Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins in 2026
Updated
In short: MLSAC is ranked #1 of 44 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of CheckHacks and GuardAC. The best-ranked option with a free plan is CheckHacks. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Intave at €79/mo.
Choosing an anti-cheat plugin means weighing how it detects cheating against the actions it can take and the servers it supports. Compare detection coverage and enforcement actions, then check Minecraft versions, server platforms and any licensed-server requirements. Replay analysis may also matter if you need to review incidents, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame the cost. Intave, Nimbus AntiCheat and GuardAC lead the ranking, with NoCheatPlus and ReducedX-Anti Cheat also among the early entries. Use the listed compatibility and feature details to see which options align with the Minecraft server you operate.
44 Minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
44ranked
7free plans on this page
€79/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#1 MLSAC Top pick · 7.1 Free plan · Free
#2 CheckHacks Runner-up · 6.9 Free plan · Free #3 GuardAC Also great · 6.9 Free plan · Free- Free plan WebWindows
- 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Fabric
- Minecraft versions
- 1.21.6
- Detection coverage
- Movement: Speed, Fly, NoFall, Jesus, Step, Timer, Elytra exploits; Combat: KillAura, Reach, AutoClicker, Criticals, Velocity; World: Scaffold, FastBreak, InventoryMove; Packets: BadPackets
- Enforcement actions
- None, kick, ban, or custom command (configurable; punishments off by default)
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Bukkit/Spigot/Paper and most forks; Folia; Fabric
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8–26.1
- Detection coverage
- Movement, reach, NoFall, timer, AntiKnockback, NoSlow, Scaffold/block placement, bad packets, crashes
- Enforcement actions
- In-game alerts, Discord webhooks, kicks, and custom commands
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Server platforms
- Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Folia, Imanity Spigot v3.x.x
- Minecraft versions
- Client 1.7.10 through 26.1.x; server 1.8.8, 1.16.5, 1.18.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x, 1.21.x, and 26.1.x
- Detection coverage
- Auto Clicker, Heuristics, Invalid Protocol, Movement, Tick Speed, Inventory, World Interaction, Latency Abuse
- Enforcement actions
- Movement and combat mitigations, velocity adjustment, hit cancellation, setbacks, damage reduction, range reduction, kicks, bans
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Folia
- Detection coverage
- killaura, aim assist, triggerbot
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Server platforms
- Paper, Folia
- Minecraft versions
- Paper 1.21.10+; built against the 1.21.10 API
- Detection coverage
- Movement, combat, world interaction, packet-level, vehicle, XRay, inventory
- Enforcement actions
- Configurable console commands, optional setback, alerts and logging
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Spigot
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8.8
- Detection coverage
- packet, rotation, post, position
- Enforcement actions
- alerts, bans, broadcasts
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree 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
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- Yes
- Minecraft versions
- 1.8-1.21
- Detection coverage
- aim hacks
- Enforcement actions
- alerts; lag-backs
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which Minecraft anti-cheat plugin is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
MLSAC is ranked #1 of 44 with a score of 7.1. CheckHacks is second and GuardAC third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 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 maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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