PunishmentSystem vs ReportsGUI

PunishmentSystem is a free, open-source Minecraft server plugin for administering player discipline through a graphical interface. It supports bans, temporary bans, mutes, kicks, and unbans, while maintaining searchable punishment histories with pagination, filters, and export options. Release 1.1.0 lists a database, case and points systems, a case-lookup plugin, and an API. Discord notifications can include the punishment type, reason, staff member, duration, timestamp, player details, and server name. Ban-evasion detection tracks IP addresses, compares banned players with new joiners, alerts staff with the required permission, and records suspected attempts. The README lists EssentialsX integration and support for Paper, Spigot, and Folia servers running Minecraft 1.21 or later with Java 11 or later. Bedrock Edition players can use a configurable prefix. The project says punishment data uses AES-256 encryption, secure key handling, tamper protection, and automatic backups. It is self-hosted and licensed under GPL v3.

ReportsGUI is a self-hosted Minecraft plugin for handling player reports and administering punishments. Staff can report, kick, ban, warn, mute or freeze players. The /reports command shows up to 54 unhandled reports, while /profile displays player information and lets staff issue punishments even without an active report. Team chat is available through /teamchat: logged-in staff can send staff-only messages using @tc or @teamchat. Staff must be logged into Teamchat to receive report and warning notifications and to manage reports and punishments. The listing identifies Minecraft 1.17 as the plugin’s native major version and provides a 422.5 KB JAR download. It says other languages can be used if users translate them themselves. A public GitHub repository is linked, with an invitation to fork, download and edit the project with credit to the author. ReportsGUI costs nothing. Its configuration has a specific limit: adding more than 27 report reasons will cause the plugin to break.