Authority Admin vs AdvancedBan

Authority Admin8.8Visit AdvancedBan8.0Visit

Higher score Authority Admin #4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features View Authority Admin

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AdvancedBan #8 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 8.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features Visit AdvancedBan

• Authority Admin fits best

  Free in-game administration and report triage

• AdvancedBan fits best

  Reliable core punishment administration

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Side by side

Feature	Authority Admin 8.8/10 Visit ↗	AdvancedBan 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.0
Ranking	#4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins	#8 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins
Best for	Free in-game administration and report triage	Reliable core punishment administration
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Authority Admin 2/6 · AdvancedBan 2/6
Report workflow	✓ (best)	—
Chat filters	Not checked yet	—
Staff web panel	Not checked yet	—
Proxy support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Staff notes	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Audit logs	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free in-game panel with punishments, reports, and staff tools Audit logs, inspections, vanish modes, and detection tools in one plugin MySQL enables punishment synchronization across servers	Covers warnings, mutes, bans, kicks, IP bans, and histories Supports Bukkit/Spigot, BungeeCord, MySQL, and local file storage Offers configurable layouts, notes, predefined reasons, and plugin APIs
Cons	Requires Paper 1.21.4 or newer Requires Java 21 or newer Cross-server synchronization requires shared MySQL storage	Does not include a report workflow Does not provide chat filters Does not provide a staff web panel
Our verdict	Authority Admin is a free Paper server plugin that brings moderation and administration into an in-game control panel. It is aimed at Minecraft server staff who need player punishments, report triage, inspections, staff modes, punishment… Read the review →	AdvancedBan is an open-source Minecraft server plugin for administrators managing player punishments on individual servers and networks. It covers warnings, temporary warnings, mutes, temporary mutes, bans, temporary bans, IP bans, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Authority Admin — where it wins

  • Free in-game panel with punishments, reports, and staff tools
  • Audit logs, inspections, vanish modes, and detection tools in one plugin
  • MySQL enables punishment synchronization across servers

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires Paper 1.21.4 or newer
  • Requires Java 21 or newer
  • Cross-server synchronization requires shared MySQL storage

• AdvancedBan — where it wins

  • Covers warnings, mutes, bans, kicks, IP bans, and histories
  • Supports Bukkit/Spigot, BungeeCord, MySQL, and local file storage
  • Offers configurable layouts, notes, predefined reasons, and plugin APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not include a report workflow
  • Does not provide chat filters
  • Does not provide a staff web panel

• Authority Admin8.8/10 · Free plan

  A free Paper plugin for in-game moderation, reports, inspections, and staff oversight.

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• AdvancedBan8.0/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source core for warnings, mutes, bans, histories, notes, and network support.

  Visit AdvancedBanFull verdict →