Plugin Comparison

This page provides an objective comparison between PerWorlds and other per-world inventory plugins for Minecraft servers.

Disclaimer

This comparison was researched to the best of our ability.
If you find any inaccuracies, please open an issue so we can correct them.

Overview

Feature	PerWorlds	Multiverse-Inventories	MyWorlds
Server Software	Paper	Bukkit, Spigot, Paper	Bukkit, Spigot, Paper
Folia Support	❌	❌	❌
MC Versions	1.21.1 – latest	1.13 – latest	1.8 – latest
World Groups	✅	✅	✅
Open Source	✅ GPL-3.0	✅ BSD-3	✅ MIT
Actively Maintained	✅	✅	✅
Standalone	✅	❌ Requires Multiverse-Core	⚠️ Requires BKCommonLib
Developer API	✅	✅	❌
Configurable Options	48	~23	limited
Safe Item Storage	✅	⚠️ Off by default	✅

What player data can be separated per world group.

Data	PerWorlds	Multiverse-Inventories	MyWorlds
Inventory	✅	✅	✅
Ender Chest	✅	✅	❌
Experience	✅	✅	❌
Health	✅	✅	❌
Hunger / Saturation	✅	✅	❌
Potion Effects	✅	✅	❌
Advancements	✅	⚠️ Optional	❌
Statistics	✅	⚠️ Optional	❌
Recipes	✅	⚠️ Optional	❌
Last Location	✅	⚠️ Optional	✅
Bed / Respawn Location	✅	✅	❌
Last Death Location	✅	❌	❌
Game Mode	✅	❌	❌
Fly State / Speed	✅	❌	❌
Walk Speed	✅	❌	❌
Attributes	✅	❌	❌
Score	✅	❌	❌
Hotbar Slot	✅	❌	❌

Per-group world settings that apply to all worlds in a group.

Setting	PerWorlds	Multiverse-Inventories	MyWorlds
Game Rules	✅	❌	❌
Difficulty	✅	❌	❌
Time	✅	❌	❌
Weather	✅	❌	❌
World Border	✅	❌	❌

Per-group chat and player visibility features.

Feature	PerWorlds	Multiverse-Inventories	MyWorlds
Per-Group Chat	✅	❌	⚠️ Via permissions
Per-Group Tab List	✅	❌	❌
Join Messages	✅	❌	❌
Quit Messages	✅	❌	❌
Death Messages	✅	❌	❌
Advancement Messages	✅	❌	❌

Niche player state data that can be separated per group.

State	PerWorlds	Multiverse-Inventories	MyWorlds
Absorption	✅	❌	❌
Arrows in Body	✅	❌	❌
Bee Stingers in Body	✅	❌	❌
End Credits	✅	❌	❌
Fall Distance	✅	✅	❌
Fire Ticks	✅	✅	❌
Freeze Ticks	✅	❌	❌
Gliding	✅	❌	❌
Invulnerability	✅	❌	❌
Portal Cooldown	✅	❌	❌
Remaining Air	✅	✅	❌
Velocity	✅	❌	❌
Visual Fire	✅	❌	❌
Warden Spawn Tracker	✅	❌	❌

Legend

✅ Supported — ❌ Not supported — ⚠️ Partial or conditional support