Best Shard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Minecraft anti-cheat plugins ranked against Shard on the same published basis.
- 1Shard vs MLSAC
- 2Shard vs AntiGuard
- 3Shard vs CheckHacks
- 4Shard vs GuardAC
- 5Shard vs Intave
- 7Shard vs GK AntiCheat
- 8Shard vs GuardianAC
- 9Shard vs Nimbus AntiCheat
- 10Shard vs NoCheatPlus
- 11Shard vs Vacan
- 12Shard vs xoxo AntiCheat
- 13Shard vs GGIntegrity
- 14Shard vs Themis Anti Cheat
- 15Shard vs SentinelAC
- 16Shard vs VoidAC
- 17Shard vs ReducedX-Anti Cheat
- 18Shard vs FloriaAC
- 19Shard vs GrimAC
- 20Shard vs HackerBuster
- 21Shard vs Advanced Anti-Cheat
Shard alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MLSAC | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 2 | AntiGuard | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | CheckHacks | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | GuardAC | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 5 | Intave | 6.4 | Free plan | €79/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | GK AntiCheat | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 8 | GuardianAC | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 9 | Nimbus AntiCheat | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 10 | NoCheatPlus | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 11 | Vacan | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 12 | xoxo AntiCheat | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 13 | GGIntegrity | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 14 | Themis Anti Cheat | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 15 | SentinelAC | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | VoidAC | 5.4 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
| 17 | ReducedX-Anti Cheat | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 18 | FloriaAC | 5.2 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 19 | GrimAC | 5.2 | No | — | — |
| 20 | HackerBuster | 5.2 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Advanced Anti-Cheat | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Shard alternatives
What is the best alternative to Shard?
MLSAC, number 1 in Minecraft anti-cheat plugins with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: AntiGuard, CheckHacks, GuardAC and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Shard?
MLSAC is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.