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Head-to-head · Minecraft Permissions Plugins

FatsanPerms vs PermissionCore

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score FatsanPerms #4 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit FatsanPerms
PermissionCore #8 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit PermissionCore

FatsanPerms leads on 0 checks, PermissionCore on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreFatsanPerms · 8.6/10
  • Free planboth

FatsanPerms scores higher on our rubric for minecraft permissions plugins: 8.6 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

FatsanPerms is the better fit for feature-rich Paper or Folia servers. PermissionCore is the better fit for free Spigot servers needing standard permissions.

  • FatsanPerms fits best

    Feature-rich Paper or Folia servers

  • PermissionCore fits best

    Free Spigot servers needing standard permissions

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Side by side

Feature FatsanPerms 8.6/10 Visit ↗ PermissionCore 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 7.9
Ranking #4 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins #8 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins
Best for Feature-rich Paper or Folia servers Free Spigot servers needing standard permissions
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Self-hosted Self-hosted
Integrations 6 integrations 2 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features FatsanPerms 2/4 · PermissionCore 2/4
Group inheritance ✓ ✓
Network support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Web editor Not checked yet Not checked yet
Temporary permissions ✓ ✓
Specs
Storage backends YAML files YAML
Supported platforms Paper 1.21.11; Folia 1.21.11 Spigot
Our review
Pros
  • Weighted inheritance, defaults, and primary groups for structured access control
  • Temporary permissions and group memberships with expiration
  • Vault, PlaceholderAPI, TAB, scoreboards, and chat-formatting integrations
  • Free plugin with inheritance, temporary permissions, wildcards, and negation
  • Supports caching, hot reload, chat prefixes, and suffixes
  • Integrates with Vault and PlaceholderAPI
Cons
  • Support is limited to Paper 1.21.11 and Folia 1.21.11
  • YAML files are the storage backend
  • Designed for server-side administration rather than browser-based management
  • YAML is currently the only supported storage type
  • Platform coverage is specified for Spigot
  • Management is delivered through server commands
Our verdict

FatsanPerms is an open-source Minecraft permissions plugin for Paper 1.21.11 and Folia 1.21.11 servers. It is aimed at survival, SMP, and network-style environments that need more than simple allow-or-deny rules. Administrators can assign…

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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. FatsanPermsMinecraft Permissions Plugins 8.6Free plan
  2. PermissionCoreMinecraft Permissions Plugins 7.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • FatsanPerms — where it wins

    • Weighted inheritance, defaults, and primary groups for structured access control
    • Temporary permissions and group memberships with expiration
    • Vault, PlaceholderAPI, TAB, scoreboards, and chat-formatting integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Support is limited to Paper 1.21.11 and Folia 1.21.11
    • YAML files are the storage backend
    • Designed for server-side administration rather than browser-based management

  • 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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