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Garry's Mod anti-cheats compared

Mizan, Chronon Labs, LSAC, SwiftAC and Nova Defender compared on what they detect, how they run, what they give your staff and what they cost.

Mizan wrote this comparison. Details for the other four come from their own published pages, linked under Sources, and their detection marks from our own tests of each one. Last checked .

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Five Garry's Mod anti-cheats compared, one column each
MizanAI and algorithmic detectionChronon LabsMachine-learning modelLSACServer-side modulesSwiftACClient-side Lua scansNova DefenderOpen-source addon
Aim cheats
AimbotYesPartlyPartlyPartlyKnown Lua onesPartlyOff by default
Silent aim and pSilentYesPartlyPartlyPartlyPartly
TriggerbotYesNoClaimed on its pagePartlyFalse flags oftenPartlyPartly
Rapid fireYesNoNot statedNot statedYesAs autoclick
Recoil and spread scriptsYesPartlyPartlyNot statedNot stated
BacktrackYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Engine predictionYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Movement cheats
Bhop and auto strafeYesNoClaimed on its pageYesBreaks bhopNot statedNot stated
Anti-aim and desyncYesNoYesSpinbotsNot statedNot stated
Fake duckYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Air stuckYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Movement fixYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Network and timing cheats
Fake lagYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Fake and reduced latencyYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Slow motionYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
WarpYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Sequence freezingYesNoNot statedNot statedNot stated
Wallhacks and exploits
Wallhack and ESPYesFog of warNoClaimed on its pagePartlyNoClaimed on its pageNot stated
Exploits and server crashersYesNot statedNot statedNot statedYes
How it runs
Where detection runsOff-serverOff-serverYour serverClientServer and client
No binary module neededNoYesNoYesYes
Source you can readNoYesNo DRMNoDRM moduleNot statedYesGPL-3.0
Evidence and action
Evidence rule publishedYes10,000:1 oddsNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
3D replaysYesYesNot statedNot statedNot stated
Web dashboardYesYesNoIn-game menuNoLog filesNoIn-game menu
Staff confirm before a banYesFlag modeYesYesPopup modeNot statedYesBy default
Delayed bansYesYesDelays, wavesYes60 s or moreNot statedNot stated
Uses your admin modYesYesULX, SAM, customNot statedYesThrough hooksNoOwn ban list
Discord alertsYesYesYesNot statedYes
Staff rolesYesCustom rolesYes3 access levelsNot statedNot statedNot stated
Bans beyond one serverYes500+ public listsYesChronon servers onlyNot statedNot statedNot stated
Appeals pageYesYesNot statedNot statedNot stated
Price and support
PriceFree in early access€25 a server a month$14.99 once$11.77 onceFree
Available nowEarly accessYesYesGmodStoreYesGmodStoreYesGitHub
SupportYesEmail, DiscordYesTickets, DiscordNoPer its listingNoPer its listingYesGitHub, Discord
Games beyond Garry's Mod5 plannedNoAnnounced onlyNoNoNo

means the product's own page doesn't say. Partly means it caught it with some of the cheats we ran and missed it with others.

A check means the anti-cheat detects that kind of cheat, not every cheat of that kind. Any anti-cheat can be bypassed, Mizan included, and new cheats are written to get past each one, so none of them catches every aimbot there is.

Which one fits your server

The best anti-cheat for a server depends on what its host allows, what it can spend and how much it wants to see before anyone is banned.

Mizan
For detection across aim, movement and network cheats, with its evidence rule published, 3D replays, steps your community controls and the public ban lists in the same place. It is free in early access.
Chronon Labs
For a single aim model with 3D replays and a published monthly price, on a server that bans through ULX or SAM.
LSAC
For a one-off price and server-side modules, on a host that allows binary modules, if you can do without support.
SwiftAC
As a second layer against Lua cheats beside a server-side anti-cheat. Its seller pairs it with LSAC.
Nova Defender
For a free, open-source start with ban-evasion checks and server tools. The free version catches only simple cheats.

Sources

Something here out of date or wrong? Email contact@mizan.ac and it will be corrected.

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