Minecraft Server Alternatives

Minecraft Server is described as 'The official Minecraft server software made by Mojang' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Minecraft Server for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Minecraft Server alternative is Calagopus, which is both free and Open Source. Other Minecraft Server like games are Pterodactyl, ARM-MC, Crafty Controller and MCSManager.

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  1. Calagopus icon
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    Centralized web-based control panel enabling game server deployment, monitoring, task automation, plugin and mod management, real-time metrics, scheduled restarts, role-based permissions, event logging, multi-OS support, and compatibility with games such as Minecraft and Hytale.

    38 Calagopus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Debian
    • Docker
     
  2. Pterodactyl icon
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    Pterodactyl is the free game server management panel designed by users, for users. Featuring support for Vanilla Minecraft, Spigot, Source Dedicated Servers, BungeeCord, and many more.

    37 Pterodactyl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. ARM-MC icon
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    Launch high-performance RUST-based Minecraft servers directly from your mobile device with full control and no port-forwarding.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. Crafty is a wrapper for a Minecraft server which runs in the background. It has tons of features, including a slick AdminLTE-based GUI, auto-backups and console commands.

    28 Crafty Controller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. MCSManager icon
     5 likes

    Free, Secure, Distributed, Modern Control Panel for Minecraft and Steam Game Servers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. PaperMC icon
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    Paper is a fork of the Spigot server implementation (which is itself a fork of CraftBukkit). Paper strives to bring improved performance, more features, and more APIs for developers to build awesome plugins with.

    12 PaperMC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Minecraft Server
     
  7.  Glowstone icon
     8 likes

    Glowstone is a lightweight, from scratch, open source Minecraft server written in Java that supports plugins written for the Spigot (and Bukkit) API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
     
  8. Pufferpanel icon
     9 likes

    PufferPanel is an open source game server management panel designed for both small networks and game server providers. PufferPanel supports Minecraft, Spigot, Sponge, Source Dedicated Servers, BungeeCord, PocketMine and much more.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Pyrodactyl icon
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    pyrodactyl is the Pterodactyl-based game server panel that's faster, smaller, safer, and more accessible. It's the world's best Pterodactyl, powered by pyro.host. Runs on Windows!.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Sponge icon
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    The purpose of the Sponge project is to create a plugin development framework for Minecraft. Sponge is being created by a global community, and its open-source nature means anyone can participate.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
     
  11. Game Server Watcher, often abbreviated as GSWatcher, is a straightforward application designed to monitor the status of your preferred game servers and remotely manage your personal servers. It incorporates a buddy list feature and has the capability to alert you when a friend...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  12. Spigot icon
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    Simply put, Spigot is it. Spigot is the most widely-used modded Minecraft server software in the world. It powers many of the top Minecraft server networks around to ensure they can cope with their huge player base and ensure the satisfaction of their players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
     
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