Carl-bot is a free all-round community bot best known for reaction roles, moderation, logging and custom commands, with a Premium plan for higher limits, levels, sticky messages and a custom avatar. Noxyr is free with no premium plan and covers different ground: tickets, a store with invoices, anti-nuke security, giveaways and music. Because they overlap so little, running both is a reasonable setup.
The short version
Carl-bot's premium page (checked September 23, 2026) compares Free and Premium. Free includes 250 reaction roles per server, 5 YouTube channel alerts, 2 Twitch alerts and 100 weblog entries. Premium raises those to 1,000, 20, 5 and 500, and adds levels and XP, sticky messages, auto purge, voice-role links, timed reaction roles, a separate farewell channel, Drama Watcher and a custom bot avatar and banner. Premium is sold through Patreon or a Discord subscription; the page does not list a price, so check at checkout.
Carl-bot's own feature list does not include a ticket system or a store. Those are Noxyr's core, and they are free.
Noxyr vs Carl-bot feature table
| Feature | Carl-bot | Noxyr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; Premium via Patreon or Discord | Free, no premium tier |
| Reaction roles | 250 free, 1,000 on Premium | Not offered |
| Moderation and logging | Modlogs, timed punishments, infraction history and detailed server logs | Anti-nuke and anti-spam automation plus a bot log channel; no manual infraction history |
| Automod | Links, spam, mass mentions, attachment spam and slurs, per-rule punishments | Anti-spam with message, mention and duplicate limits, and anti-nuke for mass bans, kicks and channel deletions |
| Custom commands | TagScript tags and triggers | New names for existing commands ($store runs $shop) with preset options; no scripting language, so ticket FAQs and keyword auto-replies cover canned answers |
| Tickets | Not in its feature list | Full system free: panels, forms, claiming, auto-close, ratings and web transcripts |
| Store, invoices, checkout | Not offered | Product catalog, cart checkout, branded invoices, vouchers and verified reviews, free |
| Sticky messages | Premium | Free |
| Levels and XP | Premium | Not offered |
| Suggestions | Free, with anonymous mode and a decision log | Free, with a review channel |
| Your own bot branding | Custom avatar and banner on Premium | Free custom bot with your own name and avatar, unlocked by a Top.gg vote |
| Music | Not in its feature list | Free: YouTube, Spotify links, Apple Music and SoundCloud, filters, lyrics, playlists and 24/7 |
Where Carl-bot is the right call
Reaction roles are Carl-bot's signature feature, and Noxyr has none. Carl-bot's logging, infraction history and TagScript custom commands are deep tools that moderation-heavy communities rely on, and its Twitch and YouTube alerts come free within limits. If those are what your server runs on, keep Carl-bot.
Where Noxyr is the right call
If your server needs support tickets, sells products or services, or wants anti-nuke limits on mass bans, kicks and channel deletions, Noxyr covers that and none of it is in Carl-bot's feature list. Noxyr also gives you free what Carl-bot puts on Premium in two places: sticky messages, and branding, where Noxyr goes further with a full custom bot under your own name and avatar for a Top.gg vote.
Can you run both?
Yes: Carl-bot for reaction roles, logging and custom commands, Noxyr for tickets, the store and security. Their features barely overlap.
Common questions
Does Noxyr have reaction roles? No. Keep Carl-bot for reaction roles.
Does Carl-bot have tickets? Its feature list on carl.gg (September 2026) does not include a ticket system. Noxyr's ticket system is free.
Are sticky messages free on Noxyr? Yes. On Carl-bot they are part of Premium.
More options: Carl-bot alternatives, the comparison page, or add Noxyr free next to Carl-bot.