Noxyr vs YAGPDB: Scripted Power or a Dashboard Bot?

Quick verdict

• Pick YAGPDB if you need custom commands with their own logic, or you want to host the bot yourself.
• Pick Noxyr if your custom commands are mostly canned replies and role toggles, and you also want tickets or a shop.
• Run both. Keep YAGPDB for scripting and Noxyr for tickets, shop and security, and keep the rules from overlapping.

Feature table

Setup

YAGPDB calls itself an advanced configurable bot. Its power comes from templates, so setup means learning how to write them. That suits some admins and loses others.

Noxyr aims for no scripting. You manage modules from the web dashboard and read the defaults in the docs. Anti-spam defaults to 6 messages in 8 seconds, 4 duplicates or 6 mentions, then a 10 minute timeout, covered in anti-spam. Warnings add automatic punishment steps, see warnings. Fewer knobs means fewer chances to lock out real members by mistake, and also less fine control than YAGPDB's per-rule violation limits.

Pricing

YAGPDB's site says it is open source and can be self-hosted, and it links to a premium plan. The page I read gave no prices or perks, so none are quoted.

Noxyr's modules are all free. The optional Donor plan, on the donors page, is 2 USD for a month, 20 USD for 18 months or 40 USD once, for extras like a custom bot. It locks no module.

Where YAGPDB is stronger

• Custom commands with logic. Regex triggers and dynamic replies are beyond Noxyr's rename-and-preset commands.
• Self-hosting. You own the code and can drop the premium question, at the cost of your time and uptime.
• Feeds. Reddit and RSS are listed, and Noxyr's docs do not list them.
• Tunable violation limits per rule.

Where Noxyr is stronger

• No templates to write. A renamed command, a reaction role or a sticky message covers many canned-answer jobs.
• Tickets, giveaways, polls and a shop with Auto-Pay in the same bot. See tickets and shop.
• Readable defaults for anti-spam and anti-nuke.
• Nothing to run. No server to keep alive.

Do you need scripts?

Most YAGPDB custom commands are a rules reply, a role toggle, a canned answer or a counter. Scripts earn their keep when a reply must change with the message, the user or stored data. If you wrote templates for that, moving to a dashboard bot means dropping the feature or rebuilding it elsewhere. Be honest about which commands are really custom logic.

Migrating

1. List your custom commands. Scripted ones will not carry over.
2. Add Noxyr from the invite link and enable moderation modules one at a time.
3. Rebuild simple triggers as renamed commands. See custom commands.
4. Move reaction roles last, so members keep their roles.
5. Remove YAGPDB when nothing depends on it.

Moving a mature server takes a weekend, not an hour. Announce the change and keep the old bot online until the last item is done.

Who should pick which

A developer-minded admin. If you like templates and want the code under your control, YAGPDB's open source and self-host option is a genuine advantage that Noxyr cannot match.

A busy owner without time to script. If you would rather click a toggle than debug a template, Noxyr's dashboard is faster. Read the dashboard vs commands guide.

A seller. YAGPDB's home page lists no shop or tickets. Noxyr has both, plus invoices and Auto-Pay, so a store server fits it better. See how to sell on Discord.

A community with feeds. If you rely on Reddit or RSS posts, YAGPDB lists them, and Noxyr's docs do not. That alone may keep it in your server.

Next step

Read YAGPDB alternatives, custom bot vs self-hosting and the security bot page.