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Head-to-head · Minecraft Moderation Plugins

BanManager vs LibertyBans

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score BanManager #1 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit BanManager
LibertyBans #7 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 8.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit LibertyBans

BanManager leads on 0 checks, LibertyBans on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBanManager · 9.4/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresBanManager · 6 of 6

BanManager scores higher on our rubric for minecraft moderation plugins: 9.4 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

BanManager is the better fit for full-featured multi-server moderation teams. LibertyBans is the better fit for multi-instance punishment enforcement.

  • BanManager fits best

    Full-featured multi-server moderation teams

  • LibertyBans fits best

    Multi-instance punishment enforcement

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Side by side

Feature BanManager 9.4/10 Visit ↗ LibertyBans 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.1
Ranking #1 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins #7 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins
Best for Full-featured multi-server moderation teams Multi-instance punishment enforcement
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted, Browser extension Self-hosted
Support Community, Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 2 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BanManager 6/6 · LibertyBans 1/6
Report workflow ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Chat filters ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Staff web panel ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Proxy support ✓ ✓
Staff notes ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Audit logs ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Covers bans, mutes, warnings, reports, notes, and moderation history
  • Synchronizes punishment data across servers through MySQL or MariaDB
  • Self-hosted WebUI includes appeals, dashboards, roles, and server management
  • 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
  • The WebUI requires BanManager, WebEnhancer, and MySQL or MariaDB
  • Report functionality is unavailable on Velocity
  • Self-hosting the WebUI adds infrastructure to maintain
  • Requires self-hosted deployment and administration
  • Configuration may require careful template and layout planning
  • Documentation site currently displays a construction placeholder
Our verdict

BanManager is an open-source Minecraft moderation plugin for server operators and staff teams. It brings permanent and temporary bans, IP and IP-range bans, mutes, shadow muting, warnings, kicks, player reports, staff notes, and moderation…

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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. BanManagerMinecraft Moderation Plugins 9.4Free plan
  2. LibertyBansMinecraft Moderation Plugins 8.1Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • BanManager — where it wins

    • Covers bans, mutes, warnings, reports, notes, and moderation history
    • Synchronizes punishment data across servers through MySQL or MariaDB
    • Self-hosted WebUI includes appeals, dashboards, roles, and server management

    Where it doesn't

    • The WebUI requires BanManager, WebEnhancer, and MySQL or MariaDB
    • Report functionality is unavailable on Velocity
    • Self-hosting the WebUI adds infrastructure to maintain

  • 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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