Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins in 2026
Updated
In short: CheckHacks is ranked #1 of 41 as of 2 October 2026, ahead of GuardAC and Intave. The best-ranked option with a free plan is GuardAC. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Intave at €79/mo.
Anti-cheat plugins help Minecraft server operators detect rule-breaking and choose how to respond. Compare options by detection coverage, enforcement actions, supported Minecraft versions and server platforms, and whether replay analysis is available. Licensing and pricing are also listed, so check licensed-server requirements and the free-plan or paid-from details when weighing a fit for your community. The first entries include Nimbus AntiCheat, Intave, and Windfall Anti-Cheat, with Shard and GuardAC also among the options shown. Use the feature comparisons to see which plugin aligns with your server setup and the kinds of checks and follow-up actions you want to consider.
41 minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
41ranked
6free plans on this page
€79/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 CheckHacks Top pick · 7.2 Free plan · Free #2 GuardAC Runner-up · 7.2 Free plan · Free
#3 Intave Also great · 7.1 Free plan · €79/mo
- Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21+
- Detection coverage
- client-side mods, hack clients, anti-cheat flags, abnormal or blocked client responses
- Enforcement actions
- custom commands, detection alerts, DETECTED/PROTECTED result states
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.16 and newer
- Detection coverage
- KillAura, aim assist, abnormal combat crosshair movement, sharp player movement-style changes
- Enforcement actions
- alerts, logs, kicks, bans, broadcasts, console commands, optional combat suppression
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8 through 26.3
- Detection coverage
- Reach, hitbox, fastbreak, click automation, click-speed anomalies, combat automation, interaction cheats, inventory-related cheats, movement cheats, placement automation, protocol inconsistencies, game-speed changes
- Enforcement actions
- Notifications, movement setbacks/corrections, kick, temporary ban, permanent ban, custom proxy commands, inventory closing, item-use reset, packet stopping or delay
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms€79/mofirst paid tier About IntaveVisit site - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.99 one-time
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16
- Detection coverage
- Hacked clients; spamming bots
- Enforcement actions
- Kick; automatic ban; whitelist exclusion
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper (or compatible fork)
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21; built and tested against Paper 1.21.8; other 1.21.x builds may work but are untested
- 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
- Enforcement actions
- Alerts, violation logging, configurable commands, kick, temporary ban, permanent ban, freeze, setback, illegal-action cancellation, Discord notifications
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Bukkit, Spigot, CraftBukkit
- Minecraft versions
- 1.12-1.12.2; 1.11-1.11.2; 1.10-1.10.2; 1.9.4; 1.8.4-1.8.8; 1.7.10
- Detection coverage
- flying, speeding, combat hacks, fast block breaking, nukers, inventory hacks, chat spam, block interaction, block placement, network packet abuse
- Enforcement actions
- cancel, logging, server commands, ban, kick, deny login
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21.x
- Detection coverage
- KillAura, reach, autoclicker, anti-knockback, hitbox exploits, speed, fly, NoFall, Jesus, Step, Scaffold, X-Ray, FastPlace, PacketFlood, JoinFlood, ReconnectSpam
- Enforcement actions
- Warn, Kick, TempMute, TempBan, PermBan, IP Ban
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Purpur
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.x; tested on 1.20.4
- Detection coverage
- Fly, Speed, Reach, KillAura, AutoClick, NoSwing, NoFall, FastBreak
- Enforcement actions
- flag, kick, ban; ban status lift/appeal via REST API
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Folia, kSpigot, Purpur
- Detection coverage
- Camera-movement anomalies; behavioral anomalies; chat activity
- Enforcement actions
- Alerts; kick; ban; damage reduction
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Folia
- Detection coverage
- killaura, aim assist, triggerbot
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper; Paper-compatible forks
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21.1
- Detection coverage
- fly; speed hacks; X-ray; KillAura/combat hacks; reach hacks; NoFall; timer manipulation; scaffold hacks; irregular movement
- Enforcement actions
- NONE; WARN; KICK; BAN
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.6
