Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins in 2026
Updated
50 minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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4 Oct 2026last checked
#NameRuns onPriceScore
26 DuckyAntiCheat — 6.5 JOIN27 MRAC — 6.4 JOIN28 AntiGuard — 6.4 JOIN29 xoxo AntiCheat — 6.3 JOIN30 VelocityGuard — 6.2 JOIN31 NESS Anti-Cheat Reloaded — 6.2 JOIN32 ExploitShield — 6.1 JOIN33 Verus Anticheat — 6.0 JOIN34 Medusa — 6.0 JOIN35 MOG-ANTICHEAT — 6.0 JOIN36 Aegis AntiCheat — 5.9 JOIN37 Artemis AntiCheat — 5.8 JOIN38 MX Anticheat — 5.8 JOIN39 NXAntiCheat — 5.8 JOIN40 IceLater — 5.7 JOIN41 EagleAC — 5.7 JOIN42 AntiCheatX — 5.6 JOIN43 CheatDetector — 5.5 JOIN44 Advanced Anti-Cheat — 5.5 JOIN45 NPN Advanced Packet Protection — 5.5 JOIN46 FloriaAC — 5.3 JOIN47 Frequency — 5.3 JOIN48 HackerBuster — 5.2 JOIN49 Vacan — 5.1 JOIN50 Moa — 5.0 JOIN
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Server platforms | Minecraft versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | DuckyAntiCheat | 6.5 | No | Yes | — | Spigot, Paper | 1.20.6 |
| 27 | MRAC | 6.4 | No | Yes | — | Paper | 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21 |
| 28 | AntiGuard | 6.4 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Purpur | 1.20.x; tested on 1.20.4 |
| 29 | xoxo AntiCheat | 6.3 | No | — | — | Paper, Bukkit, Spigot | 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.2 |
| 30 | VelocityGuard | 6.2 | No | Yes | — | Paper | Paper 1.21.11, 1.21.10, and 1.21.8 |
| 31 | NESS Anti-Cheat Reloaded | 6.2 | No | Yes | — | Spigot; Paper; forks of either | 1.8 through 1.17.1; tested major versions 1.8–1.17 |
| 32 | ExploitShield | 6.1 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Spigot, Folia | 1.17.x – 1.21.x |
| 33 | Verus Anticheat | 6.0 | No | No | 60 one-time | Spigot | 1.7–1.20.1 |
| 34 | Medusa | 6.0 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | 1.8–1.12; tested major versions 1.7–1.12 |
| 35 | MOG-ANTICHEAT | 6.0 | No | Yes | — | Spigot, Paper | 1.8.9, 1.12.2; listed compatibility range 1.8–1.12.2 |
| 36 | Aegis AntiCheat | 5.9 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Folia | 1.21.11; plugin API version 1.21 |
| 37 | Artemis AntiCheat | 5.8 | No | No | — | Bukkit, Spigot | 1.7–1.13.2 |
| 38 | MX Anticheat | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | — | 1.8-1.21 |
| 39 | NXAntiCheat | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | Paper | Paper 1.21 or newer |
| 40 | IceLater | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | Spigot, Paper | 1.20.x; Paper API 1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT |
| 41 | EagleAC | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 |
| 42 | AntiCheatX | 5.6 | No | Yes | — | Paper; Paper-compatible forks | 1.21.1 |
| 43 | CheatDetector | 5.5 | No | — | — | Paper | — |
| 44 | Advanced Anti-Cheat | 5.5 | No | Yes | — | PocketMine-MP | — |
| 45 | NPN Advanced Packet Protection | 5.5 | No | Yes | — | Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur | 1.20.1 - Latest |
| 46 | FloriaAC | 5.3 | No | — | — | Paper | 1.21.11 |
| 47 | Frequency | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | Spigot | 1.8.8 |
| 48 | HackerBuster | 5.2 | No | Yes | — | Paper | 1.20.4 Paper API; 1.20 test-server configuration |
| 49 | Vacan | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.21 |
| 50 | Moa | 5.0 | No | Yes | — | — | — |