Fabric vs SpigotMC Resources
Fabric
fabricmc.net
SpigotMC Resources
spigotmc.orgSide by side
| Figure | Fabric | SpigotMC Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Software | 8.8 (#3) | 8.3 (#4) |
| Build tooling | Fabric Loom is a Gradle plugin for developing and debugging mods. | Spigot is built and installed with the official BuildTools process, which produces Spigot and CraftBukkit server jars. |
| License | Yarn is a set of open Minecraft mappings offered under the Creative Commons Zero license. | The public Spigot-API repository is marked GPL-3.0, and its license file contains GNU GPL v3 terms. |
| What it does | Fabric Loader provides mod loading facilities and useful abstractions for other mods to use. | The Resources section lets developers publish Minecraft plugins and related software for server owners to discover and download. |
Plans
SpigotMC Resources
- Free resourcesFree
- Premium resourcesPrice not published
In their own words
Fabric
Fabric is a free, modular mod loader for Minecraft, with tools for playing and building mods. The Fabric Loader download supplies the basic loader; most mods also need Fabric API in the mods folder for the extra APIs they use. Players can install through options including Minecraft Launcher, Minecraft Server, MultiMC, CurseForge, GDLauncher, ATLauncher, MCUpdater, Technic, portablemc, and Metadata API. For developers, Fabric offers an online template generator, project templates, command-line tools, and an example mod repository. Fabric Loom is a Gradle plugin for developing and debugging mods. Its wider toolchain includes Yarn, open Minecraft mappings offered under CC0; Intermediary, which provides match information for cross-version mods; and Tiny Remapper for JAR files. Documentation covers player installation and troubleshooting as well as developer topics from setup through rendering and networking. Fabric is free, supports Java mods, and is described as mostly version independent. Its site says it is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang.
SpigotMC Resources
SpigotMC Resources has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.