Architectury Loom vs ForgeGradle

ALArchitectury Loom9.4Visit ForgeGradle9.0Visit

Higher score AL Architectury Loom #1 in Minecraft Mod Development Tools 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Architectury

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ForgeGradle #4 in Minecraft Mod Development Tools 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit MinecraftForge

• Architectury Loom fits best

  Cross-loader mod teams

• ForgeGradle fits best

  Forge mod development

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Side by side

Feature	ALArchitectury Loom 9.4/10 Visit ↗	ForgeGradle 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Minecraft Mod Development Tools	#4 in Minecraft Mod Development Tools
Best for	Cross-loader mod teams	Forge mod development
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features Architectury Loom 2/4 · ForgeGradle 2/4
Visual editor	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Code debugging	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Dependency management	✓	✓
Artifact packaging	✓	✓
Specs
Supported loaders	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt	Forge, FML
Minecraft versions	1.14.4+	1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.19.4
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt toolchains Handles mappings, decompilation, dependencies, and remapping Free, open-source tooling with production packaging support	Configures Minecraft and Forge dependencies with mappings and reobfuscation Generates client, server, and data-generation run tasks Builds distributable JARs and supports access transformers
Cons	Documentation describes the project as experimental IDE support is limited Primarily suited to Gradle-based build workflows	Focused on Forge and FML rather than broader loader coverage Requires a Gradle-based development workflow Version support is centered on listed Minecraft releases
Our verdict	Architectury Loom is an open-source Gradle plugin for creating deobfuscated Minecraft development environments. It is aimed at Minecraft mod authors and teams building projects across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt. The tool covers… Read the review →	ForgeGradle is a Gradle plugin and development framework for building Minecraft Forge mods. It is designed for developers working within the Forge ecosystem who need project configuration, dependency handling, development run tasks, IDE… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Architectury Loom — where it wins

  • Supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt toolchains
  • Handles mappings, decompilation, dependencies, and remapping
  • Free, open-source tooling with production packaging support

  Where it doesn't

  • Documentation describes the project as experimental
  • IDE support is limited
  • Primarily suited to Gradle-based build workflows

• ForgeGradle — where it wins

  • Configures Minecraft and Forge dependencies with mappings and reobfuscation
  • Generates client, server, and data-generation run tasks
  • Builds distributable JARs and supports access transformers

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on Forge and FML rather than broader loader coverage
  • Requires a Gradle-based development workflow
  • Version support is centered on listed Minecraft releases

• ALArchitectury Loom9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad cross-loader build tool for teams targeting Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt.

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• ForgeGradle9.0/10 · Free plan

  A focused, free Forge toolchain for dependency setup, development runs, and mod packaging.

  Visit MinecraftForgeFull verdict →