Features
Built for modern Minecraft servers with performance and security in mind.
Peak Performance
Zero noticeable effect on your server's performance, even during bot attacks.
Predictive Analysis
Advanced behavioral analysis identifies and mitigates 0-day threats in real-time.
Unified Dashboard
Manage configurations and view analytics easily through a centralized web dashboard.
Production Stable
Heavily tested in production environments to ensure maximum stability and accuracy.
IP Intelligence
Instant detection of VPNs, proxies, and Tor exit nodes via our global blocklist.
Live Monitoring
Advanced real-time monitoring and immediate response to bot attacks.
Collective Defense
Threat intelligence is instantly synchronized across our infrastructure.
Privacy First
EU-based infrastructure ensuring full GDPR compliance and strict data sovereignty.
Smart Mitigation
Customizable challenge layers and automated filtering to stop bots without affecting players.
The Cloud
Bot detection without any impact on your server.
About
Sonar's cloud infrastructure instantly processes new connections. It uses various data points to detect and block malicious traffic, protecting your server with zero performance impact.
Benefits
Instead of using your own server's CPU and memory to check every new connections, the cloud handles the traffic analysis. This means your server stays stable and fast for legitimate players, even during bot attacks.
Implementation
Sonar sends information about a new connection to the cloud. The cloud system then uses heuristic analysis to evaluate the connection across multiple factors, including VPN and proxy usage and login behavior.
Player Connects
Connection is intercepted at the application layer.
Heuristic Scan
Metadata is verified against cloud-based threat intelligence.
Instant Decision
Proceed to further verification, block, or allow.
Pricing
Select the perfect plan for your server to unlock Sonar's full potential.
Basic
- Servers 1
- Team Members 1
- Player Capacity 150
- Burst Player Capacity
- Log Retention 14 days
Premium
Popular- Servers 2
- Team Members 3
- Player Capacity 300
- Burst Player Capacity +25% (2h)
- Log Retention 30 days
Business
- Servers 3
- Team Members 5
- Player Capacity 600
- Burst Player Capacity +50% (4h)
- Log Retention 90 days
PlansScale your protection |
Basic
€5
/month
|
Premium
Popular
€10
/month
|
Business
€20
/month
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Servers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Team Members | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Player Capacity | 150 | 300 | 600 |
| Burst Player Capacity | +25% (2h) | +50% (4h) | |
| Log Retention | 14 days | 30 days | 90 days |
Enterprise
Custom limits, Whitelabel, and Dedicated Support for large networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers below or reach out to our support.
What is Sonar?
Sonar is a high-performance Minecraft anti-bot solution designed to stop automated attacks before they reach your server. Sonar uses heuristic analysis, cloud intelligence, and packet inspection to filter traffic at the application layer before ever rearching your Minecraft instance.
How does Sonar verify players?
By default, every new connection undergoes a brief verification (typically 1–2 seconds), ensuring client behavior is validated before any packets reach your server. This sandboxed environment is entirely packet-based and does not impact your server's resources. This behavior is fully customizable.
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
All Minecraft versions from 1.7.2 through the latest release are supported. Snapshots are not supported.
Can it block VPNs and Proxies?
Yes. Sonar integrates with our own global IP intelligence database to instantly identify and block known VPNs, data centers, and Tor exit nodes.
How does the cloud verification work?
When a player connects, Sonar sends metadata to our cloud network. We analyze connection patterns across other servers to identify 0-day threats and other bot-like patterns. Sensitive data never leaves your server.
Is Sonar easy to install?
Absolutely. Installation is a simple drag-and-drop into your plugins folder. No external dependencies, no database setups. Most servers are fully protected out-of-the-box. Sonar currently supports Velocity, BungeeCord, and Paper (1.21+).
Can I use it with other protection services?
Yes. Sonar is fully compatible with TCPShield and similar providers. Just make sure to toggle the HAProxy option in your settings so that real player IPs are passed through correctly.
How does Sonar affect server performance?
It doesn't. Because Sonar intercepts and filters malicious traffic before it reaches your Minecraft instance, it reduces CPU and RAM usage by filtering malicious connections, especially during bot attacks.
Does it support Bedrock players?
Bedrock players are skipped. Because Bedrock and Java use different protocols, they are not supported to ensure the highest level of accuracy and performance for Minecraft: Java Edition players.
Testimonials
Read what our customers have to say about Sonar.
Chumb3x
BoxPvP.net
I have been using Sonar 3.0 since it released and I have to admit that it is far better than 2.0. The performance is amazing, the bot detection is best on the market and the support is fast. I have really only encountered one issue, which was fixed instantly. Jones listents to customer feedback and is always working on improving the software. I would 100% recommend Sonar 3.0 to all the server owners.
Still unsure?
Feel free to contact support if you are unsure or have any questions.