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The short version
- Guardy is a good MEE6 alternative when keeping member XP and reviewing every imported change matters most.
- Carl-bot is better for very large reaction-role systems, tags, starboard, and feeds.
- Dyno is a mature general-management alternative with strong free utility limits, while its Levels module is paid.
- Arcane and Lurkr are dedicated leveling alternatives, and PeakBot advertises a broad free feature catalogue.
Start with the reason you are leaving
There is no single MEE6 alternative for every server. A community replacing MEE6 because of leveling portability needs a different product from a community replacing it for reaction roles, social alerts, moderation, or AI.
Guardy is our recommendation when the reason is: “We want to leave, but we cannot reset everyone’s levels.” Its import flow is built around that risk. If the reason is “We need hundreds of reaction roles,” Carl-bot may fit better. If the reason is “We want available AI administration and a broad free checklist,” PeakBot may fit better.
MEE6 alternatives at a glance
| Alternative | A reason to consider it | Where MEE6 can still be better |
|---|---|---|
| Guardy | Staged MEE6 level migration, free message and voice XP, and connected moderation | MEE6 has a much larger established plugin and service ecosystem |
| Carl-bot | Reaction roles, TagScript, starboard, suggestions, and feeds | MEE6 offers a more unified commercial ecosystem and separate AI products |
| Dyno | Mature general server management, 25 free custom commands, automod, tickets, and feeds | MEE6 may be more familiar to teams already using its plugin family |
| Arcane | Dedicated leveling with free message and reaction XP, at $7 per month or $75 per year | MEE6 has broader adjacent services and mature social integrations |
| Lurkr | Level imports plus a free export, custom curves, and detailed multipliers | MEE6 is broader than a dedicated leveling specialist |
| PeakBot | A broad free plan and paid AI server-building features | MEE6 has longer operating history and a larger established customer base |
1. Guardy: moving levels without a reset
Guardy reads a public MEE6 leaderboard or a captured leaderboard JSON response. It collects the complete source, validates each row, checks the expected level against an independently implemented MEE6 curve, and stops at a preview. The administrator can replace values or keep the higher XP total. Only after that choice does the import apply in one transaction.
That review boundary is why Guardy may suit this particular comparison. Changing a leveling system should not be a blind write.
After the move, Guardy includes message and voice XP, role and channel multipliers, rank cards, weekly and monthly leaderboards, welcome messages, auto roles, role menus, polls, giveaways, custom slash commands, AutoMod, moderation cases, a join gate, anti-nuke protection, panic mode, and raid cleanup.
Start with the MEE6 migration walkthrough or read the complete Guardy vs MEE6 comparison.
2. Carl-bot: complex role menus and utilities
Carl-bot’s current plan table lists 250 reaction roles on Free and 1,000 on Premium. Its established surface also includes TagScript, logging, automod, suggestions, starboard, feeds, triggers, and custom commands. Guardy should not pretend its supporting role-menu module is a replacement for that depth.
Guardy may fit better when free leveling, MEE6 migration, a join gate, anti-nuke and panic controls, and one readable moderation record matter more than reaction-role scale.
Read Guardy vs Carl-bot.
3. Dyno: mature general server management
Dyno offers a broad free utility surface. Its “Free for Everyone” list names 25 custom commands, 10 autoresponders, three active giveaways, three forms, three reaction-role menus, three autoroles, one autodelete, and one automessage. Standard and higher tiers lift many limits, and Levels is a Standard Premium feature.
Guardy Free now also allows 25 custom slash commands and three concurrent giveaways, so those limits are a tie. Guardy now ships member appeals and temporary roles, while Dyno remains broader for teams that depend on its starboard, feeds, autodelete, automessage, or established utility catalogue. Guardy may fit when the server wants free message and voice leveling, a staged MEE6 import, and moderation designed around cases, escalation, reversals, and how long records are kept.
Read Guardy vs Dyno.
4. Arcane: focused leveling variety
Arcane’s official matrix lists message and reaction XP on Free, along with 15 reward roles and weekly leaderboards. Premium adds voice XP, custom XP values, monthly leaderboards, unlimited reward roles, more custom commands, and custom bot branding.
Arcane offers reaction XP and custom rank images, and its free reward allowance of 15 is now level with Guardy’s. Arcane Premium is $7 per month or $75 per year per server. Guardy offers free voice XP, reviewed MEE6 migration, and a connected path from onboarding to moderation.
Read Guardy vs Arcane.
5. Lurkr: a portable leveling specialist
Lurkr documents MEE6 level and reward-role imports, a free export, detailed multipliers, and custom curves. That is a strong portability position. Its current docs also state that Amari import is unavailable because the upstream API was removed and Polaris is manual-only.
Choose Lurkr when leveling depth and the ability to export again are the whole job. Choose Guardy when the import needs a staged preview and the same bot must also cover onboarding and safety.
Read Guardy vs Lurkr.
6. PeakBot: broad free scope and available AI
PeakBot advertises more than 30 free feature categories, including moderation, XP, tickets, welcome messages, reaction roles, logging, analytics, and anti-nuke protection. Its Pro plan adds an AI Server Builder, AI moderation, AI analytics, backups, and priority support.
PeakBot may fit better when those available AI features are central. Guardy’s AI review work is not shipped and is not marketed as if it were. Guardy is a focused option when the MEE6 migration boundary itself is the purchase decision.
Read Guardy vs PeakBot.
MEE6 pricing is not one simple number
The MEE6 checkout is localized and promotion-sensitive. In the Netherlands on 27 August 2026, the regular prices shown were €11.99 monthly, €49.99 yearly, and €89.99 lifetime, with a 50 percent promotion also visible. A visitor in another market or on another date may see different currency, tax, or promotion terms.
MEE6 Premium, personal Pro, and AI are separate services. Confirm which service owns the feature you want, the renewal price after any promotion, and whether the purchase applies to one server or one person.
Guardy’s planned Premium price is $6.99 monthly or $59 yearly per server. New Premium sales are not currently available, so this guide does not present that planned price as something you can buy today.
A safe switching checklist
Before removing MEE6, save the server’s current plugin settings, role ladder, public leaderboard state, and channel permissions. Import a small known sample, compare members at several levels, and check reward-role hierarchy. Publish the new member instructions before disabling the old commands.
The right alternative is not the one with the longest feature page. It is the one that solves the specific reason your team wants to switch without creating a larger operational problem.
