Cliff vs Minecraft Server Manager
Cliff
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| Figure | Cliff | Minecraft Server Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Control Panels | 8.6 (#3) | 7.5 (#17) |
| Backups | Cliff supports manual and scheduled backups, restore, and retention cleanup. | It supports automatic world backups to private GitHub repositories and cron-based backup schedules with retention policies. |
| License | Cliff is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. | The repository includes the Apache License, Version 2.0. |
| Mod integrations | Cliff’s repository says mods and plugins can be managed through Modrinth and CurseForge. | Mod and plugin sources include Modrinth, CurseForge, Spiget, and direct URLs; CurseForge requires a CF_API_KEY. |
| Mods and plugins | Users can search and install mods and plugins through Modrinth and CurseForge. | The CLI supports mod and plugin sources including Modrinth, CurseForge, and Spiget, as well as direct URLs. |
| Server types | It supports Vanilla, Paper, Purpur, Folia, Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge servers. | The project documents Vanilla, Paper, Forge, Fabric, NeoForge, and Modrinth modpack server options. |
| Support | The maker directs users to Discord for community help and updates. | The documentation directs usage and configuration questions to its AI Assistant, which it says is trained on the project documentation. |
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