Staff Utils vs Authority Admin

Staff Utils9.1Visit Authority Admin8.8Visit

Higher score Staff Utils #3 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Staff Utils

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Authority Admin #4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features View Authority Admin

• Staff Utils fits best

  Free all-round moderation workflows

• Authority Admin fits best

  Free in-game administration and report triage

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Side by side

Feature	Staff Utils 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Authority Admin 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins	#4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins
Best for	Free all-round moderation workflows	Free in-game administration and report triage
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Integrations	2 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market
Features Staff Utils 4/6 · Authority Admin 2/6
Report workflow	✓	✓
Chat filters	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Staff web panel	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Proxy support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Staff notes	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Audit logs	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Interactive GUI for bans, mutes, kicks, and warnings Reports, staff notes, chat filters, and moderation logs in one plugin Discord webhook notifications and PlaceholderAPI integration	Free in-game panel with punishments, reports, and staff tools Audit logs, inspections, vanish modes, and detection tools in one plugin MySQL enables punishment synchronization across servers
Cons	Requires a self-hosted Spigot, Paper, or Folia 1.21+ server Discord notifications are provided through webhooks Teams needing web-panel or proxy workflows should consider alternatives	Requires Paper 1.21.4 or newer Requires Java 21 or newer Cross-server synchronization requires shared MySQL storage
Our verdict	Staff Utils is a free Minecraft moderation plugin for staff teams running self-hosted Spigot, Paper, or Folia 1.21+ servers. It brings punishments, reports, warnings, player information, staff mode, freezing, chat filtering, IP bans, staff… Read the review →	Authority Admin is a free Paper server plugin that brings moderation and administration into an in-game control panel. It is aimed at Minecraft server staff who need player punishments, report triage, inspections, staff modes, punishment… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Staff Utils — where it wins

  • Interactive GUI for bans, mutes, kicks, and warnings
  • Reports, staff notes, chat filters, and moderation logs in one plugin
  • Discord webhook notifications and PlaceholderAPI integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a self-hosted Spigot, Paper, or Folia 1.21+ server
  • Discord notifications are provided through webhooks
  • Teams needing web-panel or proxy workflows should consider alternatives

• Authority Admin — where it wins

  • Free in-game panel with punishments, reports, and staff tools
  • Audit logs, inspections, vanish modes, and detection tools in one plugin
  • MySQL enables punishment synchronization across servers

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires Paper 1.21.4 or newer
  • Requires Java 21 or newer
  • Cross-server synchronization requires shared MySQL storage

• Staff Utils9.1/10 · Free plan

  A free server plugin covering punishments, reports, staff tools, notes, filters, and logs.

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• Authority Admin8.8/10 · Free plan

  A free Paper plugin for in-game moderation, reports, inspections, and staff oversight.

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