| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Software | 7.7 (#12) | 7.1 (#21) |
| Product | Glowstone is a lightweight, open-source Minecraft server written in Java for Minecraft: Java Edition. | Steel is a Minecraft Java Edition server implementation written in Rust targeting Minecraft 26.2. |
| Project status | The project warns that Glowstone is not feature-complete and may have missing features compared with vanilla server software. | Steel is under active development and is described as pre-alpha. |
| Security | The official pages opened do not state security certifications or compliance claims. | Steel uses Rust and its memory-safety guarantees; the docs say memory-safe code means fewer crashes and exploits. |
| Support | The maker directs users to its documentation, FAQ, and Discord chat for help. | The project directs users and contributors to its Discord community and GitHub repository. |