Best Shard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from Minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked against Shard on the same published basis.
- 1Shard vs Intave
- 2Shard vs Nimbus AntiCheat
- 3Shard vs GuardAC
- 4Shard vs NoCheatPlus
- 5Shard vs MLSAC
- 7Shard vs Themis Anti Cheat
- 8Shard vs GrimAC
- 9Shard vs FairPlay AntiCheat
- 10Shard vs VoidAC
- 11Shard vs GGIntegrity
- 12Shard vs Polar Anticheat
- 13Shard vs CheckHacks
- 14Shard vs Windfall Anti-Cheat
- 15Shard vs ReducedX-Anti Cheat
- 16Shard vs Vulcan Anti-Cheat
- 17Shard vs Matrix AntiCheat
- 18Shard vs BSAntiCheat
- 19Shard vs AetherisAntiCheat
- 20Shard vs Grace Anticheat
- 21Shard vs GK AntiCheat
Shard alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intave | 9.1 | Free plan | €79/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | Nimbus AntiCheat | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 3 | GuardAC | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 4 | NoCheatPlus | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 5 | MLSAC | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 7 | Themis Anti Cheat | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 8 | GrimAC | 7.7 | No | — | — |
| 9 | FairPlay AntiCheat | 7.5 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 10 | VoidAC | 7.5 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
| 11 | GGIntegrity | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 12 | Polar Anticheat | 7.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
| 13 | CheckHacks | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Windfall Anti-Cheat | 7.2 | No | — | — |
| 15 | ReducedX-Anti Cheat | 7.2 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 16 | Vulcan Anti-Cheat | 7.1 | No | — | — |
| 17 | Matrix AntiCheat | 7.0 | No | — | — |
| 18 | BSAntiCheat | 7.0 | No | — | — |
| 19 | AetherisAntiCheat | 7.0 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Grace Anticheat | 6.8 | No | — | — |
| 21 | GK AntiCheat | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
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Questions about Shard alternatives
What is the best alternative to Shard?
Intave, number 1 in minecraft anti-cheat plugins with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Nimbus AntiCheat, GuardAC, NoCheatPlus and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Shard?
Intave is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives 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.