SunLicense vs MC License
Both put a key in every BuiltByBit and Voxel Shop jar and limit servers per license. Here is where each one is better, with sources.
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Coding with an AI agent? Paste one promptMC License suits you if
- You only sell Minecraft plugins and want one call in onEnable.
- You'd rather pay once: lifetime access is $99.
- You need unlimited plugins and licenses for $9.99 a month.
- You want buyers to check their own key on a public page.
SunLicense suits you if
- You want to start free: 3 products and 100 licenses, no trial clock.
- You sell more than Minecraft plugins: SDKs in 7 languages.
- Your buyers must keep working offline: signed license files on every plan.
- You want a customer portal, Discord buyer roles and 12 store integrations.
Feature by feature.
| Feature |  SunLicense | MC License |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | Free · Lite $5/month · Standard $20/month (a year costs 10 months) | Basic $4.99/month or $49.99/year · Professional $9.99/month or $99.99/year · Lifetime $99 once[1] |
| Free tier | ||
| Free tier | Free plan: 3 products, 100 licenses | Free trial on Basic and Professional (length not stated)[1] |
| Limits | ||
| Limits | Lite: 5 products, 2,500 licenses · Standard: unlimited | Basic: 3 plugins, 50 licenses per plugin · Professional and Lifetime: unlimited[1] |
| Team | ||
| Team | Free 1 seat · Lite 3 · Standard unlimited | Up to 5 collaborators per plugin, every plan[1] |
| Offline signed licenses | ||
| Offline signed licenses | Yes: Ed25519-signed license files, every plan | — (online checks with RSA-signed, single-use responses)[1] |
| Store integrations | ||
| Store integrations | 12 stores: BuiltByBit and Voxel Shop (key written into the download), Tebex, Gumroad, Payhip, Lemon Squeezy, Stripe, Ko-fi, WooCommerce, itch.io, Envato, SpigotMC | BuiltByBit and Voxel Shop (key in the jar), Tebex (key emailed); imports plugins from SpigotMC, BuiltByBit and Voxel Shop[1] |
| Discord bot | ||
| Discord bot | Every plan: staff commands, buyers claim keys, buyer roles, machine resets | Create and edit licenses with /createlicense and /editlicense[2] |
| Customer self-service | ||
| Customer self-service | Customer portal on Lite and Standard; on your own domain with Standard | Public license checker: status, expiry and active servers[3] |
| SDKs | ||
| SDKs | Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET, PHP, Lua, Rust, plus the sunlicense CLI | Java library for Minecraft plugins; HTTP API for anything else[1][4] |
| AI agent setup (MCP) | ||
| AI agent setup (MCP) | One prompt at sunlicense.com/prompt; MCP on every plan (Free: 50 calls a day) | — |
| Revenue share | ||
| Revenue share | None | — |
| Hosting | ||
| Hosting | Hosted by us | Hosted by them[1] |
MC License's prices and features were checked on their own site on . "—" means their site doesn't say. Prices change: their pages below are the reference.
Where each one is better.
Where MC License is better
- A lifetime option: $99 once for unlimited plugins and licenses. SunLicense is monthly or yearly only.
- Unlimited plugins and licenses on Professional for $9.99 a month; SunLicense Lite stops at 5 products and 2,500 licenses.
- Five collaborators per plugin on every plan; SunLicense Free has one seat.
- Built for Minecraft plugins by the team behind the LearnSpigot course.
Where SunLicense is better
- A free plan with no time limit: 3 products and 100 licenses. MC License offers a free trial.
- Signed offline license files on every plan, so servers keep running when our API can't be reached.
- Nine more stores than MC License lists, including Gumroad, Payhip, Stripe and Lemon Squeezy.
- A Discord bot your buyers use too: claim a key, get buyer roles, reset a machine.
- Official SDKs in 7 languages, a CLI, and MCP for AI agents on every plan.
Moving from MC License.
- 1Export your licenses from MC License. Its public API lists the licenses of each plugin.
- 2In SunLicense, open Tasks → Start a task → Import from another license system and upload up to 5 files.
- 3We import your products, customers and licenses, keeping your license keys where we can, and email you what came over.
- 4Swap the MC License check for the SunLicense Java SDK in your next release. The Paper plugin template has it ready.
Questions, answered.
Is SunLicense cheaper than MC License?
It depends on your size. SunLicense has a free plan (3 products, 100 licenses) and Lite at $5 a month for 5 products and 2,500 licenses. MC License Basic is $4.99 a month for 3 plugins and 50 licenses each, Professional $9.99 a month for unlimited plugins and licenses, and Lifetime $99 once. With many plugins, MC License Professional or Lifetime costs less than SunLicense Standard at $20 a month.
Does SunLicense write the key into BuiltByBit and Voxel Shop downloads too?
Yes. Both stores' placeholders ask SunLicense for the buyer's key when they download and write it into the jar, so there's nothing to paste. On Voxel Shop a refund also revokes the key automatically.
Can I keep my license keys when I move?
We keep your keys where we can, so buyers don't need new ones. Upload your MC License export under Tasks → Import from another license system; we do the import and email you what came over.
What if SunLicense is down when a server starts?
The Paper plugin template treats no answer as not a no: it uses a signed offline license file if the buyer has one, otherwise keeps running and retries. Only a real rejection, such as a revoked or unknown key, turns the plugin off.
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