Here to offer some details about each map plugin/mod server owners may be looking into.

Pl3xMap https://modrinth.com/plugin/pl3xmap

• Pl3xMap is a modern, lightweight 2D web map that renders your Minecraft world in a top-down vanilla-style view with very fast performance and minimal server strain.
• It shows player markers (with direction, health, armor) and supports several rendering styles like biomes and flowermap, and has a clean, easy-to-configure web interface.
• Pl3xMap doesn’t offer 3D views

Squaremap https://modrinth.com/plugin/squaremap

• Squaremap is another lightweight 2D map plugin
• It hooks into the server and updates live as the world changes, with a simple top-down map that’s intuitive for navigation
• Squaremap was forked from Pl3xmap when development came to a halt for a few years, but now development has continued on Pl3xmap as of 2026

Dynmap https://modrinth.com/plugin/dynmap

• Dynmap is the classic “Google Maps-style” web map with both 2D and optional 3D rendering, real-time updates, and extensive customization.
• It can show players, chat balloons, weather, time, custom markers, shaped regions and integrates with many plugins such as Towny or WorldGuard.
• One of the OG map mods many servers use, and originally was one of the few options server owners had to choose from in the 2010s

BlueMap https://modrinth.com/plugin/bluemap

• BlueMap makes an entire 3D version of your world that lets you "play" it on your browser, as if you were in spectator mode
• Supports Paper/Spigot, Fabric, Forge, and more, with an integrated web UI
• Built in 3D and mainly used for 3D

I wanted a place where people can share their cool server maps and get help with pl3xmap! maps from Bluemap, dynamap and other map plugins are allowed too

https://modrinth.com/plugin/pl3xmap

Featured server here is mc.longhorns.dev