GroupManager vs MyPermissions

GroupManager is a free permissions plug-in for Bukkit and Spigot Minecraft servers. It lets server administrators organize permissions into groups, assign players and set up inheritance hierarchies with promotion or demotion paths. Permission rules can use wildcard, negative and exception nodes. Users and groups can be managed through configuration files, console commands or in-game commands, and permissions can be given expiration periods. Group and user variables include prefixes, suffixes and build status; PlaceholderAPI placeholders expose group details and permission checks to other plug-ins. The listed storage options include YAML, H2, MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL and MariaDB. Installation involves putting the JAR in the server's plugins folder and editing config.yml. The v3.2 release is listed for Minecraft 1.8 to 1.20+. GroupManager does not provide antigrief functionality; other plug-ins must handle that behavior. The project is released under the GNU General Public License version 3.

MyPermissions is a free, open-source plugin for managing permissions, groups, prefixes, and suffixes on Minecraft servers. It provides a web interface and an in-game GUI, with support listed for Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper. Groups can have prefixes, suffixes, permissions, negations, ranks, and a default group, and can be configured in-game. Administrators can assign permissions and negations to individual players. The web interface lets them manage players and groups, create and configure groups, add or remove players, set the default group, and reload the plugin. The project is also available on Modrinth, and its project page points users to a wiki and Discord for help and feature requests. Hangar lists version 1.3.6 for Minecraft 1.21 through 1.21.8. The Bukkit project page lists the V1.3.6 release date as September 22, 2025, and the project creation date as June 4, 2017. It reports 66,114 total downloads. The listed plan costs nothing.