CheatDetector vs ExploitShield
CheatDetector
luketv.netExploitShield
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| Figure | CheatDetector | ExploitShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins | 7.7 (#9) | 7.6 (#13) |
| Spec score · Minecraft anti-cheat plugins | 7.0 (#31) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Compatibility | It supports Paper 1.21.1+ and 26.1+ or compatible forks including Purpur and Folia, and requires PacketEvents. | The README lists Minecraft 1.17.x–1.21.x and Paper, Spigot, and Folia, with Java 17+ required. |
| License | The listing's Standard EULA permits use on projects you own with attribution. | ExploitShield is licensed under GPL-3.0; the README says distributed modified versions or projects incorporating its source must also use GPL-3.0 and make their complete source code public. |
| Purpose | CheatDetector identifies installed cheat mods on Minecraft players when they join a server. | ExploitShield is an open-source Minecraft server plugin for protection against packet exploits, crash attempts, invalid NBT data, malicious payloads, and duplication methods. |
| Support | The listing includes support from the creator, and the maker invites questions or issue reports through Discord at @lukeplaystv. | The project directs users to its Discord community for help, bug reports, and feature suggestions, and welcomes GitHub issues and contributions. |
Plans
In their own words
CheatDetector
CheatDetector has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
ExploitShield
ExploitShield is a free, open-source Minecraft server plugin that guards against packet exploits, crash attempts, invalid NBT data, malicious payloads, and duplication methods. It filters and validates packets, limits their rate, detects malformed traffic, and checks payloads and plugin messages. NBT checks cover oversized content, invalid UTF-8, illegal characters, and invalid stack sizes. Listed crash protections address books, signs, payloads, chat overflow, TabComplete, and invalid packet cancellation. Duplication defenses cover inventory, creative, hoppers, containers, pistons, minecarts, boats, and vehicles, alongside chunk detection and item signature tracking. Administrators can configure protection modules, thresholds, packet and rate limits, alert messages, and punishments. Responses include alerts, cancellations, kicks, bans, IP bans, and custom commands. It supports Minecraft 1.17.x–1.21.x on Paper, Spigot, and Folia, and requires Java 17+, PacketEvents 2.13.0+, and ProtocolLib 5.4.0+. The license is GPL-3.0; modified distributions or projects incorporating its source must use that license and publish their complete source code.