ArchiSteamFarm
Game ServersTool for farming Steam cards from multiple accounts
Replaces Idle Master
Best Plugins Game Servers for self-hosting
The 27 best Plugins game servers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Paper Note - PaperMC server alt Spigot
Game ServersHigh-performance Minecraft server software
Replaces Vanilla Minecraft server
Prism Launcher
Game ServersOpen-source Minecraft launcher for managing instances and modpacks
Replaces Official Minecraft Launcher, CurseForge app
AzerothCore
Game ServersOpen-source MMORPG server framework for World of Warcraft
Replaces official WoW servers
CTFd
Game ServersOpen-source capture the flag framework for hacking competitions
Replaces HackerRank CTF
VCMI
Game ServersOpen-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III with multiplayer
Replaces Heroes of Might and Magic III original
GeyserMC
Game ServersBridge that lets Bedrock players join Java Minecraft servers
Replaces Minecraft cross-play workarounds
Cuberite
Game ServersLightweight, extensible Minecraft-compatible game server
Replaces Minecraft Server, Spigot
Terasology
Game ServersOpen-source voxel world game and engine
Replaces Minecraft
PocketMine-MP
Game ServersServer software for Minecraft Bedrock Edition
Replaces Minecraft Bedrock Server
WorldEdit
Game ServersIn-game map editor for Minecraft single-player and servers
Replaces commercial map editing tools
BlueMap
Game Servers3D web-based map renderer for Minecraft worlds
Replaces Dynmap
Purpur
Game ServersHighly configurable drop-in replacement for Paper Minecraft servers
Replaces Vanilla Minecraft server
EssentialsX
Game ServersEssential commands and tools plugin for Minecraft servers
Replaces commercial server management plugins
Velocity
Game ServersModern high-performance Minecraft server proxy
Replaces BungeeCord
Nukkit
Game ServersLightweight Java server software for Minecraft Bedrock Edition
Replaces Minecraft Bedrock Dedicated Server
LinuxGSM Note - SteamCMD-GUI alt SourceMod
Game ServersServer modification platform for Source engine dedicated servers
Replaces Vanilla Source dedicated server
Leaf Note - Minecraft server alt Folia
Game ServersPerformance-focused Paper fork for Minecraft servers
Replaces Vanilla Minecraft server
Plan Note - Minecraft analytics alt Player Analytics
Game ServersSelf-hosted analytics plugin for Minecraft servers
Replaces Commercial game analytics
TES3MP
Game ServersMultiplayer server for The Elder Scrolls III via OpenMW
Replaces Morrowind single-player
Waterfall
Game ServersBungeeCord fork for proxying Minecraft Java multiplayer networks
Replaces BungeeCord
Citizens
Game ServersNPC plugin for Bukkit, Spigot and Paper Minecraft servers
Replaces commercial NPC plugins
Pioneer Note - space game alt Naev-server-no
Game ServersOpen-source first-person space combat and trading game
Replaces Elite
Flying Squid
Game ServersJavaScript Minecraft server implementation built on Node.js
Replaces vanilla Minecraft server
SoulFire
Game ServersAdvanced Minecraft server stress-testing and bot framework
Replaces commercial load-testing tools
Sponge
Game ServersModding API and plugin platform for Minecraft servers
Replaces Bukkit
piqueserver
Game ServersExtensible Python server for Ace of Spades and OpenSpades
Replaces Ace of Spades official server
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the game servers category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.