Pex was created for sponge but is no longer maintained. However i think they did release one for 1.10.2.
Worldedit i think has been released and world guard is in development.
There are many like for like plugins that do the same sort of job as essentials, such as nucleus.
Movecraft doesn’t look like its being ported over however Ships is.
The rest i have got no clue about.
Here are the links of the plugins i am talking about
Pex: 🔑 PermissionsEx v2.0 [API 5]
Pex alternative: LuckPerms | An advanced permissions plugin
WorldEdit: WorldEdit for SpongeAPI
ASyncWorldEdit: ☑ FastAsyncWorldEdit
WorldGuard progress: GitHub - MinecraftPortCentral/WorldGuard at sponge
FoxGuard (world guard alternative): [API 6.x/7.x] FoxGuard - The flexible world protection solution
Nucleus: Nucleus: The Ultimate Essentials Plugin (MC 1.10.2, 1.11.2, 1.12.2)
Ships: MoseMister / Ships