LuckPerms vs ThunderPerms
LuckPerms
luckperms.net
ThunderPerms
hangar.papermc.ioSide by side
| Figure | LuckPerms | ThunderPerms |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Permissions Plugins | 8.7 (#2) | 6.4 (#9) |
| API | The project provides a public semantically versioned API module for other plugins to retrieve and integrate with permission data. | ThunderPerms registers an API for permission checks, detailed permission reasons, user and group inspection, assignments, known groups, and storage health. |
| Inheritance | Users and groups can inherit permissions from parent groups, allowing tiered permission structures. | Groups support inheritance with cycle prevention and weights to control priority between inherited permissions. |
| Integrations | LuckPerms exposes placeholders through PlaceholderAPI, MVdWPlaceholderAPI, and Fabric PlaceholderAPI hooks. | ThunderPerms applies Bukkit PermissionAttachment entries for standard permission checks and supports the AugmentedThunder plugin suite, StormEconomy, StormParty, and StormFactions. |
| Purpose | LuckPerms is a permissions plugin for Minecraft servers that lets admins control player access by creating groups and assigning permissions. | ThunderPerms is a lightweight permissions plugin for Paper servers that manages users, groups, inheritance, wildcard permissions, temporary and world-scoped grants, backups, audits, and storage diagnostics. |
| Storage | LuckPerms supports multiple data storage options, including MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB for multi-server networks. | YAML is the default storage backend, with optional SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB support. |
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In their own words
LuckPerms
LuckPerms is a free permissions plugin for Minecraft servers. Administrators use it to create groups and assign player permissions through commands, configuration files, or a browser-based editor. The project provides implementations for server platforms including Bukkit, BungeeCord, Fabric, Forge, Nukkit, Sponge, and Velocity, with NeoForge and Hytale also listed among supported platforms. For multi-server networks, permission data can be shared across instances using the same supported storage system; options include MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and others. The web editor works with all storage types. LuckPerms provides a public API for other plugins and a REST API extension that lets programs read and modify its data without direct database access. It can also run as a standalone app. The project says it does not report to analytics or monitoring services and does not automatically check for or install updates. It does download required libraries and translation bundles over the internet and connects to external services for features such as the web editor. Its FAQ says it supports Minecraft versions from 1.8.8 through the latest release.
ThunderPerms
ThunderPerms is a free permissions plugin for self-hosted Paper servers. It manages UUID-based player permissions, groups, memberships, inheritance, true and false nodes, wildcard nodes, temporary grants, and world-scoped permissions. Group inheritance includes cycle prevention and weights for priority. Expired temporary permissions and memberships are removed automatically. YAML is the default storage backend, with optional SQLite, MySQL, and MariaDB support. Administrators can check and explain permissions, verify or repair data, inspect status, and create backups. Audit logs record permission, group, repair, and backup actions. The API supports permission checks, detailed reasons, user and group inspection, assignments, known groups, and storage health. Safeguards include protected default and built-in administrator groups, path protections against directory traversal, credential redaction, and safer default TLS settings for MySQL and MariaDB. Integrations include the AugmentedThunder suite, StormEconomy, StormParty, and StormFactions. The listed license is Apache 2.0, with Paper and Minecraft version 26.1.2 specified.