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Pumpkin vs SteelMC
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| Fact | Pumpkin | SteelMC |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Rust |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 12k | 738 |
| Latest | 0.2.0+26.3-26.51 | v0.15.4+mc26.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 19 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 83+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 52 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Paper. Alternatives to Paper →
PartialPumpkinWritten from scratch in Rust with its own plugin API, so Bukkit plugins do not carry over.
PartialSteelMCA Rust implementation meant to be used as a library, with its own API rather than Bukkit's.
Pumpkin
- canary2026-10-02Canary Buildpre-release
- nightly2026-03-25Nightly Buildpre-release
- 0.2.0+26.3-26.512026-09-20Release 0.2.0+26.3-26.51
- 0.1.0-dev+26.2-26.452026-09-04Release 0.1.0-dev+26.2-26.45
SteelMC
- v0.15.4+mc26.22026-10-03feat: implement vanilla mob item pickup
- v0.15.3+mc26.22026-08-30Feat: Implement Ice Block
- v0.15.2+mc26.22026-07-28feat: terracotta
- v0.15.1+mc26.22026-07-24
- v0.15.0+mc26.22026-07-23removed some unused code
Pumpkin
unsigned The latest release, 0.2.0+26.3-26.51, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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SteelMC
✓ signed The latest release, v0.15.4+mc26.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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