BedrockMap vs Pl3xMap

BedrockMap turns Minecraft Bedrock and Java world files into interactive web maps. It accepts Bedrock.mcworld and Java Edition.zip files up to 20GB, then maps the Overworld, Nether, and End for switching between dimensions. The viewer supports panning, zooming, touch gestures, coordinates, and customization of block colors, render size, zoom scale, grid display, thumbnails, and marker styles. Premium Timelines preserve earlier renders as versions to revisit and compare. Premium Auto-Sync can retrieve server backups over SFTP, FTP, or FTPS, or receive API Push uploads from a server script. Premium addons or plugins can add live player tracking and marker creation for Bedrock and Java servers. The free plan allows one world upload and two renders per day, with a limited render area and public sharing links. Premium is listed at $4 a month; the pricing note also says paid plans start at $5/mo. Private maps are restricted to the owner and authorized users, and uploaded world data is not shared with third parties. BedrockMap says it is not an official Minecraft product or associated with Mojang.

Pl3xMap is a free, MIT-licensed world map viewer for Minecraft servers, using the game's vanilla rendering style. It presents a top-down 2D map designed for navigation, with live updates, dimension maps, and markers or waypoints. Player markers can show yaw rotation, health and armor. Built-in render types include basic, night, biomes, inhabited and flowermap, and the browser interface uses Leaflet. The project lists CraftBukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur and Fabric as supported server platforms; Fabric requires Fabric API. Additional compatibility listings include Bukkit, Folia, Forge and Quilt. Pl3xMap installs as a jar in the server's plugins or mods directory and includes an internal web server that defaults to port 8080. Some server hosts restrict ports, so setup may depend on what the host permits. Integrations can hide vanished players, show world borders, or display public homes and warps. Addons can show claim areas, banners, signs, loaded mobs and player death spots, though addon support is not guaranteed. Developers can import the Pl3xMap API through Gradle or Maven; the project directs users to Discord for help.