The Best Minecraft Shop Plugins in 2026 (GUI, Chest and Sign Shops)

1. EconomyShopGUI (free and Premium)

EconomyShopGUI by Gypopo is the most downloaded GUI shop plugin, with about 2.45 million downloads on SpigotMC. The free version covers buy and sell menus, NPC shops, shop stands, Essentials worth.yml imports and a library of premade layouts. Premium adds a GUI editor, dynamic supply and demand pricing, MySQL sync across a network and imports from ShopGUI+.

• Price: free, or Premium for €15.
• Versions: 1.16 to 26.x on v7. Older servers need an older release.
• Folia: Premium states full Folia support. Not stated for the free version.
• Bedrock: Bedrock forms through Geyser.
• Last update: 20 October 2026 (both editions).
• Rating: 4.1 from 214 ratings (free), 4.9 from 62 (Premium).
• Get it: free, Premium on SpigotMC. Public API on GitHub.

Best for: most servers that want a free GUI shop that just works.

2. ShopGUI+

ShopGUI+ by brcdev has been sold since 2015 and has 663 ratings, more than any other shop plugin here. It supports many economies at once, spawners, custom items from ItemsAdder, Nexo, Oraxen and MMOItems, and per-player price modifiers. There is a large add-on ecosystem around it.

• Price: $20, no free version.
• Versions: 1.8 to 1.21. The page says 26.x support is in dev builds on its Discord.
• Folia: yes. Bedrock: not stated.
• Last update: 1.113.0 on 7 March 2026.
• Rating: 4.4 from 663 ratings.
• Get it: SpigotMC. Public API on GitHub.

Best for: owners who want the safest, most reviewed paid choice.

3. Phoenix Shop

GUI shop plugin for Spigot and Paper: admin GUI shops, sell menus, player chest shops, sign shops and NPC shopkeepers, built and priced in-game, with or without Vault. None of the other plugins here lists all four shop types.

• Price: €19.99 one-time, lifetime updates. Free Lite edition with 3 shops.
• Versions: Minecraft 1.20.4 – 26.3 on Spigot, Paper, Folia (experimental).
• Bedrock: Bedrock players through Geyser get native Bedrock forms with an amount slider.
• Last update: 23 October 2026.
• Rating: no reviews yet.
• Get it: Phoenix Shop or Phoenix Shop Lite (free), from our store.

Everything is built in the in-game editor. It works with Vault or without it, using PlayerPoints, VotingPlugin, ExcellentEconomy, XP or items. It can import your shops from eight plugins: ShopGUIPlus, EconomyShopGUI, UltimateShop, ExcellentShop, QuickShop, Shop, ChestShop and Essentials. A price audit finds buy, craft and sell loops that would let players make money from nothing.

Best for: servers that want every kind of shop in one plugin, or are moving off another shop plugin.

4. zShop

zShop by Maxlego08 (GroupeZ) is built on their zMenu plugin, so shops get all of zMenu's buttons and requirements. It has per-player and server-wide limits with reset schedules, bulk buying, transaction logs and a ShopGUI+ converter.

• Price: €7.99. The source is GPL-3.0 on GitHub if you build it yourself.
• Versions: the docs say 1.13+ on Paper, Purpur or Folia. SpigotMC tags stop at 1.20.6.
• Folia: yes. Bedrock: not stated.
• Last update: 3.3.7 on 16 October 2026.
• Rating: 4.6 from 37 ratings.
• Get it: SpigotMC.

Best for: servers already using zMenu, or a cheap paid option on Folia.

5. UltimateShop

UltimateShop by PQguanfang is a free, very configurable shop with formula-based dynamic prices, real stock, and limits with cron-style resets. Premium adds an in-game editor, Bedrock forms, Paper dialog menus, daily random shops and a sell chest.

• Price: free, or Premium for $12.
• Versions: 1.20.5 to 26.3.
• Folia: yes (except the Premium sell chest). Bedrock: Premium only.
• Last update: 5.2.1 on 26 October 2026.
• Rating: 4.2 from 20 ratings (free), 4.8 from 10 (Premium).
• Get it: SpigotMC, Modrinth.

Best for: free dynamic pricing and stock on a modern server.

6. ExcellentShop

ExcellentShop by NightExpress combines admin GUI shops and player chest shops. It has an in-game editor, four price models, global stock with auto-refill, rotating items, rentable shops and cross-server sync.

• Price: €15. The source is GPL-3.0 on GitHub.
• Versions: 1.21.8 and up, including 26.1. Needs NightCore.
• Folia: no (stated on the page). Bedrock: not stated.
• Last update: 5.1.7 on 9 October 2026.
• Rating: 4.2 from 168 ratings.
• Get it: SpigotMC.

Best for: servers already running other NightExpress plugins.

7. QuickShop-Hikari (player shops)

QuickShop-Hikari is a different kind of plugin: players put an item in a chest, click it and set a price. There are no admin menus. It is free, open source, and integrates with almost every protection plugin (WorldGuard, Towny, Lands, GriefPrevention and more).

• Price: free.
• Versions: 1.20+, latest build targets 26.1.2 to 26.3.
• Folia: yes. Bedrock: not stated.
• Last update: 6.3.0.3 on 23 September 2026 (Modrinth). The SpigotMC page lags behind.
• Get it: Modrinth. Developer API documented.

Best for: survival economies driven by players.

Comparison table

Which one should you pick?

• Free GUI shop: EconomyShopGUI. Biggest user base, Bedrock forms, active updates.
• The most proven paid shop: ShopGUI+, if you can wait for its 26.x release.
• Every shop type in one plugin: Phoenix Shop. GUI, chest, sign and NPC shops, an in-game editor, native Bedrock forms and a price audit. It is new, so test the free Lite first.
• Switching from another shop plugin: Phoenix Shop imports from eight. EconomyShopGUI Premium and zShop import from ShopGUI+.
• Free dynamic prices and stock: UltimateShop.
• Player chest shops only: QuickShop-Hikari.

FAQ

What is the best free shop plugin for Minecraft?

EconomyShopGUI. It is free, has over two million downloads, supports versions up to 26.x and has Bedrock forms through Geyser. For player-run chest shops, QuickShop-Hikari is the free standard.

Is ShopGUI+ still worth buying in 2026?

It has the longest track record (since 2015) and the most reviews of any paid shop plugin, and it supports Folia. But it has no built-in GUI editor, and on 27 October 2026 its 26.x support was only in dev builds on its Discord.

Which shop plugins work with Bedrock players on Geyser?

EconomyShopGUI (Bedrock forms), UltimateShop Premium (forms through Geyser and Floodgate) and Phoenix Shop (native Bedrock forms with an amount slider). The others don't state Bedrock support on their pages.

Can I move my shops from another plugin without rebuilding them?

Phoenix Shop imports from ShopGUIPlus, EconomyShopGUI, UltimateShop, ExcellentShop, QuickShop, Shop, ChestShop and Essentials. EconomyShopGUI Premium imports from ShopGUI+ and Essentials, and zShop has a ShopGUI+ converter.

What is the difference between a GUI shop and a chest shop plugin?

A GUI shop is a server-run menu where players buy and sell at prices you set. A chest shop lets players sell their own items from a chest or sign. ExcellentShop and Phoenix Shop do both; QuickShop-Hikari only does chest shops.