| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Proxy Software | 8.0 (#4) | 7.3 (#16) |
| Downloads | The project publishes standalone binaries for Linux, Mac, and Windows and a multi-architecture Docker image for amd64, arm64, and arm32v6. | The guide directs users to download Waterdog.jar from GitHub Releases or waterdog.dev and says older-Java builds require compiling it themselves. |
| Integrations | It includes ngrok agent support and can send connection and route event notifications to a configured webhook. | The docs describe NPC/slapper integration through a downstream transfer command or by implementing the transfer method in an NPC plugin. |
| Server compatibility | It works with itzg/minecraft-server and can also be used with any Minecraft server. | The docs list Nukkit Vanilla, PocketMine API 4 and 5, Dragonfly, MiNET, GoMint, and JukeboxMC as compatible; PowerNukkit and PowerNukkitX are incompatible, while Bedrock Dedicated Server may work. |