ViaVersion VS ViaBackwards

Compare ViaVersion vs ViaBackwards and see what are their differences.

ViaVersion

Allows the connection of newer clients to older server versions for Minecraft servers. (by ViaVersion)

ViaBackwards

Allows the connection of older clients to newer server versions for Minecraft servers. (by ViaVersion)
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ViaVersion ViaBackwards
6 5
1,134 407
2.0% 2.5%
9.8 9.1
about 13 hours ago 6 days ago
Java Java
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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ViaVersion

Posts with mentions or reviews of ViaVersion. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

ViaBackwards

Posts with mentions or reviews of ViaBackwards. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-31.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ViaVersion and ViaBackwards you can also consider the following projects:

Geyser - A bridge/proxy allowing you to connect to Minecraft: Java Edition servers with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.

FlameCord - The ultimate antibot BungeeCord and Waterfall fork for a Secure and Fast Minecraft or Spigot Network. FlameCord protects your server from bot attacks and exploits with its antibot features. FlameCord also fixes bugs, improves performance and adds new functionalities. Download FlameCord now.🔥

ServerListPlus - A flexible Minecraft plugin to customize the appearance of your server in the server list

FastLogin - Checks if a minecraft player has a valid paid account. If so, they can skip offline authentication automatically. (premium auto login)

Purpur - Purpur is a drop-in replacement for Paper servers designed for configurability, and new fun and exciting gameplay features.

litematica-printer - An extension for Litematica that adds the missing printer functionality for 1.19, 1.18 and 1.17

BungeeGuard - A plugin-based security/firewall solution for BungeeCord and Velocity proxies.

minecraft-shop-plugin - Minecraft plugin to run commands with requests

Netherboard - Scoreboard API for your Minecraft Sponge and Bukkit Plugins, supporting all versions from 1.7 to 1.19.

BungeeCord - BungeeCord for Minecraft 1.7.10/1.8/1.9/1.10/1.11/1.12/1.13/1.14/1.15/1.16/1.17/1.18/1.19