Not another freemium proxy.
How BlackProtect stacks up against the two kinds of Minecraft DDoS protection most teams evaluate. An honest comparison by capability, not by name.
The legacy reverse-proxy
The established, US-based freemium proxy most networks start with. Solid filtering, but self-serve support and US-based data handling.
Freemium anti-bot providers
Feature-rich free tiers, community-driven. Great to start with, but variable support and no real SLA when it counts.
| Capability | BlackProtect | Legacy proxy | Freemium anti-bot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitigation | |||
| XDP/eBPF filtering in the kernel | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| Uncapped mitigation bandwidth | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| L7 Minecraft anti-bot | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adjustable anti-bot sensitivity | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
| Rejoin delay with burst tuning | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| Per-route IP blocklist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maintenance mode with bypass allowlist | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
| Routing & compatibility | |||
| Java Edition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bedrock over UDP | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
| Geyser / Floodgate cross-play | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
| PROXY protocol v2 (real player IP) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Node pinning per route | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
| No plugin on your backend | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visibility & forensics | |||
| Per-route traffic analytics | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
| Node health per location | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| Forensics on blocked connections | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| Export as CSV / JSON | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| IP diagnostics (ping, port, geo) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Operations & team | |||
| Setup is one CNAME | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-serve, no sales call | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permanently free tier | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team management with roles | ~ | ~ | ✕ |
| Contractual SLA | ~ | ~ | ✕ |
| Commercial | |||
| Prices published on the site | ✓ | ~ | ✕ |
| No bandwidth billing | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| Filter nodes & data in the EU | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| German-language support | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| German invoice | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| No lock-in, cancel any time | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- ✓full
- ~partial or plan-dependent – for BlackProtect: Enterprise only
- ✕not offered
The columns describe typical offerings per category, not any one named product. Vendors change their features and prices – check them yourself before deciding.
Hosted in Germany
Player traffic is filtered in Frankfurt and Nuremberg, with no detour through the US and no opaque routing paths. We process data under the GDPR.
Support that actually answers
From Starter on, support runs through tickets rather than a community queue, in German and English. A named contact and a contractual SLA come with Enterprise.
Everything in a live dashboard
Live traffic, attack history, a geo map of blocked sources, and every filter switchable yourself. Protection you can see and operate – not just buy.
Prices out in the open
Every plan carries a published price, mitigation bandwidth is uncapped throughout, and billing is monthly. No hidden throttling, no lock-in.
See it on your own network.
Create your account and run kernel-level protection on your server within minutes. Free, with 30 days of Pro included.