MyPermissions vs ServerRoles

MyPermissions is a free, open-source plugin for managing permissions, groups, prefixes, and suffixes on Minecraft servers. It provides a web interface and an in-game GUI, with support listed for Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper. Groups can have prefixes, suffixes, permissions, negations, ranks, and a default group, and can be configured in-game. Administrators can assign permissions and negations to individual players. The web interface lets them manage players and groups, create and configure groups, add or remove players, set the default group, and reload the plugin. The project is also available on Modrinth, and its project page points users to a wiki and Discord for help and feature requests. Hangar lists version 1.3.6 for Minecraft 1.21 through 1.21.8. The Bukkit project page lists the V1.3.6 release date as September 22, 2025, and the project creation date as June 4, 2017. It reports 66,114 total downloads. The listed plan costs nothing.

ServerRoles is a free role-based permissions and prefix management plugin for Paper or Purpur servers. Administrators use `/role` commands to configure display names, prefixes, hex colors, priorities, permissions, inheritance, and operator status. Roles can be assigned for a duration using day, hour, and minute values, then revert to the default role when they expire. Expiry checks run when players join and every five minutes, so a role may remain active for up to five minutes beyond its set duration. Permissions can be inherited or negated with a leading hyphen, and a configurable feature can add role prefixes and colors to chat. YAML is the default storage option, with SQLite and MySQL also supported. Optional PlaceholderAPI integration provides nine placeholders, and other plugins can query or change roles through the developer API. Requirements are Paper or Purpur 1.21.11 and Java 21 or later. The project is GPL-3.0 licensed; installation uses a release JAR in the server's `plugins/` folder.