Best Discord bot: how to choose the one for your server

Start from your needs, not from the bot

Before comparing, write down what your server really needs: welcoming newcomers, moderating, answering support requests, keeping the community active, listening to music together? A gaming server, a creator community and a help server don't have the same priorities.

An all-in-one bot saves you from stacking five bots that step on each other's toes, each asking for permissions and each set up its own way. A specialised bot can go further on a single topic.

The criteria to check

• What is really free: many bots have a free plan but keep some features for their subscription. Check the details, module by module;
• the language: a bot and a dashboard in your language make life easier for your staff and members;
• the dashboard: setting everything up with the mouse is faster and safer than dozens of commands;
• security: captcha on join, protection against raids, automatic filters;
• the modules you can't do without: tickets, levels, music, giveaways, roles…

A few well-known Discord bots

MEE6 is one of the most used bots (more than 20 million servers according to its site), with levels, welcome messages, reaction roles, tickets, automations and many social media alerts. Its Premium unlocks all of its plugins. See our HurixBot / MEE6 comparison.

DraftBot is a French multi-purpose bot: moderation, levels, economy, captcha, tickets, suggestions, backups and many other modules, with a Premium from €3.99 a month. See the HurixBot / DraftBot comparison.

Ticket Tool is specialised in support tickets, with a Premium at $8 a month according to its FAQ. See the HurixBot / Ticket Tool comparison.

HurixBot is an all-in-one bot whose modules are all free: tickets, moderation, captcha and anti-raid, music, levels, giveaways, welcome and more. Its paid plans only raise some limits, and the Pro plan adds the custom bot.

Our advice for your server

• Small server with friends: a free all-in-one bot with music and levels is more than enough;
• growing community: captcha, anti-raid and automatic moderation first, then self-service roles;
• support or brand server: a complete ticket module (forms, transcripts, reviews) and, why not, a bot under your own name;
• gaming server: your server's status live, giveaways and levels to keep players coming back.

Try before you choose

The safest way is still to test. HurixBot is added in two clicks, each module is turned on separately, and it can live next to your current bot while you compare. Start with the tutorials, in French, to get the hang of it.