Core vs Pro

Compare Rep Core and Rep Pro — trust infrastructure vs the free score.

Rep comes in two editions: Core (free) and Pro (paid). Both share the same reputation commands, GUIs, ranks, events, and PlaceholderAPI score/rank placeholders. +/- gameplay is not paywalled.

Pro is the trust layer: evidence, anti-farm, trust tiers. Redis and seasons prove it still works on a network. The web dashboard is optional and off by default.

Feature comparison

Feature	Core	Pro
Profile, leaderboard, help, rewards GUIs	✅	✅
Player-given rep (plus / minus)	✅	✅
Automatic event rep (kills, trades, taming, etc.)	✅	✅
Per-mob rep	✅	✅
Feeding mechanic	✅	✅
Rank tiers, sounds, particles, rewards	✅	✅
PlaceholderAPI (%rep_score%, %rep_rank%, etc.)	✅	✅
YAML storage	✅	✅
MySQL shared database	✅	✅
Folia support	✅	✅
Cooldowns and daily caps	✅	✅
Evidence history (/rep history)	❌	✅
Anti-farm (reciprocal + unique hourly)	❌	✅
Trust tiers + on-enter commands	❌	✅
%rep_trust_tier% / %rep_trust_tier_id%	❌	✅
Redis cache invalidation	❌	✅
Reputation seasons	❌	✅
Web dashboard (off by default)	❌	✅
Discord season webhooks	❌	✅
License key required	❌	✅

When Core is enough

Rep Core is the right choice for:

• A single Paper or Folia server using YAML storage
• A network that shares one MySQL database and can tolerate a short cache TTL between score updates
• Servers that only need a score, ranks, and +/- GUIs — not an audit trail

Core MySQL keeps reputation data consistent across backends. Each server still holds a local cache; changes made on one server may not appear on another until that cache refreshes.

When you need Pro

Rep Pro is for servers where reputation gates something (trade, ranks, trust):

• Evidence — staff can open /rep history instead of arguing about /rep check
• Anti-farm — blocks A +repping B after B recently +repped A; caps unique +rep targets per hour. This is not alt detection
• Trust tiers — score bands with console commands on enter (LuckPerms examples ship in config)
• Live sync (optional) — Redis pub/sub invalidates local caches when any server changes a score, on top of shared MySQL
• Seasons (optional) — timed boards with wipe or carry-over

Pro requires a valid REP_PRO license key. See Rep Pro for setup and pricing.

Download

Edition	Where to get it
Core	Modrinth or SpigotMC
Pro	BuiltByBit (Rep Pro) — $9.99

Install one JAR per server: Rep-PRO-*.jar or Rep-*.jar. Never both.

Rep Pro overview

License setup, pricing, and the trust wedge.

Installation

Install Core or Pro and configure storage.