FatsanPerms vs ServerRoles

FatsanPerms8.6Visit SServerRoles8.4Visit

Higher score FatsanPerms #4 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit FatsanPerms

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S ServerRoles #6 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit ServerRoles

• FatsanPerms fits best

  Feature-rich Paper or Folia servers

• ServerRoles fits best

  Paper servers needing role management

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Side by side

Feature	FatsanPerms 8.6/10 Visit ↗	SServerRoles 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins	#6 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins
Best for	Feature-rich Paper or Folia servers	Paper servers needing role management
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	Small business, Mid-market
Features FatsanPerms 2/4 · ServerRoles 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, SQLite, MySQL
Supported platforms	Paper 1.21.11; Folia 1.21.11	Paper, Purpur 1.21.11
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	Inherited and temporary roles with automatic expiry YAML, SQLite, and MySQL storage options PlaceholderAPI, TAB, and developer API integrations
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	Support is limited to Paper and Purpur 1.21.11 Requires Java 21 or newer Self-hosted deployment requires server administration
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… Read the review →	ServerRoles is a self-hosted Minecraft permissions plugin for Paper and Purpur 1.21.11 servers running Java 21 or newer. It is aimed at administrators who need to create, edit, and delete roles, assign permission nodes, control prefixes… Read the review →

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

• ServerRoles — where it wins

  • Inherited and temporary roles with automatic expiry
  • YAML, SQLite, and MySQL storage options
  • PlaceholderAPI, TAB, and developer API integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Support is limited to Paper and Purpur 1.21.11
  • Requires Java 21 or newer
  • Self-hosted deployment requires server administration

• FatsanPerms8.6/10 · Free plan

  A capable free permissions plugin for Paper and Folia servers needing detailed control.

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• SServerRoles8.4/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source role manager for Paper servers that need inheritance and temporary roles.

  Visit ServerRolesFull verdict →