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Head-to-head · Minecraft Moderation Plugins

StaffUltimate vs Authority Admin

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score StaffUltimate #2 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit NatsProyects
Authority Admin #4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features View Authority Admin

StaffUltimate leads on 0 checks, Authority Admin on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreStaffUltimate · 9.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresStaffUltimate · 4 of 6

StaffUltimate scores higher on our rubric for minecraft moderation plugins: 9.2 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #4.

StaffUltimate is the better fit for teams wanting comprehensive in-game moderation. Authority Admin is the better fit for free in-game administration and report triage.

  • StaffUltimate fits best

    Teams wanting comprehensive in-game moderation

  • Authority Admin fits best

    Free in-game administration and report triage

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Side by side

Feature StaffUltimate 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Authority Admin 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.8
Ranking #2 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins #4 in Minecraft Moderation Plugins
Best for Teams wanting comprehensive in-game moderation 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 4 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market
Features StaffUltimate 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
  • Free access to a broad moderation and staff-management feature set
  • GUI queues support reports, appeals, sanctions and X-ray alerts
  • Alt detection combines shared IPs with geolocation and VPN/proxy flags
  • 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 or Paper Minecraft server
  • Focused on in-game server moderation rather than broader community management
  • Supports Minecraft 1.16.5 and newer, not older listed versions
  • Requires Paper 1.21.4 or newer
  • Requires Java 21 or newer
  • Cross-server synchronization requires shared MySQL storage
Our verdict

StaffUltimate is a self-contained staff-management and moderation plugin for Spigot and Paper Minecraft servers. It is designed for server teams that want to bring routine enforcement, investigations and staff utilities into one in-game…

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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 →
  1. StaffUltimateMinecraft Moderation Plugins 9.2Free plan
  2. Authority AdminMinecraft Moderation Plugins 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • StaffUltimate — where it wins

    • Free access to a broad moderation and staff-management feature set
    • GUI queues support reports, appeals, sanctions and X-ray alerts
    • Alt detection combines shared IPs with geolocation and VPN/proxy flags

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires a self-hosted Spigot or Paper Minecraft server
    • Focused on in-game server moderation rather than broader community management
    • Supports Minecraft 1.16.5 and newer, not older listed versions

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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