Noxyr and MEE6 solve different problems: MEE6 is a leveling and moderation bot with a paid custom bot add-on, Noxyr is a free ticket, store and security bot with a custom bot feature built in and no leveling system at all. If you searched "Noxyr vs MEE6" because MEE6's premium tier is asking for a subscription, this comparison tells you exactly which features move with you and which do not.
The short version
MEE6 is best known for XP-based leveling, reaction roles and a big preset moderation module, with music and some of its more useful automation gated behind MEE6 Premium. Noxyr does not do leveling at all. It focuses on tickets, a product store with checkout and invoices, anti-nuke security, giveaways, polls, welcome messages and AI chat replies, and every one of those is free with no tier above it. Pick based on what your server actually needs, not on which bot is more familiar.
Noxyr vs MEE6 feature table
| Feature | MEE6 | Noxyr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier, MEE6 Premium subscription for higher limits and extra modules | Free, no premium tier, no card required |
| Custom bot (your name and avatar) | A Premium add-on, billed on top of a plan | Built in and free. One Top.gg vote unlocks it for 12 hours, then a 74-hour grace period keeps it running before it pauses |
| Tickets | Not a core feature | Full system: panels, claiming, forms, auto-close, blacklist, FAQ deflection, web transcripts |
| Moderation | Warn, mute, kick, ban commands and moderation logs, plus a rules/filter module | Anti-nuke and anti-spam automation (mass-action limits, trusted roles, spam and mention thresholds with automatic timeout, kick or ban) and a /clear message purge. No manual warn or mute-log commands |
| Leveling | Core feature: XP, level roles, leaderboard | Not offered. If leveling is why you want a bot, MEE6 or a dedicated leveling bot does that job and Noxyr does not compete here |
| Welcome messages | Included, customizable embed | Included free: welcome and leave messages with placeholders for the member, server and member count |
| Store, invoices, checkout | Not offered | Product catalog, cart checkout into a ticket, branded invoices, multi-currency pricing, sales reports, all free |
| Dashboard | Web dashboard for most settings | Web dashboard for every setting, mirrored by slash commands, so nothing is dashboard-only |
| AI | Not offered | Optional AI chat replies in channels you choose, plus an AI help button on tickets |
Where MEE6 is the right call
If leveling is the actual reason you are looking at a bot, be honest with yourself: Noxyr will not fill that gap, today or on any roadmap you should plan around. MEE6's XP system, level roles and leaderboard are mature and widely used, and reaction roles are another MEE6 strength Noxyr does not replicate. A gaming or leveling-focused community that wants members to see visible progress should stay on MEE6, or run MEE6 alongside something else for the features it lacks.
MEE6 also has manual moderation commands (warn, mute, ban with logs) that Noxyr does not. Noxyr's security module is built around automated anti-nuke and anti-spam protection rather than a moderator's day-to-day toolkit, so a server that leans on warn logs and moderation case history will miss that on Noxyr.
Where Noxyr is the right call
If you searched "MEE6 free alternative" because you hit a paywall for something that felt like it should be included, look at what that feature was. Tickets, a store, invoices, security automation, giveaways, polls and AI replies are all things MEE6 either does not offer or offers only on Premium, and Noxyr includes all of them free. A support server, a shop server, or anything that needs tickets and a store together is a better fit for Noxyr than for MEE6 plus three other bots.
The custom bot question comes up a lot too. MEE6's custom bot (your own bot name and avatar) is a Premium-only setting. Noxyr's Custom Bot does the same thing for free, unlocked with a Top.gg vote instead of a subscription. See the MEE6 custom bot alternative guide for the full setup walkthrough if that is specifically what you need.
Is MEE6 Premium worth it?
Depends entirely on which Premium feature you need. If it is higher XP limits, more reaction roles, or a custom bot for a server that is otherwise happy with MEE6, the subscription buys exactly that and nothing about switching bots makes sense. If what you actually want is tickets, a store, security automation or AI chat, no MEE6 tier adds those, because MEE6 does not build in that direction. In that case the subscription is not "worth it" so much as the wrong tool, and a free bot built for that use case, Noxyr or otherwise, is the fix rather than a higher MEE6 plan.
Can you run both?
Yes. They do not conflict. A lot of servers keep MEE6 for leveling and reaction roles and add Noxyr for tickets, the store and security, since neither bot touches the other's territory. If you eventually want a single bot instead of two, that is the point where the leveling gap on Noxyr becomes the deciding factor.
Common questions
Does Noxyr have a leveling or XP system? No. This is the clearest gap between the two bots. If leveling matters to your server, keep MEE6 or a dedicated leveling bot for it.
Is Noxyr's custom bot the same as MEE6 Premium's custom bot? The branding idea is the same, your own bot name and avatar, but Noxyr's version is free behind a Top.gg vote instead of a paid tier, and it re-hosts Noxyr's whole feature set, not a leveling bot's.
Does Noxyr have moderation commands like warn and mute? Not manual case-log commands. Noxyr's security module automates anti-nuke and anti-spam responses, and /clear handles bulk message deletion, but there is no warn history or mute log the way MEE6 has.
Which is easier to set up? Both are dashboard-driven. Noxyr additionally mirrors every dashboard setting in slash commands, so you can configure it entirely from Discord if you prefer never to open a browser.
See the full breakdown of what is free on Noxyr versus what other bots usually charge for on the comparison page, or add Noxyr free and run it next to MEE6 to see which features you actually use.