BukkitDev vs PluginsMC

BukkitDev is a catalog for browsing Minecraft server plugins, including Bukkit plugins. Visitors can browse project pages, filter by game version, and sort listings. Categories include administration, anti-griefing, chat, developer tools, economy, mechanics, teleportation, and world management; example projects include an in-game map editor, voice chat, custom villager shops, and world management tools. Bukkit itself is free, open-source software for extending and controlling Minecraft multiplayer servers. The site directs creators to CurseForge publishing and documentation resources. CurseForge’s API can support project management and retrieve details such as game versions and dependencies, while creators can automate uploads through a CI/CD pipeline. API use requires a reviewed application and an issued key, plus a generated token. Project owners can restrict third-party distribution of project information and files through the API. The directory lists version history, dependency metadata, reviews, and manual listing approval. CurseForge describes automated checks and manual review; questions about a project’s in-game behavior go to its author.

PluginsMC sells modular Minecraft plugins for Paper and Spigot servers. Its Java 21 code targets Paper 1.21 and later, with products covering economies, profiles, auctions, jobs, rewards, crates, referrals, farm worlds, and PlotSquared interfaces. The maker presents these plugins for Citybuild, Survival, and Roleplay servers. VMultiEconomy supports the Vault API and can act as a Vault provider. VMultiEconomy, VMarket, VAuctionhouse, and VProfil share one data model. VCrates supports local flat-file storage or MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL with connection pooling. VCompany adds player-run firms, employee ranks and salaries, work-time tracking, company chest shops, and a taxed shared account. Purchases are one-time payments, starting at €12.99. After purchase, the dashboard provides licences, JAR downloads, versions, changelogs, and server IP management. Licences use IP binding and state product-specific limits and update terms.