Why admins switch
Five things Carl-bot cannot do. Everything that costs us nothing is free, only AI, external feeds, storage and long analytics history have limits.
FreeRisk-free switch: importer and shadow mode
Nyx reads Carl-bot's reaction-role messages, share-link tags and log exports, runs in observe-only mode with a diff report against Carl's real actions, and only goes live when you press the button. Carl-bot does not even have a config export.
FreeTicket system, modmail and applications in the same bot
Panels as Components v2 containers, modmail as a forum inbox, forms with review buttons and transcripts that are really stored. Claiming, thread tickets, opening hours and automations are free, not premium.
FreeModeration 2.0
A complete modlog through audit-log matching (every ban, kick and timeout, no matter who did it), warn points with decay and an escalation ladder, editable cases with undo, appeals via DM button, an anti-raid incident room and anti-nuke.
Free + ProAutomation builder
If-then flows on the event bus: joins, voice, reactions, forum posts, AutoMod hits, scheduled events, timers and incoming webhooks trigger conditions and actions, up to an HTTP request. Free: 3 flows. Pro: 100 flows with HTTP and AI steps.
ProAI package
Grey-area automod with reasoning, FAQ bot with sources, supporter copilot, catch-up summaries and translation. The AI proposes, your rules decide: hard caps, no AI bans or kicks, a kill switch and a budget per server.