Carl-bot Premium’s features, free right now
Carl-bot keeps levels, its own avatar, sticky messages and auto purge for Premium servers. In Kovu they’re part of every server right now, next to reaction roles, logging and automod like Carl-bot’s.
Carl-bot publishes its prices. Kovu is free right now, and its paid tiers aren’t priced yet.
Feature by feature
What Kovu includes right now, what Carl-bot includes for free and what its paid plans add. Each Kovu feature links to its how-to.
- Included
- Limited
- Not included
As of October 7, 2026 Carl-bot’s columns come from its public website and docs on that day. Plans and features change.
Swipe the table sideways to see Carl-bot’s columns.
| Feature | Kovu, right now | Carl-bot free | Carl-bot Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderation | |||
| Moderation commands and cases | IncludedCase evidence, proof and predefined reasons | IncludedMod log with reasons and exports | Included |
| Mass moderation | IncludedBy list, name or join time, with a preview | LimitedBans only, with massban, twice an hour | LimitedBans only, with massban, twice an hour |
| Reports to moderators | IncludedAccept, Ignore and Block buttons | IncludedA /report command | Included |
| Ban, mute and warning appeals | IncludedUp to 10 forms on kovu.gg | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Ban sync across servers | IncludedUp to 25 servers, each picks what it receives | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Auto Purge | IncludedUp to 50 | Not included | IncludedUp to 15 |
| Automod | |||
| Automod filters | Included19 filters, word groups and a rule tester | IncludedSpam, links, invites, words and caps | Included |
| Honeypot channels | Not included | Limited1 channel | IncludedUp to 5 |
| Flagged messages for moderators to decide | IncludedAutomod’s report action | Not included | IncludedThe drama channel |
| AI moderation | IncludedUp to 5,000 checks a day | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Logging | |||
| Action Log | Included88 log types, a channel per group | Included24 event types | Included24 event types |
| Welcome | |||
| Welcome and leave messages | IncludedRole messages, random messages and delays | IncludedWelcome, leave and ban messages | IncludedA separate farewell channel |
| Welcome images | IncludedA card designer with layers | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Autoroles | IncludedUp to 50 | IncludedDelayed and returning-member roles | Included |
| Reaction Roles | IncludedReactions, buttons and dropdowns | IncludedReactions, with unique and verify modes | IncludedTimed roles and a higher limit |
| Birthdays | Included | Included | IncludedCustom message, time and role |
| Custom roles for boosters | IncludedName, color, and an icon from boost level 2 | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Levels | |||
| Levels and level roles | IncludedVanity leaderboard links | Not included | IncludedVoice XP and a MEE6 import |
| Tickets and support | |||
| Tickets | IncludedTranscripts members can read on the web | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Suggestions | Included | Included | Included |
| Feeds | |||
| Twitch alerts | IncludedUp to 250 feeds of any kind | Limited1 channel | LimitedUp to 5 |
| YouTube alerts | IncludedUp to 250 feeds of any kind | LimitedUp to 5 | IncludedUp to 20 |
| Kick, TikTok, Reddit, Bluesky, RSS and podcasts | Included | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| A role while members stream | IncludedTwitch and Kick, with an optional live post | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Community | |||
| Giveaways | Included100 at once, up to 50 winners | Included | Included |
| Starboard | IncludedSeveral boards per server | Included | IncludedIts own emoji and auto-star |
| Highlights, reminders and polls | Included | Included | Included |
| Commands in any server or DM | IncludedMembers add Kovu to their own account | Not includedNot in Carl-bot’s docs | Not included |
| Customization | |||
| Tags and custom commands | IncludedUp to 500 | IncludedTagScript, 1 command block per tag | Included3 command blocks per tag |
| Autoresponder | IncludedUp to 500 | LimitedUp to 50 | LimitedUp to 75 |
| Automations | IncludedUp to 25 rules, and your AI app can write them | LimitedTriggers on words in a message | LimitedTriggers on words in a message |
| Embeds | IncludedUp to 200 | IncludedA builder on the dashboard | Included |
| Sticky messages | IncludedUp to 50 | Not included | IncludedUp to 15 |
| Typed prefix commands | IncludedNext to slash commands | LimitedMentions and tags only, since October 5, 2026 | LimitedMentions and tags only, since October 5, 2026 |
| Your own bot name, avatar and status | IncludedYour own bot, or a profile per server | Not included | LimitedAvatar and banner |
| API and AI | |||
| Set up your server from an AI app | IncludedClaude, ChatGPT and other MCP apps | Not included | Not included |
| Public API | IncludedAPI keys with scopes | Not included | Not included |
What it costs
Carl-bot publishes its prices. Kovu is free right now, and its paid tiers aren’t priced yet.
