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Best Minecraft Anti-Cheat Plugins in 2026

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In short: GuardAC is ranked #1 of 44 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Intave and MLSAC. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Intave. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Intave at €79/mo.

Minecraft anti-cheat plugins are relevant to server operators comparing ways to detect and address cheating. Review detection coverage together with enforcement actions, and check the Minecraft versions and server platforms listed for each option. Replay analysis and licensed-server details add further points to examine, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. GuardAC, Intave, and MLSAC are among the entries, with CheckHacks, GK AntiCheat, Nimbus AntiCheat, NoCheatPlus, and VoidAC also represented. Consider the versions and server platforms you run, then compare the documented detection, response, and analysis capabilities against your server’s requirements.

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

Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score

  1. 1 GuardAC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Server platforms: Paper, Spigot, Purpur, FoliaMinecraft versions: 1.16 and newerDetection coverage: KillAura, aim assist, abnormal combat crosshair movement, sharp player movement-style changes
  2. 2 Intave No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4€79/mo Server platforms: SpigotMinecraft versions: 1.8 through 26.3Detection 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
  3. 3 MLSAC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Server platforms: Paper, Spigot, Folia, kSpigot, PurpurDetection coverage: Camera-movement anomalies; behavioral anomalies; chat activity
  4. 4 CheckHacks No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Server platforms: Paper, Spigot, FoliaMinecraft versions: 1.21+Detection coverage: client-side mods, hack clients, anti-cheat flags, abnormal or blocked client responses
  5. 5 GK AntiCheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Server platforms: SpigotMinecraft versions: 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16Detection coverage: Hacked clients; spamming bots
  6. 6 Nimbus AntiCheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free 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 untestedDetection 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
  7. 7 NoCheatPlus No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Server platforms: Bukkit, Spigot, CraftBukkitMinecraft 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; 1.7.10Detection coverage: flying, speeding, combat hacks, fast block breaking, nukers, inventory hacks, chat spam, block interaction, block placement, network packet abuse
  8. 8 VoidAC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.9 Server platforms: Paper 1.16.5; compatible forksMinecraft versions: 1.16.5Detection 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
  9. 9 ReducedX-Anti Cheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Server platforms: Paper, SpigotMinecraft versions: 1.21.xDetection coverage: KillAura, reach, autoclicker, anti-knockback, hitbox exploits, speed, fly, NoFall, Jesus, Step, Scaffold, X-Ray, FastPlace, PacketFlood, JoinFlood, ReconnectSpam
  10. 10 GrimAC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Server platforms: Bukkit/Spigot/Paper and most forks; Folia; FabricMinecraft versions: 1.8–26.1Detection coverage: Movement, reach, NoFall, timer, AntiKnockback, NoSlow, Scaffold/block placement, bad packets, crashes
  11. 11 AntiGuard No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: Paper, PurpurMinecraft versions: 1.20.x; tested on 1.20.4Detection coverage: Fly, Speed, Reach, KillAura, AutoClick, NoSwing, NoFall, FastBreak
  12. 12 DuckyAntiCheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: Spigot, PaperMinecraft versions: 1.20.6Detection 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
  13. 13 ExploitShield No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: Paper, Spigot, FoliaMinecraft versions: 1.17.x – 1.21.xDetection coverage: packet exploits, crash attempts, invalid NBT data, malicious payloads, duplication methods
  14. 14 FoxAddition Anti-Cheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: Spigot, Paper, FoliaMinecraft versions: 1.7.2 to latest; tested on Folia 1.21.8Detection 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
  15. 15 Grace Anticheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: Velocity, PaperMinecraft versions: 1.19+Detection coverage: closet cheating, ghost cheating, blatant hacking
  16. 16 MOG-ANTICHEAT No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: Spigot, PaperMinecraft versions: 1.8.9, 1.12.2; listed compatibility range 1.8–1.12.2Detection coverage: Killaura, Reach, Speed, Spider, Timer, Scaffold, Destroyer, PacketSpammer
  17. 17 NPN Advanced Packet Protection No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, PurpurMinecraft versions: 1.20.1 - LatestDetection coverage: Malformed packets; packet abuse; inventory exploits; protocol manipulation; server crashers; dupes; packet bursts; duplicate packets; packet replays; invalid packet states
  18. 18 SentinelAC No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Server platforms: FabricMinecraft versions: 1.21.6Detection coverage: Movement: Speed, Fly, NoFall, Jesus, Step, Timer, Elytra exploits; Combat: KillAura, Reach, AutoClicker, Criticals, Velocity; World: Scaffold, FastBreak, InventoryMove; Packets: BadPackets
  19. 19 AntiCheatX No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Server platforms: Paper; Paper-compatible forksMinecraft versions: 1.21.1Detection coverage: fly; speed hacks; X-ray; KillAura/combat hacks; reach hacks; NoFall; timer manipulation; scaffold hacks; irregular movement
  20. 20 BSAntiCheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Server platforms: Paper, FoliaMinecraft versions: Paper 1.21.10+; built against the 1.21.10 APIDetection coverage: Movement, combat, world interaction, packet-level, vehicle, XRay, inventory
  21. 21 Frequency No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Server platforms: SpigotMinecraft versions: 1.8.8Detection coverage: packet, rotation, post, position
  22. 22 IceLater No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Server platforms: Spigot, PaperMinecraft versions: 1.20.x; Paper API 1.20.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOTDetection coverage: Speed, Fly, Reach, NoFall, FastBreak, AutoClick, PacketRate, KillAura
  23. 23 Medusa No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Server platforms: SpigotMinecraft versions: 1.8–1.12; tested major versions 1.7–1.12Detection coverage: aimbots, autoclickers, reach, movement anomalies, inventory cheats, protocol violations, behavior anomalies
  24. 24 MX Anticheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Minecraft versions: 1.8-1.21Detection coverage: aim hacks
  25. 25 NXAntiCheat No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Server platforms: PaperMinecraft versions: Paper 1.21 or newerDetection coverage: click-entropy; rotation-quantization

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Questions about this list

Which Minecraft anti-cheat plugin is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?

GuardAC is ranked #1 of 44 with a score of 6.4. Intave is second and MLSAC 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.

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