ServerRoles vs PermissionCore

SServerRoles8.4Visit PermissionCore7.9Visit

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

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

• ServerRoles fits best

  Paper servers needing role management

• PermissionCore fits best

  Free Spigot servers needing standard permissions

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Side by side

Feature	SServerRoles 8.4/10 Visit ↗	PermissionCore 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	7.9
Ranking	#6 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins	#8 in Minecraft Permissions Plugins
Best for	Paper servers needing role management	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	2 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features ServerRoles 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, SQLite, MySQL	YAML
Supported platforms	Paper, Purpur 1.21.11	Spigot
Our review
Pros	Inherited and temporary roles with automatic expiry YAML, SQLite, and MySQL storage options PlaceholderAPI, TAB, and developer API 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 and Purpur 1.21.11 Requires Java 21 or newer Self-hosted deployment requires server administration	YAML is currently the only supported storage type Platform coverage is specified for Spigot Management is delivered through server commands
Our verdict	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• SServerRoles8.4/10 · Free plan

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

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

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

  Visit PermissionCoreFull verdict →