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 .
Side by side
| MizanAI and algorithmic detection | Chronon LabsMachine-learning model | LSACServer-side modules | SwiftACClient-side Lua scans | Nova DefenderOpen-source addon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aim cheats | |||||
| Aimbot | Yes | Partly Cheats we ran it against
| Partly | PartlyKnown Lua ones | PartlyOff by default |
| Silent aim and pSilent | Yes | Partly Cheats we ran it against
| Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Triggerbot | Yes | NoClaimed on its page | PartlyFalse flags often | Partly | Partly |
| Rapid fire | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | YesAs autoclick |
| Recoil and spread scripts | Yes | Partly Cheats we ran it against
| Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| Backtrack | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Engine prediction | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Movement cheats | |||||
| Bhop and auto strafe | Yes | NoClaimed on its page | YesBreaks bhop | Not stated | Not stated |
| Anti-aim and desync | Yes | No | YesSpinbots | Not stated | Not stated |
| Fake duck | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Air stuck | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Movement fix | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Network and timing cheats | |||||
| Fake lag | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Fake and reduced latency | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Slow motion | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Warp | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Sequence freezing | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Wallhacks and exploits | |||||
| Wallhack and ESP | YesFog of war | NoClaimed on its page | Partly | NoClaimed on its page | Not stated |
| Exploits and server crashers | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| How it runs | |||||
| Where detection runs | Off-server | Off-server | Your server | Client | Server and client |
| No binary module needed | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Source you can read | No | YesNo DRM | NoDRM module | Not stated | YesGPL-3.0 |
| Evidence and action | |||||
| Evidence rule published | Yes10,000:1 odds | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| 3D replays | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Web dashboard | Yes | Yes | NoIn-game menu | NoLog files | NoIn-game menu |
| Staff confirm before a ban | YesFlag mode | Yes | YesPopup mode | Not stated | YesBy default |
| Delayed bans | Yes Hold a ban until
| YesDelays, waves | Yes60 s or more | Not stated | Not stated |
| Uses your admin mod | Yes Bans go through
| YesULX, SAM, custom | Not stated | YesThrough hooks | NoOwn ban list |
| Discord alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Staff roles | YesCustom roles | Yes3 access levels | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Bans beyond one server | Yes500+ public lists | YesChronon servers only | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Appeals page | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Price and support | |||||
| Price | Free in early access | €25 a server a month | $14.99 once | $11.77 once | Free |
| Available now | Early access | Yes | YesGmodStore | YesGmodStore | YesGitHub |
| Support | YesEmail, Discord | YesTickets, Discord | NoPer its listing | NoPer its listing | YesGitHub, Discord |
| Games beyond Garry's Mod | 5 planned | NoAnnounced only | No | No | No |
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
- Mizanmizan.ac/anti-cheat
- Chronon Labschrononlabs.netGarry’s Mod pageFeaturesPricing
- LSACGmodStore listing
- SwiftACGmodStore listing
- Nova DefenderGitHub readme
Something here out of date or wrong? Email contact@mizan.ac and it will be corrected.
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