BanManager vs ExtraBan
BanManager
banmanagement.com
ExtraBan
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| Figure | BanManager | ExtraBan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Moderation Plugins | 7.9 (#2) | 7.6 (#4) |
| Maker | The site credits James Mortemore and displays a 2012–2026 copyright; it does not state a headquarters or founding year. | The listing credits ThemoO / m_1z.4 as the copyright holder and identifies Themo_124X as the Spigot author. |
| Purpose | BanManager is a suite of moderation plugins and apps for Minecraft servers. | ExtraBan is a moderation plugin for Paper servers that manages bans, freezes, mutes, warnings, reports, and staff chat. |
| Reports | Players can report behavior while staff are offline, and staff can track and resolve reports later. | Players can submit reports and staff can manage a report queue. |
| Support | The maker directs users to its Discord, GitHub discussions, and FAQ for support and feature requests. | The listing names Discord support at @m_1z.4, the Extra Flux server, the Spigot resource page, and in-game /eb help. |
| Warnings | The warning system can automatically issue commands after a configured number of warnings, with increasing severity. | Warnings have persistent history and support removing the last warning. |
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In their own words
BanManager
BanManager is a free, open-source suite of moderation plugins and apps for Minecraft servers. It supports bans, IP blocks, mutes, profane-name blocking, and chat moderation that can include shadow muting. Players can report behavior while staff are offline, then staff can track and resolve reports. Configurable warning thresholds can trigger commands with increasing severity. Staff can add notes and review player records, including unbans and who issued them. Downloads are listed for Bukkit variants, BungeeCord, Fabric, Sponge, and Velocity. Data can be stored locally in H2 or remotely with MySQL or MariaDB. The optional self-hosted WebUI adds appeals, reports, role-based permissions, and a dashboard for one or more servers. That interface requires BanManager-WebEnhancer and MySQL 5+ or MariaDB 10+; the default H2 database is unsupported. Its setup page is initially unauthenticated, so the documentation recommends setting a setup token before exposing it to the internet. A developer API lets other plugins read or modify punishment data and receive change events.
ExtraBan
ExtraBan is a moderation plugin for self-hosted Paper servers. It gives staff tools to manage bans, freezes, mutes, warnings, player reports, and staff chat. Ban types include permanent, temporary, offline, and IP bans. The freeze system can lock movement and interaction, with an optional mute while frozen; mute and softban can also restrict chat and player actions. Warnings retain their history, and staff can remove the latest warning. A punish GUI includes a duration picker, alongside tools for history, undo, confirmation, and banlists. Players can submit reports for staff to handle in a queue. Data is stored in YAML by default or SQLite, and optional integrations include LuckPerms, PlaceholderAPI, Discord webhook, and bStats. No dependencies are required. ExtraBan is free and open source under the MIT License. It requires Paper or a fork version 26.2+ and Java 25+. Setup uses a JAR, server restart, and staff-permission configuration.