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Paper vs Pumpkin
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Paper | Pumpkin |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Java | Rust |
| Licence | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 13k | 13k |
| Latest | 26.2 | 0.2.2+26.3-26.60 |
| Last push | 2026-11-11 | 2026-11-12 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 25 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 72 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 81+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Pumpkin replaces Paper. Alternatives to Paper →
PartialWritten from scratch in Rust with its own plugin API, so Bukkit plugins do not carry over.
Paper
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Pumpkin
- canary2026-10-02Canary Buildpre-release
- nightly2026-03-25Nightly Buildpre-release
- 0.2.2+26.3-26.602026-11-08Release 0.2.2+26.3-26.60
- 0.2.1+26.3-26.512026-10-24Release 0.2.1+26.3-26.51
- 0.2.0+26.3-26.512026-09-20Release 0.2.0+26.3-26.51
Paper
unsigned The latest release, 26.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Pumpkin
unsigned The latest release, 0.2.2+26.3-26.60, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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