar in the plugins folder and PacketEvents 2.11.0 or newer. The latest listed release is 1.2.3 Beta 2, under an ARR license.