Multipass vs PermissionCore

MMultipass8.3Visit PermissionCore7.9Visit

Higher score M Multipass #7 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Nukkit Coders

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PermissionCore #8 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit PermissionCore

• Multipass fits best

  Nukkit servers

• PermissionCore fits best

  Free Spigot servers needing standard permissions

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Side by side

Feature	MMultipass 8.3/10 Visit ↗	PermissionCore 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.3	7.9
Ranking	#7 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins	#8 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins
Best for	Nukkit 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
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Multipass 2/4 · PermissionCore 2/4
Group inheritance	✓	✓
Network support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Web editor	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Temporary permissions	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Storage backends	YAML, MySQL, SQLite	YAML
Supported platforms	Nukkit	Spigot
Our review
Pros	Free and open source with groups and parent-group inheritance World-specific permissions plus multi-server auto-updates YAML, MySQL, SQLite storage and an API for other plugins	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 the Nukkit platform MySQL and SQLite storage use DbLib Administration relies on in-game commands and YAML configuration	YAML is currently the only supported storage type Platform coverage is specified for Spigot Management is delivered through server commands
Our verdict	Multipass is an open-source permissions plugin for Nukkit Minecraft Bedrock servers. It is designed for administrators who need to manage individual player permissions, organize players into groups, and apply different permissions across… Read the review →	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,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Multipass — where it wins

  • Free and open source with groups and parent-group inheritance
  • World-specific permissions plus multi-server auto-updates
  • YAML, MySQL, SQLite storage and an API for other plugins

  Where it doesn't

  • Support is limited to the Nukkit platform
  • MySQL and SQLite storage use DbLib
  • Administration relies on in-game commands and YAML configuration

• 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

• MMultipass8.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, flexible permissions layer for Nukkit servers and networks.

  Visit Nukkit CodersFull verdict →
• PermissionCore7.9/10 · Free plan

  A free Spigot plugin for standard permissions, inheritance, formatting, and Vault support.

  Visit PermissionCoreFull verdict →