Vanilla Minecraft#
Pros#
- Vanilla experience
- Vanilla clients work
- Most popular clients work (Optifine, Fabric + Lithium, Badlion, Lunar etc.)
- Datapacks work well
Cons#
- Performance problems
- Modifications limited to datapacks and server resource packs
- Lacks features for public servers
Fabric(no mods)#
- Basically identical in every way to vanilla
Pros#
- Vanilla experience
- Vanilla Clients work
- Most popular clients work (Optifine, Fabric + Lithium, Badlion, Lunar etc.)
- Datapacks work well
- Can add mods to change the experience
- Can switch back to vanilla with no problems (some mods might break compatability)
Cons#
- Performance Problems
- Lacks features/mods for public servers
- Some mods break compatibility with vanilla clients
- Fewer mods for server admins(vs paper and spigot) worse for public servers because of it
Fabric+Lithium#
Pros#
- Any deviation from vanilla behaviour is considered a bug
- Vanilla Clients work
- Most popular clients work (Optifine, Fabric + Lithium, Badlion, Lunar etc.)
- Datapacks work well
- Performance is better than vanilla
- Can add mods to change the experience
- Can switch back to vanilla with no problems
Cons#
- Lacks features/mods for public servers
- Some mods break compatibility with vanilla clients
- Fewer mods for server admins (vs paper and spigot) so it is worse for public servers because of it
Spigot#
Pros#
- Compatibility with spigot plug-ins
- Better performance?
- Vanilla Clients work
- Most popular clients work (Optifine, Fabric+Lithium, Badlion, Lunar etc.)
- There is so many great spigot plugins for public and private servers
Cons#
- Changes vanilla behaviours(will cause the technical palyers no end of trouble)
- Can break the ability to move to world back to vanilla (seed cracking preventions)
Paper#
Pros#
- Compatibility with spigot plug-ins
- Adds paper api for more plugin functionality
- better performance
- Vanilla Clients work
- Most popular clients work (Optifine, Fabric+Lithium, Badlion, Lunar etc.)
- There is so many great spigot plugins for public and private servers
Cons#
- Changes vanilla behaviours (will cause the technical palyers no end of trouble)
- Can break the ability to move to world back to vanilla (seed cracking preventions)
Other notes#
- There is so many others this list is not comprehensive
