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Paper vs SteelMC
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Paper | SteelMC |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Java | Rust |
| Licence | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 13k | 697 |
| Latest | 26.2 | v0.15.3+mc26.2 |
| Last push | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-22 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 4 days between releases |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
SteelMC replaces Paper. Alternatives to Paper →
PartialA Rust implementation meant to be used as a library, with its own API rather than Bukkit's.