# Vetox vs Wick > Vetox and Wick compared — a full platform against a pure security specialist — on anti-nuke depth, recovery and running both together. - Canonical: https://discordbots.blog/blog/vetox-vs-wick - Published: 2026-09-16 - Author: The Field Guide desk - Competitor facts checked: 2026-08-31 - Sources: - wickbot.com — premium (https://wickbot.com/premium) — checked 2026-08-31 - docs.wickbot.com (https://docs.wickbot.com/) — checked 2026-08-31 - Publication: The Field Guide, an independent site not affiliated with Discord Inc. --- ## The distinction that decides which bot you need Wick and Vetox are not really competing for the same installation, and that is worth establishing before anything else. Wick is a pure security specialist — an anti-nuke monitor, a heat-based automod, a join gate paired with join-raid detection, and a verification gate. Nothing else. No leveling, no tickets, no economy, no dashboard-configured welcome flow. Vetox is a 41-system platform that happens to include its own protection layer alongside everything else a server runs. The real question isn't "which is the better bot" — it's whether a server's threat model justifies running a dedicated security specialist on top of whatever else it uses, and Wick and Vetox running side by side is a genuinely common, sensible answer. ## How this comparison was built Every capability and price below was read from the vendor's own site or documentation on 31 August 2026. It is **not** weighted by install count or App Directory position. ## The comparison | Category | Vetox | Wick | | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Anti-nuke | Free — 20-rule protection system, undo path, whitelist, per-role overrides | **Paid — the deepest found in this research**, defends its own config surface | | Recovery after an attack | Server backup at Max, scheduled and cross-server-restorable | **Panic Mode** — the only anti-nuke recovery attempt found anywhere in this research | | Join-rate anti-raid | Paid — Basic | Free → paid — join gate and join raid pair | | Discord AutoMod integration | Vetox's automod runs independently | **The most developed integration found** — Wick's dashboard drives Discord's own AutoMod rules since v5.3.0 | | Automod (content filtering) | Free — 8 rule types, 4 action types | Heat-based, free → paid | | Verification / join screening | Join Guard — up to 10 rules, at Basic | Free — age, avatar, username, "suspicious" signals | | Leveling | **Free — full text and voice XP** | **Absent** | | Tickets | **Free — 3 panels, 200 concurrent** | **Absent** | | Games | **40, free on every tier** | **Absent** | | Notifications | 8 platforms at Basic | **Absent** | | Server feature systems | **41** | Security-only | | Configuration audit trail | **Dashboard Watcher — free, 500 entries/90 days, every system** | Not documented | | Price | free; $4.99/mo Basic | $5/mo, $20/mo for 12 servers | ## What Wick does well Wick is the reference product for anti-nuke depth in this entire research, and it earns that plainly. Its protection **defends its own configuration surface**: bypassing quarantine, adding dangerous permissions to any role, and changing the server's vanity URL all quarantine the actor automatically — most protection products guard the server and leave their own settings open, which is exactly where an insider goes first. Wick is also the **only bot found anywhere in this research that attempts recovery** rather than only detection and punishment: Panic Mode deploys an isolated process to reconstruct pre-nuke state, then restores a structure-only backup image. Wick's **Discord AutoMod integration is the most developed found anywhere** in this research — since v5.3.0, its dashboard creates, edits and removes Discord's own native AutoMod rules and attaches Wick's punishments to them, which is the architecturally correct approach: Discord blocks a message before publication, something no third-party bot can do, so the right design drives native AutoMod from the bot rather than trying to replace it. The one caveat worth carrying alongside all of this: Wick's anti-nuke exempts anyone holding a role above Wick's own, so an insider who can move roles still gets past it. Pricing is $5/month per server, or $20/month covering 12 servers — about $1.67 per server for anyone running several communities. ## What Vetox does well Vetox's security layer covers the same threat categories Wick specializes in, at a different point on the free/paid line: **a 20-rule protection system, free on Starter**, covering mass channel and role deletion, permission changes, mass bans and kicks, and webhook and emoji abuse, each with an undo path, a