Geyser comparisons
Geyser is compared head-to-head with Velocity, BungeeCord and Gate and more: 7 head-to-heads in Minecraft Server Proxy Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Geyser head-to-head
- Geyser vs Velocity
- Geyser vs BungeeCord
- Geyser vs Gate
- Geyser vs Infrarust
- Geyser vs Endlink
- Geyser vs ViaProxy
- Geyser vs Minekube Connect
Geyser vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Proxy compatibility | Server version support | Fallback routing | Player transfer | Network admin tools | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Geyser | Yes | Free | BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocity, Spigot, Paper, Fabric, NeoForge, ViaProxy, standalone | 26.2 Java clients; any modern Minecraft version | 8.5 | |||
| 1 | Velocity | Yes | Free | Velocity; compatible with Vanilla, Spigot, Paper, SpongeVanilla, Fabric, Forge, and other implementations | Minecraft 1.7.2 through 26.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | BungeeCord | Yes | Free | Spigot, Bukkit, VanillaCord | Minecraft 1.8 through 26.1; current protocol mappings include 1.8, 1.9, 1.13–1.21.9 and 26.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | Gate | Free | BungeeCord, Velocity, Geyser, BungeeGuard | Minecraft 1.8 through the latest version supported by the current Gate release | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 4 | Infrarust | Yes | Free | Velocity, BungeeCord, BungeeGuard | Forwarding modes: all Minecraft versions 1.7+; intercepted modes: 1.7.2 through 1.21.11 | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 5 | Endlink | Free | Endstone/BDS; Java servers via Geyser | Minecraft 1.26.40–1.26.51 clients; documented backends include 1.26.40–1.26.45 and 1.26.50 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 6 | ViaProxy | Yes | Free | ViaProxy standalone; Geyser; ViaVersion; ViaBackwards; ViaRewind; ViaLegacy; ViaBedrock | Release 1.0.0-26.3; Beta b1.0-b1.8.1; Alpha a1.0.15-a1.2.6; Classic c0.0.15-c0.30; April Fools; Combat Test 8c; Bedrock 1.26.45 (WIP) | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 8 | Minekube Connect | Yes | $10/mo | Gate, Paper, Spigot, Velocity, BungeeCord | NeoForge 1.21.x documented; Minecraft 1.19+ secure-profile configuration note | Yes | 8.4 |
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