Premium | 1 Server
$7.99 a month or $79.59 a year
Levels, its own avatar and banner, timed reaction roles, auto purge, sticky messages and higher limits, on one server.
Premium | 2 Servers
$12.99 a month or $129.39 a year
The same, on two servers of your choice.
Premium | 3 Servers
$16.99 a month or $169.23 a year
The same, on three servers of your choice.
Premium | 5 Servers
$24.99 a month or $248.91 a year
The same, on five servers of your choice.
Carl-bot sells Premium through Patreon, and you can move it to another server. Superbumps and bump multipliers for Carl-bot’s server discovery are sold separately in its Discord store. Prices are in US dollars before tax, as Carl-bot listed them on October 7, 2026. See Carl-bot’s current prices
Your Kovu bill
Right now
- Your own bot identity$0.00Name, avatar, banner, bio and status
- The highest limits$0.00500 custom commands, unlimited reaction-role menus
- Every automod filter$0.00Phishing links, zalgo, spoilers, AI toxicity
- Custom welcome images$0.00Rendered with your members’ avatars
- Web transcripts and appeals$0.00Tickets, modmail and ban appeals on kovu.gg
- Giveaways up to 50 winners$0.00And up to a year long
- Every feed platform$0.00Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Reddit, Bluesky, RSS and podcasts
- Analytics and exports$0.00Activity charts and config backups
Total
$0.00
No card, no trial.
There are no prices or dates yet. We’ll announce both on kovu.gg before anything changes for your server.
What Kovu adds
Kovu’s own additions, in every server.
- Server manager
- Roles, permissions and channel overwrites from the web, with guardrails and one-click undo.
- Security suite
- Web verification, anti-raid lockdowns and anti-nuke quarantine.
- Support tools
- Modmail with anonymous replies, ticket claims and ratings.
- Community extras
- Achievements, invite tracking, suggestions, birthdays, scheduled polls, sticky messages, temp voice and stat channels.
- A home for members
- Profiles, a leaderboards hub, server pages and privacy controls on kovu.gg.
- A calmer dashboard
- Simple and Advanced modes, hidden modules, a Needs you list and ⌘K search across every setting.
- Case evidence, mass actions and reports
- Cases keep the member’s deleted messages and the proof you add. /mass deals with a raid at once after a preview, members report messages to your team, and linked servers can see each other’s cases.
- Appeals on kovu.gg
- Up to 10 appeal forms for bans, mutes and warnings, with a conversation with the member and blocks after a rejection.
- Your own wording
- Change almost any Kovu reply, with embeds and buttons, and share it as a kit. Message templates can be scheduled, sent by webhook and carry role buttons.
- Channel and role helpers
- Auto threads, auto publish, a pin archive, bump reminders, a server digest, /rep, and role connections that give a role while members have certain others.
- Kovu in members’ own apps
- Members can add Kovu to their Discord account and use /fun, /search, /remind and /poll create in any server or DM.
- Song requests for streamers
- Viewers request songs from Twitch or Kick chat, and Kovu adds them to your Spotify queue.
- Automations and webhooks
- When something happens, Kovu checks your conditions, then gives roles, sends messages or posts to your own webhook. Build a rule on the dashboard, or ask your AI app to write it.
- Server Networks
- Servers you trust share bans, case lookups and roles, with a trail of who banned whom, where and why.
