Arkanis vs MEE6
A fair side-by-side. Where MEE6 is the better pick, where Arkanis is, and where you might want both.
We make Arkanis. This page is our attempt at a fair comparison. If anything here is wrong about MEE6, tell us and we will fix it. We do not benefit from anyone choosing MEE6 over Arkanis, but we would rather you pick the right tool than feel mis-sold.
Different tools, different problems.
MEE6 is a general-purpose Discord utility bot. Levels, music, welcome flows, custom commands, light moderation, all in one package. It is good at what it is.
Arkanis is a Discord governance platform. Moderation, cases, identity, audit, AutoMod, and game-server ops, with staff workflows and permission boundaries built for teams. We do not do levels, music, or custom commands. Pick MEE6 if those are your priority. Pick Arkanis if a structured staff workflow and a real audit trail are.
- ·You want one bot covering levels, music, welcome flows, and custom commands.
- ·Your moderation needs are light. Warns, kicks, occasional bans.
- ·You manage one or two trusted moderators and do not need permission tiers.
- ·You do not need a structured audit trail beyond what Discord shows.
- ·You are not running a game server.
- ·You want a known brand with a long track record.
- ·You need real staff workflows. Cases, case panels, modmail cases from member DMs, all handled in the Support Inbox.
- ·You need a complete audit trail. Who did what, why, when, with the reason text.
- ·You enforce by rules that have consequences. Strike weights, escalation, sanctions.
- ·You verify identity beyond Discord. Steam, Xbox, Alderon, game-server IDs.
- ·You manage three or more staff with different permission scopes.
- ·You run a game server. Pterodactyl or Pelican, RCON, SFTP log ingestion.
- ·You want REST API and Claude Control (MCP) for automation.
Feature by feature
We rated both honestly. MEE6 has features Arkanis does not, and vice versa. Categories that are not central to either product are not on this table.
Pricing
Close to each other in price. The difference is what each paid tier unlocks.
Per-server pricing. Monthly and lifetime tiers. Free plan has feature caps that nudge upgrade.
Current numbers on mee6.xyz/premium.
£79.99 per year if billed annually, which works out to two months free compared to monthly. Per-guild pricing. Free plan is genuinely free forever with no member-count caps.
See the full Arkanis pricing pageCommon questions about switching
Can I run both Arkanis and MEE6 in the same Discord server?+
Yes. The feature overlap is smaller than it looks. Communities commonly run MEE6 for levels, music, and welcome flows, and Arkanis for moderation, cases, identity, and game-server ops. They do not fight each other.
Will Arkanis import my MEE6 settings or data?+
No. The data shapes are too different. Arkanis does not have a levelling system, custom commands, or music queues, so there is nothing to import for those. Moderation history in MEE6 is also not exposed to third parties.
Will Arkanis replace MEE6 entirely?+
It depends on what you use MEE6 for. If MEE6 is mainly your moderation, audit, and ticket layer, Arkanis covers that and more. If you also rely on MEE6 for levels, music, or welcome flows, you would either keep MEE6 alongside Arkanis or pick a separate bot for those.
Is Arkanis cheaper than MEE6 Premium?+
Arkanis Pro is £7.99 per month, or £79.99 per year. MEE6 pricing changes by plan and region, so check both pricing pages for the current numbers.
Does Arkanis have a free tier?+
Yes. Free covers rule enforcement, basic support cases, AutoMod, identity verification, full dashboard access, and complete audit logging. Modmail cases from member DMs, unlimited AutoMod, the risk-scoring board, enforcement rules, REST API access, Claude Control, and game-server features sit behind Pro.
Worth a closer look?
Arkanis is free for the core moderation, AutoMod, identity, and audit features. Sign in with Discord, add the bot, and judge for yourself.