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Head-to-head · Minecraft Permissions Plugins

BungeePerms vs PermissionCore

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score BungeePerms #2 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 8.9/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit BungeePerms
PermissionCore #8 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit PermissionCore

BungeePerms leads on 0 checks, PermissionCore 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 scoreBungeePerms · 8.9/10
  • Free planonly PermissionCore
  • Most featuresBungeePerms · 3 of 4

BungeePerms scores higher on our rubric for minecraft permissions plugins: 8.9 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

BungeePerms is the better fit for multi-server BungeeCord or Velocity networks. PermissionCore is the better fit for free Spigot servers needing standard permissions.

  • BungeePerms fits best

    Multi-server BungeeCord or Velocity networks

  • PermissionCore fits best

    Free Spigot servers needing standard permissions

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Side by side

Feature BungeePerms 8.9/10 Visit ↗ PermissionCore 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 7.9
Ranking #2 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins #8 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins
Best for Multi-server BungeeCord or Velocity networks Free Spigot servers needing standard permissions
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Open source Free plan
Free plan Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Self-hosted
Support Community, Docs Community
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features BungeePerms 3/4 · PermissionCore 2/4
Group inheritance ✓ ✓
Network support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Web editor Not checked yet Not checked yet
Temporary permissions ✓ ✓
Specs
Storage backends YAML, MySQL YAML
Supported platforms BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocity, Spigot, Paper Spigot
Our review
Pros
  • Centralizes permissions across connected Minecraft servers
  • Supports inheritance, temporary permissions, and scoped rules
  • Works with BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocity, Spigot, and Paper
  • Free plugin with inheritance, temporary permissions, wildcards, and negation
  • Supports caching, hot reload, chat prefixes, and suffixes
  • Integrates with Vault and PlaceholderAPI
Cons
  • Administration relies primarily on commands and configuration files
  • No verified integrations or web editor
  • Current maintenance cadence is unclear
  • YAML is currently the only supported storage type
  • Platform coverage is specified for Spigot
  • Management is delivered through server commands
Our verdict

BungeePerms is an open-source Minecraft permissions plugin for connected server networks. It is designed for administrators running BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocity, Spigot, or Paper environments who need centralized control instead of…

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PermissionCore is a free, self-hosted Minecraft server plugin for administrators managing players, groups, ranks, and permission nodes. It supports Minecraft 1.10 through 1.21 and is intended for survival, PvP, creative, minigame, network,…

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  1. BungeePermsMinecraft Permissions Plugins 8.9Open source
  2. PermissionCoreMinecraft Permissions Plugins 7.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • BungeePerms — where it wins

    • Centralizes permissions across connected Minecraft servers
    • Supports inheritance, temporary permissions, and scoped rules
    • Works with BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocity, Spigot, and Paper

    Where it doesn't

    • Administration relies primarily on commands and configuration files
    • No verified integrations or web editor
    • Current maintenance cadence is unclear

  • PermissionCore — where it wins

    • Free plugin with inheritance, temporary permissions, wildcards, and negation
    • Supports caching, hot reload, chat prefixes, and suffixes
    • Integrates with Vault and PlaceholderAPI

    Where it doesn't

    • YAML is currently the only supported storage type
    • Platform coverage is specified for Spigot
    • Management is delivered through server commands

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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