Sponge is described as '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' and is a minecraft server in the games category. There are nine games similar to Sponge for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Minecraft Server and Minecraft apps. The best Sponge alternative is PaperMC, which is both free and Open Source. Other Sponge like games are Glowstone, Void Proxy, Pumpkin and LeafMC.
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.
Glowstone is a lightweight, from scratch, open source Minecraft server written in Java that supports plugins written for the Spigot (and Bukkit) API.
Void is an open-source Minecraft proxy - an alternative to Velocity or BungeeCord - designed specifically for modded servers.
Minecraft server built entirely in Rust, offering a fast, efficient, and customizable experience. It prioritizes performance and player enjoyment while adhering to the core mechanics of the game.
A custom Minecraft compatible game server written in C++. It's a fast, lightweight, and awesome replacement for Vanilla.
Minecraft Server is the official Minecraft server software made by Mojang.
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Insane performance boost, glitch patches