CurseForge
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
If you play modded Minecraft, CurseForge is near-required: the biggest catalog with one-click modpack installs, free.
New check
Comparison
CurseForge vs Modrinth
Modrinth
Starting report…
Pick CurseForge when
- Modded Minecraft players
- Modpack users wanting one-click installs
- Mod authors wanting a built-in audience
When CurseForge is not a fit
- Open-source purists . Prism Launcher and Modrinth fit better
- Mod authors chasing bigger revenue share
- Security-cautious users given the 2023 breach
- Anyone avoiding Overwolf on ethical grounds
Sources
- CurseForge homepagecurseforge.comofficial
- CurseForge Premiumcurseforge.comofficial
review
- I'm done with Curseforge . Redditreddit.comreview
- Trustpilot . CurseForge reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Security Breach in Curseforge . Redditreddit.comsecurity
- CVE-2025-64147 . NVDnvd.nist.govsecurity
- Jenkins Security Advisory 2025-10-29jenkins.iosecurity
- Overwolf raises $52.5Minsightpartners.comnews
- A new home for CurseForge . Overwolfmedium.comnews
- Prism Launcherprismlauncher.orgofficial
- GDLaunchergdlauncher.comofficial
- reddit.comreddit.comreview