GroupManager vs PermissionManager
GroupManager
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| Figure | GroupManager | PermissionManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Permissions Plugins | 8.2 (#4) | 6.4 (#8) |
| Audience | The documentation describes use by Minecraft server owners who need configurable permission ranks such as default, builder, moderator, admin, and owner. | Hangar categorizes the project as an Admin Tools resource. |
| License | The repository identifies GroupManager as GPL-3.0 licensed. | Hangar lists the plugin license as GPL. |
| Minecraft versions | The v3.2 release is labeled for Minecraft 1.8 to 1.20+. | The listed pinned version is 1.0.6-20240721 and its stated Minecraft version range is 1.20.2–1.21. |
| Purpose | GroupManager is a Spigot/Bukkit Minecraft server plug-in for grouping permissions and assigning players to groups. | The project describes PermissionManager as a lightweight permission management plugin for Paper and Folia. |
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In their own words
GroupManager
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.
PermissionManager
PermissionManager is a lightweight permission-management plugin for Minecraft servers using Paper or Folia. Administrators can assign a permission node to a player with `/perm add ` and remove one with `/perm remove `. Use of the `/perm` command requires the `perm.use` permission. Configuration uses the YAML files `groups.yml` and `uses.yml`, and `/perm reload` reloads that configuration. The listed pinned version is 1.0.6-20240721, with a stated Minecraft version range of 1.20.2–1.21; a download is labeled `1.20.2-1.21`. English is listed as supported, and the project is categorized as an Admin Tools resource. PermissionManager is free and includes a GPL-3.0 license. Its scope is limited to player permissions: it has no group inheritance, network support, web editor, or temporary permissions. The repository page does not describe support terms.