| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Proxy Software | 7.6 (#10) | 7.5 (#13) |
| Deployment | The README documents Linux kernel 5.8 or later for its recommended mitigation setup and shows running Infrared as a systemd service. | The project provides an executable JAR and Docker images, and documents GUI, configuration-file, and CLI usage. |
| License | The repository lists the Apache License 2.0, whose terms grant no-charge copyright and patent licenses subject to its conditions. | The repository identifies ViaProxy as GPL-3.0 licensed. |
| Purpose | Infrared describes itself as a Minecraft reverse proxy with Layer 7 protection, written in Go. | ViaProxy is a standalone proxy that lets players join Minecraft servers across Classic, Alpha, Beta, Release, and Bedrock versions. |