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Head-to-head · Minecraft Moderation Plugins

Authority Admin vs LibertyBans

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Authority Admin #4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features View Authority Admin
LibertyBans #7 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 8.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit LibertyBans

Authority Admin leads on 0 checks, LibertyBans on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAuthority Admin · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresAuthority Admin · 2 of 6

Authority Admin scores higher on our rubric for minecraft moderation plugins: 8.8 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.

Authority Admin is the better fit for free in-game administration and report triage. LibertyBans is the better fit for multi-instance punishment enforcement.

  • Authority Admin fits best

    Free in-game administration and report triage

  • LibertyBans fits best

    Multi-instance punishment enforcement

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Side by side

Feature Authority Admin 8.8/10 Visit ↗ LibertyBans 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.1
Ranking #4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins #7 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins
Best for Free in-game administration and report triage Multi-instance punishment enforcement
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Self-hosted
Integrations 6 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Authority Admin 2/6 · LibertyBans 1/6
Report workflow ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Chat filters Not checked yet Not checked yet
Staff web panel Not checked yet Not checked yet
Proxy support Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Staff notes Not checked yet Not checked yet
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
  • Broad punishment commands, histories, lists, and temporary actions
  • Alt detection, staff exemptions, and /blame accountability
  • Supports proxies, multiple instances, and local or remote databases
Cons
  • Requires Paper 1.21.4 or newer
  • Requires Java 21 or newer
  • Cross-server synchronization requires shared MySQL storage
  • Requires self-hosted deployment and administration
  • Configuration may require careful template and layout planning
  • Documentation site currently displays a construction placeholder
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…

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LibertyBans is an open-source Minecraft server plugin for managing punishments across individual servers and larger networks. It is aimed at administrators and moderation teams that need consistent bans, IP bans, mutes, warnings, kicks,…

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  1. Authority AdminMinecraft Moderation Plugins 8.8Free plan
  2. LibertyBansMinecraft Moderation Plugins 8.1Free plan

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

  • LibertyBans — where it wins

    • Broad punishment commands, histories, lists, and temporary actions
    • Alt detection, staff exemptions, and /blame accountability
    • Supports proxies, multiple instances, and local or remote databases

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires self-hosted deployment and administration
    • Configuration may require careful template and layout planning
    • Documentation site currently displays a construction placeholder

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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