Medusa vs Nimbus AntiCheat
Medusa
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| Figure | Medusa | Nimbus AntiCheat |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Minecraft anti-cheat plugins | 7.8 (#12) | 7.5 (#22) |
| Spec score · Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins | 7.5 (#18) | 7.1 (#27) |
| Detection | It uses heuristic checks to detect cheats including aimbots, autoclickers, and reach exploits. | The listing describes 43 individually toggleable and tunable checks across movement, combat, world, packet, and inventory categories. |
| Purpose | Medusa is a lightweight, server-side Minecraft anti-cheat and automatic moderation system. | Nimbus is a standalone anticheat for Minecraft servers that uses movement prediction and packet inspection to detect cheats. |
| Support | The maker says support concluded in 2021 after more than 80 user tickets were resolved via Discord. | The maker directs bug reports, false positive reports, and feature requests to Discord or the SpigotMC Discussion tab rather than reviews. |
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Nimbus AntiCheat
Nimbus AntiCheat is a free plugin for detecting cheats on Minecraft servers. Its movement prediction and packet inspection power 43 individually configurable checks across movement, combat, world, packet, and inventory categories. The checks account for conditions such as latency, server lag, movement buffs, teleports, knockback, flight toggles, and join grace. Detection and staff alerts are enabled by default; operators configure punishments before they are used. Available actions include configurable commands, kicks, temporary or permanent bans, freezes, setbacks, and cancellation of illegal actions. Staff tools include player reports, an inspection GUI, in-game check controls, violation logs, and commands for testing alerts and punishments. PacketEvents is required; PlaceholderAPI, Discord webhooks, Citizens, LiteBans, and a permissions plugin are optional integrations. Nimbus requires Java 21 and targets Paper 1.21.x; it was built and tested against Paper 1.21.8, while other 1.21.x builds are untested. It supports Java-edition players, not Bedrock or Geyser players.