Shard vs Vulcan Anti-Cheat
Shard
shard.ac
Vulcan Anti-Cheat
vulcanac.netSide by side
| Figure | Shard | Vulcan Anti-Cheat |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 1,490 RUB/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft anti-cheat plugins | 8.1 (#7) | 7.1 (#30) |
| Spec score · Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins | 7.7 (#12) | 7.1 (#29) |
| Purpose | Shard provides cloud protection against combat cheats on Minecraft servers. | Vulcan is a Minecraft anticheat that detects and prevents cheating on servers using packet-level analysis. |
| Support | Shard lists email for support, billing, and refund requests, plus Telegram and a Discord community. | The site says support tickets are answered in minutes, often instantly, when staff are awake; its wiki says users must verify their account before receiving support. |
Plans
Shard
- FreeFree
- Plus1,490 RUB a month
- Pro2,490 RUB a month
- Business3,490 RUB a month
- Scale4,990 RUB a month
- Max7,990 RUB a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Shard
Shard is a Minecraft server anti-cheat service combining a plugin for self-hosted servers with a cloud dashboard. Its behavior analysis is trained on real gameplay, and Shard says it detects cheaters without manual review. Listed detection coverage includes killaura, aim assist and triggerbot. The dashboard brings statistics for connected servers together. To set it up, users install the plugin, create a server in the dashboard and connect it with the /shard connect command. The plugin requires Java 17 or newer and a Paper or Folia server; supported storage options include SQLite and MySQL, with MariaDB also described in the documentation. Shard describes its software as open source, and the plugin is licensed under GPLv3. Shard 1 Flash is available on any plan; the more accurate Shard 1 Pro is available on paid plans after account verification. A credit covers 400,000 checks with Flash or 100,000 with Pro. The Free plan is free and includes five monthly credits, one server and up to 10 online players.
Vulcan Anti-Cheat
Vulcan Anti-Cheat has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.