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Head-to-head · Minecraft Moderation Plugins

BanManager vs Staff Utils

  • 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
Staff Utils #3 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Staff Utils

BanManager leads on 0 checks, Staff Utils 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 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.

BanManager is the better fit for full-featured multi-server moderation teams. Staff Utils is the better fit for free all-round moderation workflows.

  • BanManager fits best

    Full-featured multi-server moderation teams

  • Staff Utils fits best

    Free all-round moderation workflows

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Side by side

Feature BanManager 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Staff Utils 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.1
Ranking #1 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins #3 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins
Best for Full-featured multi-server moderation teams Free all-round moderation workflows
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
Integrations 2 integrations 2 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market
Features BanManager 6/6 · Staff Utils 4/6
Report workflow ✓ ✓
Chat filters ✓ ✓
Staff web panel ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Proxy support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Staff notes ✓ ✓
Audit logs ✓ ✓
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
  • Interactive GUI for bans, mutes, kicks, and warnings
  • Reports, staff notes, chat filters, and moderation logs in one plugin
  • Discord webhook notifications and PlaceholderAPI integration
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 a self-hosted Spigot, Paper, or Folia 1.21+ server
  • Discord notifications are provided through webhooks
  • Teams needing web-panel or proxy workflows should consider alternatives
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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Staff Utils is a free Minecraft moderation plugin for staff teams running self-hosted Spigot, Paper, or Folia 1.21+ servers. It brings punishments, reports, warnings, player information, staff mode, freezing, chat filtering, IP bans, staff…

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  1. BanManagerMinecraft Moderation Plugins 9.4Free plan
  2. Staff UtilsMinecraft Moderation Plugins 9.1Free 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

  • Staff Utils — where it wins

    • Interactive GUI for bans, mutes, kicks, and warnings
    • Reports, staff notes, chat filters, and moderation logs in one plugin
    • Discord webhook notifications and PlaceholderAPI integration

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires a self-hosted Spigot, Paper, or Folia 1.21+ server
    • Discord notifications are provided through webhooks
    • Teams needing web-panel or proxy workflows should consider alternatives

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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