whitelist and per-role overrides — where Wick's equivalent capability sits behind its paid tier. Vetox also ships **Dashboard Watcher**, a free audit trail spanning all 41 systems with 500 entries over 90 days, which closes a gap Wick's own documentation doesn't address: nothing in Wick's public materials describes recording who changed the bot's own settings. Beyond security, Vetox is the platform Wick was never built to be. **Leveling is free on Starter**, including voice XP and unlimited rank rewards. **Tickets are free** — 3 panels, 200 concurrent, a free reviewer queue with application analytics. **All 40 games** are free on every tier. **Giveaways** run entirely free with entry requirements and a public web page. **Notifications from 8 platforms** unlock at Basic ($4.99/month), and **server backup**, **delegated dashboard access** and **AI** — auto-moderation and server control behind a single gate — sit at Max and Black respectively. All of it runs through **one dashboard in 21 languages**, with a published **494-path REST API and npm SDK** for developers building on top of the platform. None of this exists in Wick at any price — not because Wick is incomplete, but because it was built to do one job, not many. ## Pricing, side by side Wick's Premium is $5/month per server, with a 12-server VIP bundle at $20/month — no annual option is published. Vetox is free on Starter, with Basic at $4.99/month ($44.99/year) adding Anti-Raid, notifications and the battle pass; Max at $7.99/month ($69.99/year) adding backup and delegated access; and Black at $17.99/month ($149.99/year) adding AI. A server running both would pay Wick's $5/month on top of whatever Vetox tier it chooses — a genuinely common combination given how little the two products overlap. ## Join screening, side by side Both bots screen new joins before a raid or nuke risk becomes relevant. Wick's join gate and join raid pair check account age, avatar, username patterns and undisclosed "suspicious" signals, free. Vetox's Join Guard, part of Anti-Raid at Basic, runs up to 10 named conditions with up to 5 rules each combined by AND/OR logic — account age, avatar, banner and username shape are all expressible as rules rather than a single toggle. Wick's screening is free where Vetox's requires payment; the trade is that Vetox's rule combinations are visible and adjustable in the dashboard rather than resting on undisclosed signals. ## Which one to install Wick suits a server whose primary risk is a rogue administrator or a compromised moderator, and wants a dedicated anti-nuke and the only recovery attempt found in this research, with no interest in a leveling, ticket or games system attached to it. Vetox suits a server that wants those systems plus a genuinely free protection baseline. Running Wick for its deeper anti-nuke and recovery alongside Vetox for everything else is a reasonable, common setup — the two products barely overlap, so neither replaces the other's actual job. ## Frequently asked questions **Is Wick a full server bot, or just security?** Just security — checked against its own documentation, Wick has no leveling, tickets, economy or welcome-message system. It is an anti-nuke, automod and verification specialist, nothing more. **Does Wick's anti-nuke actually stop a rogue admin?** Usually, with one documented exception: anyone holding a role above Wick's own in the hierarchy is exempt. Keeping Wick's role at the top of the hierarchy closes most of that gap. **Can Wick and Vetox run on the same server?** Yes, and it's a reasonable combination — Wick for its deeper anti-nuke coverage and recovery attempt, Vetox for leveling, tickets, games, notifications and everything else Wick doesn't touch. **Is Vetox's protection as deep as Wick's?** Not on recovery specifically — Wick's Panic Mode is the only anti-nuke recovery found in this research. On free-tier accessibility, Vetox's 20-rule protection system is free on Starter, where Wick's equivalent capability requires payment. **Does Wick have a ticket or application system?** No — checked against its own documentation, Wick is security-only. Vetox's tickets and applications are both free on Starter. **Which bot screens joins for free?** Wick's join gate and join raid pair are free. Vetox's equivalent, Join Guard, is part of Anti-Raid at Basic ($4.99/month). **Does Vetox have anything like Wick's heat-based automod?** Vetox's automod runs 8 rule types across 4 action types rather than a heat-scoring model — a different mechanism aimed at the same content-filtering job, free on both bots. ## Method Every capability and price above was read from the vendor's own site or documentation on 31 August 2026.