Intave vs Shard

Intave is a server-side cheating solution for Minecraft servers running Spigot. Its detection approach emulates game code, compares results, and corrects them. Movement and combat cheat detection are listed for every plan; Base and Enterprise also include combat automation and build automation detection. Available enforcement actions include notifications, movement corrections, kicks, temporary or permanent bans, custom proxy commands, and other server responses. Replay analysis is available. Intave is multithreaded and says it supports any player count, with a workflow up to 50 times faster than equivalent game code and the ability to sustain thousands of players. Some detections require an active internet connection. Plans include a free tier and Base and Enterprise, each listed at €79 a month, billed per kilo player-hour. Enterprise is available from 100kPH per month; one kPH represents one thousand hours of playtime. Optional components include automatic updates, storage integrations, and a runtime agent that temporarily patches server classes without permanently changing the server jar.

Shard is a Minecraft server anti-cheat service combining a plugin for self-hosted servers with a cloud dashboard. Its behavior analysis is trained on real gameplay, and Shard says it detects cheaters without manual review. Listed detection coverage includes killaura, aim assist and triggerbot. The dashboard brings statistics for connected servers together. To set it up, users install the plugin, create a server in the dashboard and connect it with the /shard connect command. The plugin requires Java 17 or newer and a Paper or Folia server; supported storage options include SQLite and MySQL, with MariaDB also described in the documentation. Shard describes its software as open source, and the plugin is licensed under GPLv3. Shard 1 Flash is available on any plan; the more accurate Shard 1 Pro is available on paid plans after account verification. A credit covers 400,000 checks with Flash or 100,000 with Pro. The Free plan is free and includes five monthly credits, one server and up to 10 online players.