- Roles for streamers, supporters and boosters
- A role while members stream on Twitch or Kick, roles for your Twitch and Kick subscribers, and a role each booster names and colors.
- Events and help forums
- RSVPs, reminders and attendance for your Discord events, and a solved workflow for help forums that thanks whoever answered.
Moving from Carl-bot
No downtime for your members. Run both bots side by side until Kovu is set up the way you like.
Add Kovu next to Carl-bot
Both bots can sit in your server while you set Kovu up. Nothing changes for members yet.
Turn on what you used
Set your staff roles in Bot Settings, then turn on the Kovu module for each Carl-bot feature you used. The list below says which is which.
Switch off each Carl-bot feature as you go
Once a Kovu module is set up, turn off the Carl-bot feature it replaces, so members don’t get two welcomes and your log channel doesn’t get every event twice.
Remove Carl-bot when you’re ready
Keep it until everything you need runs in Kovu. Then remove it from the server.
Bringing your setup over
Kovu can’t read Carl-bot’s settings or levels, so levels start fresh and you set up the modules you use yourself. Most have a Kovu match, and your embeds come over directly:
- Messages Carl-bot posted
- Paste a message’s link into Kovu’s Message Embedder and Kovu copies its text and embeds, ready to edit and send. Reaction roles need setting up again.
Once Kovu is set up
- Server templates
- Save a server’s roles, channels, settings and Kovu setup as a template, then apply it to any server you manage or share it with a link. You see a preview first, nothing is deleted, and you can undo it for 14 days.
- Backup and import
- Once one server is set up, save a backup, restore it later or copy the whole setup to another server you manage. You see every change before it’s applied.
- Custom commands and autoresponders
- Export and import them as a file, to copy them between servers or edit them in bulk.
- Embeds
- Paste a message’s JSON, from an embed builder or another server, into the Message Embedder.
What Kovu doesn’t have
- Honeypot channels that punish anyone who posts in them.
- TagScript. Kovu doesn’t run Carl-bot’s tags, so tags you rely on need rewriting.
- Carl-bot’s server discovery, with bumps and perks.
- Game extras, like free game alerts and TopRoll.
What maps to what
Carl-bot’s name for each feature, and the Kovu module that does it.
- Moderation
- Moderation
- Automod
- Automod
- Auto Purge
- Auto Purge
- Logging
- Action Log
- Greetings
- Welcome & Leave
- Birthday messages
- Birthdays
- Autoroles
- Autoroles
- Reaction Roles
- Reaction Roles
- Levels
- Levels
- Tags
- Custom Commands
- Triggers
- Autoresponder
- Embeds
- Message Embedder
- Autofeeds
- Auto Message
- Sticky messages
- Sticky Messages
- Starboard
- Starboard
- Suggestions
- Suggestions
- Giveaways
- Giveaways
- Polls
- Polls
- Reminders
- Reminders
- Highlights
- Highlights
- Notifications
- Feeds
- Personalization
- Bot Identity
Where Carl-bot is the better pick
No bot is best at everything. If one of these matters most to your server, Carl-bot may suit you better.
- Tags people already share
- TagScript has years of public tags you can copy from carl.gg. Kovu’s custom commands use their own variables, so a tag needs rewriting.
- Honeypot channels
- Carl-bot can make a channel a trap that punishes anyone who posts in it, a simple catch for spam bots. Kovu doesn’t have that.
- Prices you can see today
- Carl-bot publishes its prices, and one plan can cover up to five servers. Kovu’s paid tiers aren’t priced yet, so you can’t plan around a number.
- Years at scale
- Carl-bot has been running since 2018. Kovu is newer.
What this page says about Carl-bot comes from its public website on October 7, 2026. Plans change, so check www.patreon.com before you decide.
Carl-bot is a trademark of its owner. Kovu isn’t affiliated with Carl-bot.
Try Kovu next to Carl-bot
Add Kovu, set it up at your own pace and keep Carl-bot until you’re sure. The help center covers every module.