Hello y'all,
I for one have always found it interesting how opinionated people are about LilyPad and Bungeecord. I for one have used both softwares for many months for many projects, and I know if big servers that use both. Therefore I have decided that I want to state what i have learned over these experiences, however I want to hear what y'all think. Now, I do not want flames and people saying LilyPad is better because it just is, I would prefer if we had a real debate. Now I have gotten most of my information either from self experience, and from talking with server owners and developers. Before I start I would like to say that I currently use LilyPad on my projects, but I have used Bungeecord very recently.
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Basic Facts
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LilyPad
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1. Was created first, but in private only sold to big server owners
I for one have always found it interesting how opinionated people are about LilyPad and Bungeecord. I for one have used both softwares for many months for many projects, and I know if big servers that use both. Therefore I have decided that I want to state what i have learned over these experiences, however I want to hear what y'all think. Now, I do not want flames and people saying LilyPad is better because it just is, I would prefer if we had a real debate. Now I have gotten most of my information either from self experience, and from talking with server owners and developers. Before I start I would like to say that I currently use LilyPad on my projects, but I have used Bungeecord very recently.
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Basic Facts
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LilyPad
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1. Was created first, but in private only sold to big server owners
2. Written in GO, a much faster and straightforward programming language
3. Less of a community
4. harder to setup
5. Secure out of box
6. Large networks such as: LemonCloud, Omega Realm, and Arkham Network
7. Less plugins available
8. You will most likely need a custom core to use this to its full potential
9. No proxy side plugins
10. Easier multi proxy setup
11. Spreads the load throughout the network with bukkit-connect
12. Only supports spigot and bukkit, no forge, or vanilla
13. Current proxy supports 1.7+ clients
14. Cannot run on shared hosting (can but is very hard)
15. Does not come with any features out of the box, you will need a plugin for the most basic commands such as ./server
Bungeecord
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1. Larger community
2. Easier to setup
3. More public plugins
4. Used by big servers: Hypixel, Mineplex, TheHive
5. Current version only supports 1.8+ (There is a hack that fixes that)
6. More developers know api
7. Runs on shared hosting
8. Requires more setup
9. Supports all minecraft versions.
10. Comes with commands out of the box like /server
11. Separate permission system by default (Pro and con)
12. Can also be used with multiple proxies (with premium plugin)
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Conclusion
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Both of these softwares have their perks and both will work, however it depends on what direction you want to go. However if you do not have a high budget, or a developer who is willing to learn the api, then stick away from LilyPad, with LilyPad you will need a developer, as that is what it is intended for according to the author.
However, in the end no matter what software you go with, you will be fine as both softwares are reliable and updated.
