Best Discord Moderation Bots 2026: Criteria First, Bots Second
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Short answer
There is no single answer to the question of the “best moderation bot” for Discord; the right question is “which moderation task do I want to automate.” Five criteria determine the decision: what it detects, how it escalates punishments, how deep the logs go, whether it distinguishes between a raid and a nuke, and whether settings are managed via a dashboard or commands. Below, these criteria are presented first, followed by a comparison of six bots using statements from their own pages. No ranking has been made; putting a security-focused bot and an all-in-one bot in the same tier would be unfair to both.
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Five selection criteria
| Criterion | What to look for | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Detection type | Which filters are available (invite links, links, mass mentions, all-caps, banned words, spam); whether thresholds are adjustable | The breadth of the filters determines the false positive rate: a “link” filter is broad, an “invite link” filter is narrow. |
| Punishment automation | Can actions be selected per violation; is the warning counter tied to tiered punishments | Having a human make every decision is possible in a small server, but not a large one; however, automation must be reversible. |
| Log depth | Is a case record generated for every violation; can you see who, why, and what action was taken | An AutoMod without logs operates silently; no one can see what was deleted or why. |
| Raid / nuke distinction | What it does during a mass join; what it does if a staff account is compromised | A raid comes from the outside, a nuke from the inside; these are two different protections and most bots only do one. |
| Dashboard | Are settings managed via a web dashboard or commands; can the moderation team view them in their own language | With a dashboard-less bot, changing settings remains dependent on a single person; as the team grows, this becomes a bottleneck. |
Six bots, in their own words
The statement in each row was taken from that bot’s own page on September 12, 2026. We did not write anything we could not verify: if a feature did not appear on a bot’s page, we did not say “it doesn’t have it,” we said “not seen.”
| Bot | Own statement regarding moderation | For whom | Limit / not seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wick | “Discord moderation and security that is always one step ahead”; the homepage features “Raids Stopped” and “Nukes Stopped” counters. | Large servers where raid and nuke risks are high and security is top priority. | Filter list, thresholds, and pricing were not seen on the homepage; verify via their own documentation. |
| YAGPDB | “YAGPDB has a very configurable automoderator”; “for each rule you can set automoderator to mute, kick or ban”; “Modlog with kicks, bans, mutes and warnings”; “Timed mutes and bans”; open source: “you can host it yourself.” | Technical teams who want actions per rule and may choose to self-host the bot. | Raid protection and verification gate were not seen on the homepage. |
| Sapphire | “Setup 10+ modules”; “Punish users based on conditions”; “Add additional actions for Discord's AutoMod”; “Make use of 80+ log types”; “Ignore users, roles or channels”. | Servers looking to fine-tune log types and conditional punishments, and expand Discord's built-in AutoMod. | Raid protection and verification were not seen on the homepage. |
| MEE6 | Addon categories on the premium page: “Moderation & Server Management · Utilities · Social Alerts · Games & Fun · Bot Personalizer · MEE6 AI”. | Single-server communities wanting a broad set of plugins alongside moderation. | Filter and punishment details are not listed on the premium page; scope is “A subscription is valid for a single Discord server.” |
| Dyno | Three plans on the premium page; scope statement “Standard Premium for one server of your choice.” | Established servers with a heavy focus on moderation. | Its homepage was inaccessible (403) at the time of writing; check their own documentation for moderation details. |
| Carl-bot | Limits on the premium page: “Reaction roles per server 250 / 1,000 · YouTube channel alerts 5 / 20 · Twitch stream alerts 2 / 5 · Weblog entries 100 / 500”. | Reaction role and log-focused servers. | Moderation filters are not listed on the premium page; pricing is not on the page (sales via Patreon/Discord). |
| VeyroBot | Six filters (invite link, link, mass mention, all-caps, banned word, spam), separate actions per filter, tiered punishment tied to warning counter, case record and log for every violation; plus Anti-Raid lock and captcha gate; settings via a seven-language dashboard. | Servers looking to set up moderation from a single dashboard and measure setup accuracy; multilingual moderation teams. | Nuke protection (preventing a staff account from deleting channels/roles) is not present; for this, Discord's 2FA requirement and @everyone permissions are measured in the Health Score but not blocked. |
Sources: Wick wickbot.com, YAGPDB yagpdb.xyz, Sapphire sapph.xyz, MEE6 mee6.xyz/en/premium, Dyno dyno.gg/premium, Carl-bot carl.gg/get-premium; all as of September 12, 2026. Price and scope quotes are on the triple comparison page.
What happens in VeyroBot upon a violation?
Let's apply the criteria to our own bot; this section is identical to what is written in the dashboard. When a filter is triggered, in order: the message is deleted, a warning lasting five seconds drops in the channel, a moderation case is opened, the warning counter increases by one, and a record is logged to the log channel. Finally, the action you selected for the filter is applied: delete message and warn; mute for 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day; kick; ban. Three rules should be known:
- First matching filter wins. Order: invite link → link → mass mention → all-caps → banned word → spam. Only the action of the first matching filter is applied to a message.
- Staff are exempt. Anyone with the “Manage Messages” or “Administrator” permission will never get caught by the filters; testing settings with your own account will result in nothing happening.
- Warning counter feeds tiered punishment. Default thresholds are 1-hour mute at 3 warnings, kick at 5 warnings; both are customizable.
Who it is for, who it is not for
A single moderation bot is enough:
- Communities with a few hundred members; two or three filters, a log channel, and soft punishment thresholds.
- Those running separate bots for leveling, tickets, or notifications alongside moderation and wanting to gather them in a single dashboard.
Consider a separate security-focused bot:
- Large servers where the risk of a nuke (internal channel/role deletion) is real; most multi-purpose bots, including VeyroBot, do not prevent this.
- Communities requiring human judgment for every message; there, it is more appropriate to leave automation as “None / warn only” and keep logs exclusively.
Frequently asked questions
Is a bot necessary when Discord has built-in AutoMod?
Discord’s own AutoMod covers word and mention rules. A bot adds layers that Discord does not do, such as warning counters, tiered punishments, case logs, and raid locks. Some bots like Sapphire claim to attach extra actions to Discord AutoMod; VeyroBot runs its own filter chain.
How do I reduce false positives?
Do not use “kick/ban” on broad filters (links); use them on narrow filters (invite links, banned words). Leaving the action as “warn only” for the first week and monitoring the logs is the safest start.
Can two moderation bots run at the same time?
They can, but both bots will penalize the same message. Make sure a single bot is doing the job; double punishment is the most common mistake.
Is warning history carried over between bots?
No. Warning counters and case history live in each bot's own database; it starts from scratch upon migration.
How up-to-date is this list?
All statements were taken from the bots' own pages on September 12, 2026; they may have changed, open the source page before making a decision.
Last updated: September 13, 2026. Statements belonging to rival bots were taken from their respective pages on that date; they may have changed. Plan breakdown on the VeyroBot side is on the premium page.
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