Sponge AlternativesMinecraft Servers and other similar apps like Sponge

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 seven 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, LeafMC, Cuberite and TridentSDK.

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    PaperMC

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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.

    10 PaperMC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Minecraft Server
     
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    Insane performance boost, glitch patches

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    • PaperMC is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Sponge.

    • PaperMC is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sponge.

    • PaperMC is Free and Open SourceSponge is also Free and Open Source
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    Glowstone

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    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
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  4. LeafMC icon

    LeafMC

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    A Paper fork aim to find balance between performance, vanilla and stability.

    10 LeafMC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Cuberite

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    A custom Minecraft compatible game server written in C++. It's a fast, lightweight, and awesome replacement for Vanilla.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Minecraft Server
    • Minecraft
     

    • Cuberite is the most popular Android alternative to Sponge.

    • Cuberite is Free and Open SourceSponge is also Free and Open Source
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    TridentSDK

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    Very flexible and efficient server software for Minecraft server hosting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

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    Minecraft Server is the official Minecraft server software made by Mojang.

    22 Minecraft Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cloudron
     
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    FreeMcServer.net

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    We provide unlimited free Minecraft servers hosting to everyone, we support Vanilla, CraftBukkit, Spigot and PaperSpigot! - Create your server now!.

    31 FreeMcServer.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    cPanel
     

    • FreeMcServer.net is the most popular Web-based alternative to Sponge.

    • FreeMcServer.net is Freemium and ProprietarySponge is Free and Open Source
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