- Detection coverage
- air jumping; midair block placement; auto-totem; auto-trap; abnormal yaw/pitch and packet manipulation; Elytra aim; Elytra critical hits; ground spoofing; fast climbing; fast block placement; flying; invalid placement; invalid position; NoSlowDown contexts; web movement; reach; hitting through blocks; timer and packet-rate anomalies
- Enforcement actions
- cancel events; setback or teleport; execute configurable server commands; send staff and console alerts; send Discord webhook logs
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.17.x – 1.21.x
- Detection coverage
- packet exploits, crash attempts, invalid NBT data, malicious payloads, duplication methods
- Enforcement actions
- alert, cancel, kick, ban, IP ban, custom commands
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- 1.7.2 to latest; tested on Folia 1.21.8
- Detection coverage
- irregular packets; break aura; bed aura; chest aura; nuker; invalid movement; invalid vehicles; pullback; fly; step; VClip; Blink/Timer; invalid abilities; invalid block placement; invalid KeepAlive; invalid positions; NaN; infinity; invalid yaw/pitch; crashers; disablers
- Enforcement actions
- cancel packets or actions; notify; kick; eject; setback or pullback
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8.8
- Detection coverage
- packet, rotation, post, position
- Enforcement actions
- alerts, bans, broadcasts
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Velocity, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.19+
- Detection coverage
- closet cheating, ghost cheating, blatant hacking
- Enforcement actions
- teleport back, kick, ban
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.x; Paper API 1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT
- Detection coverage
- Speed, Fly, Reach, NoFall, FastBreak, AutoClick, PacketRate, KillAura
- Enforcement actions
- Ban, kick
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8–1.12; tested major versions 1.7–1.12
- Detection coverage
- aimbots, autoclickers, reach, movement anomalies, inventory cheats, protocol violations, behavior anomalies
- Enforcement actions
- alerts, logs, mitigation, custom commands
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8.9, 1.12.2; listed compatibility range 1.8–1.12.2
- Detection coverage
- Killaura, Reach, Speed, Spider, Timer, Scaffold, Destroyer, PacketSpammer
- Enforcement actions
- Block detected hacks, issue violation alerts, toggle checks
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8-1.21
- Detection coverage
- aim hacks
- Enforcement actions
- alerts; lag-backs
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur
- Minecraft versions
- 1.20.1 - Latest
- Detection coverage
- Malformed packets; packet abuse; inventory exploits; protocol manipulation; server crashers; dupes; packet bursts; duplicate packets; packet replays; invalid packet states
- Enforcement actions
- Packet cancellation; violation handling
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper
- Minecraft versions
- Paper 1.21 or newer
- Detection coverage
- click-entropy; rotation-quantization
- Enforcement actions
- kick; 30-day ban; permanent ban
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper
- Minecraft versions
- Paper 1.21.11, 1.21.10, and 1.21.8
- Detection coverage
- speed, flight, timer, hover, and ascent cheats
- Enforcement actions
- rubber-band/setback to the last valid position; API option to teleport to the highest solid block
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms - apiself-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper 1.16.5; compatible forks
- Minecraft versions
- 1.16.5
- Detection coverage
- KillAura, CPS, reach, aim deviation, through-wall hits, player anomalies, trajectory behavior, snap aiming, lock-on behavior, packet spam, invalid coordinates, NBT manipulation, X-ray, VPNs
- Enforcement actions
- Confidence scoring, alerts, automatic bans, manual bans, freezes, spectating, reports, evidence logging
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot, Paper, Folia, Purpur
- Minecraft versions
- 1.7–26.2+
- Detection coverage
- movement, combat, packet, inventory
- Enforcement actions
- warn, kick, ban
RecognisedDocumentedPriceFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which minecraft anti-cheat plugin is ranked first on VGSources?
CheckHacks is ranked #1 of 41 with a score of 7.2. GuardAC is second and Intave third.
How many of these have a free plan?
6 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Intave has the lowest first paid tier we found: €79/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each host or developer publishes: price of the first paid plan, a free tier or trial, supported platforms and the depth of its public documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.