Comparison
Sculk vs BlackGuard
BlackGuard is the closest product to Sculk on the axis we care about most: it states its limits openly, including that a visual-only ESP overlay is the hard case for any server-side system. It also prices by server size and offers a real trial. Here is what the sources say, what BlackGuard does well, and where Sculk differs — including where Sculk is weaker.
Sculk's public catalogue currently lists 143 detections across 32 subsystems — every entry says what it watches and what it cannot see. BlackGuard figures were checked against its own site on 2026-09-27; every row links to where it came from. Prices and features change — check the linked source before relying on a row.
At a glance
Everything in this table comes from the linked source, as found on 2026-09-27. Where a source could not be confirmed, the row says so instead of guessing.
| Fact | What the sources say about BlackGuard | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Starter US$20 (about 32 players), Pro US$40, Elite US$70, Network US$150 per month. | |
| Free / trial | 7-day free trial (card required); 14-day money-back. | |
| Delivery / panel | SaaS. | |
| Headline claim | “Fully server-side” and “no client-side component”. | |
| Cross-server / global bans | None found in the sources checked; its article describes a per-server system. | |
| Public Discord | 11 members at the 2026-09-27 reading. |
What BlackGuard does well
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- The honesty peer: it publicly says a visual-only ESP overlay is “the hard case for any server-side system” — the same boundary Sculk states in its detection catalogue.BlackGuard article
- Priced by server size — Starter for about 32 players up to Network — so smaller communities pay less than large ones.blackguardac.com
- A 7-day free trial (card required) plus a 14-day money-back window. The trial gives the full product, which is a real conversion tool.blackguardac.com
- 11 public Discord members at the same reading — the company in this list closest to Sculk's own stage.Discord invite API
Where Sculk differs
Statements about Sculk below point at the pages listed in Sources. Rows marked Weaker are places BlackGuard is ahead, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
- Free edition: BlackGuard's entry point is a timed trial with a card. Sculk has no trial; it offers a public demo, observation mode and a 14-day money-back window. A trial lets you run the real product first; a refund window lets you run it for longer — they trade differently.
- Price shape: Sculk is one plan at A$24.99/month or A$99.90/year, whatever your size.
- WeakerTrial: BlackGuard's 7-day trial gives the full product immediately. Sculk has no trial; the 14-day money-back window, observation mode and the public demo are what we offer instead.
- WeakerTiers: BlackGuard's per-size tiers beat our single plan for small servers. We do not have size tiers yet.
- WeakerDetection quality: unproven for both products — no independent benchmark exists, so buyers fall back on community size, and BlackGuard's community is also small.
Sources
Competitor sources
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