PocketMine-MP vs SteelMC
PocketMine-MP
pmmp.ioSteelMC
steelmc.devSide by side
| Figure | PocketMine-MP | SteelMC |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Software | 8.2 (#6) | 7.1 (#21) |
| License | The project is licensed under LGPL-3.0. | SteelMC is free software licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or later. |
| Project status | The maker says the team will provide no further updates for new Minecraft versions; the repository was archived on July 9, 2026. | Steel is under active development and is described as pre-alpha. |
| Support | The project README directs users to its Discord community and Stack Overflow's pocketmine tag for questions. | The project directs users and contributors to its Discord community and GitHub repository. |
| Supported systems | The project officially tries to support Windows, Linux, and macOS on 64-bit systems. | Steel supports Java Edition TCP networking, Mojang authentication and encryption, Zlib compression, world generation, chunk persistence, block interaction, movement validation, signed chat, inventories, entities and block entities. |
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PocketMine-MP
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