Eight FiveM anticheats side by side: what they cost, what they do and what to watch out for. Plus the free settings every server should have.
8 reviewed
Scores are an editorial assessment based on public documentation, forum posts from the developers and third-party comparisons (October 2026). There is no independent benchmark of detection rates; vendor claims are labelled as such. Prices may change.
How Electron Anticheat stacks up against the competition, according to Electron’s own comparison page. These are vendor claims and haven’t been independently verified.
Features: Web panel, Live map, In-game admin menu, Multi-screen monitoring, Session replay, Cross-server player lookup, Dev licence
Pros
The most used FiveM anticheat overall, with 6,000+ customers according to Electron
Session replay makes bans and appeals verifiable
Up to 16 screens of live monitoring with voice, included in every plan
Look up players across Electron servers
A one-off lifetime licence of €149.99: no monthly costs
Cons
Detection rates haven’t been independently tested (true for every vendor)
Monthly and quarterly prices aren’t published
Verdict
Our winner. Electron is the most used FiveM anticheat overall and offers the most complete toolbox for staff teams, with session replay as the standout. With a one-off lifetime price, it’s also strong value over time.
One-off lifetime licence, as listed by Electron (October 2026).
Features: Web panel, AI screenshot detection (claimed), Extensive config
Pros
Lowest price for a paid product with a web panel
Active and reachable on the Cfx forum since 2024
Deliberately no global bans, because of the risk of abuse
Cons
Large config file: tuning it properly takes time
The AI detection is a vendor claim
Verdict
For small servers on a tight budget, a reasonable step up from free.
#8
FireAC
Free and open source
6.6
Price
Free
Lifetime
Free
GTAV Enhanced
Unconfirmed
Best for
New servers with no budget
Detection5.5
Performance7.0
Panel & tooling4.5
Value for money10.0
Reliability6.0
Features: Open source, In-game config menu
Pros
Costs nothing and the code is open to inspect
A good first layer for new servers
Cons
No web panel
No vendor support; updates move at the community’s pace
Not suited to large cities with dashboards and staff roles
Verdict
Start here, together with our hardening guide, if you don’t have a budget yet. Once your server grows, move on.
Open source on GitHub.
Newcomer · not scored yet
Emerald Anti Cheat. New on the forum: Emerald runs as an external client, separate from the game. Server owners add code that syncs with Emerald, and a panel shows connections and detection reports. FiveM servers can try it free for a week. Too new to review: we’re keeping an eye on it.
Built-in FiveM settings that block the best-known tricks before an anticheat even has to step in. Based on the forum guide by wjuton.
Turn off networked sounds
Low risk
Stops siren and sound spam that gets broadcast to everyone over the network. Most scripts play audio through NUI, so the impact is small.
server.cfg
sv_enableNetworkedSounds false
Filter control requests
Test first
Stops clients from taking control of other players’ entities: the classic ‘every car flies away’ trick. Mode 4 never routes REQUEST_CONTROL_EVENT at all.
server.cfg
sv_filterRequestControl 4
Entity lockdown
May break scripts
Relaxed blocks entities created by client scripts; strict blocks all client-side entities. This one breaks scripts easily, so start with relaxed.
server.cfg
sv_entityLockdown relaxed # or: strict
Sanitisation convars
Low risk
Blocks forced ragdolls and vehicles or objects being attached to players.
