Nimbus AntiCheat vs Polar Anticheat
| Nimbus AntiCheat | Polar Anticheat | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | self-hosted | Web, Windows, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Server platforms | Paper (or compatible fork) | Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, Imanity Spigot v3.x.x |
| Minecraft versions | 1.21; built and tested against Paper 1.21.8; other 1.21.x builds may work but are untested | Client 1.7.10 through 26.1.x; server 1.8.8, 1.16.5, 1.18.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x, 1.21.x, and 26.1.x |
| Detection coverage | Movement: Speed, Prediction, BunnyHop, Flight, MotionY, HighJump, Step, NoFall, NoSlow, NoWeb, Phase, Jesus, Spider, FastClimb, InventoryMove, Velocity; Combat: KillAura, KillAuraNPC, Reach, AutoClicker, Criticals, HitThroughWalls, InvalidAttack, ClientBrand; World: Scaffold, Tower, Nuker, FastPlace, AirPlace, GhostPlace, BlockReach, PlaceReach, ThroughWallBreak; Packet: Timer, BadPackets, GroundSpoof; Inventory and actions: AutoArmor, ChestStealer, AutoTotem, AutoPotion, AutoFish, FastBow, FastEat | Auto Clicker, Heuristics, Invalid Protocol, Movement, Tick Speed, Inventory, World Interaction, Latency Abuse |
| Enforcement actions | Alerts, violation logging, configurable commands, kick, temporary ban, permanent ban, freeze, setback, illegal-action cancellation, Discord notifications | Movement and combat mitigations, velocity adjustment, hit cancellation, setbacks, damage reduction, range reduction, kicks, bans |
| Replay analysis | Yes | No |
| Licensed servers | — | 5 servers |
Both are listed in Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins. On Specifiction, Nimbus AntiCheat scores higher on our published basis.