Editorial disclosure: RestoreCord publishes this page and is evaluated in it, so treat our conclusion as a vendor opinion rather than an independent audit. Competitor capabilities are drawn from their own published documentation and were not benchmarked by us. Capabilities, limits, and prices change — verify vendor-specific details with the linked primary sources before making a decision.
TL;DR
- 2,000
- RestoreCord messages per channel, top plan
- 250
- Xenon messages per channel, top plan
- 50
- RestoreCord messages per channel on Free
- 0
- Xenon messages per channel on Free
Published vendor limits, checked July 19, 2026.
What a backup should contain
Backup bots all advertise the same headline — your server, saved. The useful question is what “your server” means to each of them, because the answer varies far more than the marketing does.
| What gets captured | RestoreCord | Xenon | VaultCord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channels, categories, and roles | Yes | Yes | Basic backup |
| Permission overwrites and settings | Yes | Yes | Verify current scope |
| Message history on the free plan | 50 per channel | None | Verify current scope |
| Peak message history | 2,000 per channel | 250 per channel | Not published |
| Attachments | Images/GIFs on Business, broader on Enterprise | No published quota | Not published |
| Automatic scheduled capture | Hourly, daily, weekly, or chosen dates | 1–8 per server by plan | Plus plan |
| The members themselves | Yes, uncapped | No | Yes, cooldowns by plan |
The last row is the one that decides most real incidents. A backup restores the room; only member recovery refills it.
Point-in-time snapshot restore
The ranking
RestoreCord
Deepest backups, and the only one that restores members
RestoreCord ranks first on backup depth and scope. Its snapshots capture structure, roles, permissions, and message history on every plan including Free, with attachment coverage from Business up and scheduling from hourly to weekly. It is also the only tool in this comparison that can re-add the members who authorized before the incident — which is what turns a restore into an actual recovery.
| Key Features |
|---|
| OAuth2 verification with prior-authorized member recovery |
| Firewall engine with IP, country, ASN, and user-agent rules |
| VPN/proxy detection and alt-account signals |
| Point-in-time snapshots including message history (50 messages per channel on Free, up to 2,000 on Enterprise) |
| Scheduled automatic snapshots on eligible plans |
| Custom branded bots with slash commands |
| Server Discovery listing, reviews, and product showcase |
| Migration tracking with live progress reporting |
| Dashboard in 16 languages, plus a documented REST API |
Free
€0/month
- 1 server
- 1 snapshot
- 50 messages/channel
- 6-hour member-pull cooldown
Premium
€5/month
- 5 servers
- 5 snapshots
- 200 messages/channel
- VPN/proxy and alt detection
Business
€10/month
- 25 servers
- 30 snapshots
- 500 messages/channel
- Advanced firewall and attachments
Enterprise
€20/month
- 100+ servers
- 50 snapshots
- 2,000 messages/channel
- Multi-server member pulling
| Pros |
|---|
| The only tool here that restores members, not just server structure |
| Verification, firewall, snapshots, and recovery configured from one dashboard |
| Free plan includes the full core workflow — verification and member recovery |
| Firewall evaluates IP, ASN, country, VPN, and user-agent conditions at verification time |
| Custom branded bots available on every plan, including Free |
| Cons |
|---|
| Anti-nuke is recovery-oriented — snapshots and rollback rather than live action interception |
| Advanced firewall rules and attachment backup start on the Business plan |
| Member recovery only reaches members who authorized before the incident |
Xenon
The most restore points, and the best templates
Xenon is a thorough, well-established structure-backup tool and it beats us on two things: raw backup slot count and its template marketplace. It captures channels, roles, permissions, settings, threads, and forum posts carefully. It ranks second because its free tier stores no messages, it publishes no attachment allowance, and it offers no member recovery at any price.
| Key Features |
|---|
| Channels, roles, permissions, settings, threads and forums |
| 15 / 50 / 100 / 250 stored backups by plan |
| 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 automatic backups per server |
| 0 / 50 / 100 / 250 messages per channel by plan |
| Template marketplace searchable by category and language |
| Cross-server synchronization for messages, bans, and roles |
Free
$0
- 15 backups
- 1 automatic backup/server
- No message backup
- Structure and settings
Premium 1
Shown at checkout
- 50 backups
- 2 automatic backups/server
- 50 messages/channel
- Member roles, nicknames and bans
Premium 2
Shown at checkout
- 100 backups
- 4 automatic backups/server
- 100 messages/channel
- Custom bot name and icon
Premium 3
Shown at checkout
- 250 backups
- 8 automatic backups/server
- 250 messages/channel
- Custom bot name and icon
| Pros |
|---|
| Up to 250 stored backups — the most in this comparison |
| The best template ecosystem on Discord |
| Thorough structure, thread, and forum coverage |
| Cons |
|---|
| No message backup at all on the free plan |
| 250 messages per channel at its ceiling, against RestoreCord's 2,000 |
| No published attachment-storage allowance |
| No member recovery — a restore returns an empty server |
VaultCord
Recovery-first, backup as a secondary feature
VaultCord ranks third for backup specifically, though it ranks second in our member-recovery comparison — the two are different jobs. It publishes basic backup on its lower plans and automated backups on Plus, without stating message or attachment limits. As a backup product it is the least specified of the three; as a recovery product it is genuinely competitive.
| Key Features |
|---|
| Basic backup on Free and Premium |
| Automated backups on the Plus plan |
| OAuth member recovery across all plans |
| 10-hour Free and 1-hour Premium pull cooldowns |
| Custom bots by plan |
Free
$0/month
- 1 server on the plan card; 2 in the feature matrix
- 1 custom bot
- 10-hour pull cooldown
- Basic backup
Premium
$4.97/month
- 5 servers
- 3 custom bots
- 1-hour pull cooldown
- IP/email logging
Plus
$9.97/month
- Unlimited servers
- Unlimited custom bots
- No pull cooldown
- Automated backups
| Pros |
|---|
| Member recovery included, which Xenon does not offer |
| Automated backups on the top plan |
| Native mobile apps |
| Cons |
|---|
| No published message-per-channel or attachment limits |
| Backup described as basic rather than point-in-time snapshots |
| 10-hour free-tier pull cooldown |
| Free server capacity differs between its plan card and feature matrix |
How we picked
- Depth over count. Twenty restore points that contain no messages are worth less than five that do. We weighted what is inside a backup above how many you can hold.
- Free-tier honesty. A free plan that backs up no message history is a structure exporter, not a backup.
- Published limits. A vendor that states its attachment coverage by tier is easier to plan around than one that does not mention it.
- Whether the restore is useful. The end state that matters is a working community, not a working channel list.
We did not benchmark restore speed or completeness — that varies with server size, Discord rate limits, and permissions on the day. Test it yourself on a spare server.
RestoreCord plan ladder
Free
€0/month
- 1 server
- 1 snapshot
- 50 messages/channel
- 6-hour member-pull cooldown
Premium
€5/month
- 5 servers
- 5 snapshots
- 200 messages/channel
- VPN/proxy and alt detection
Business
€10/month
- 25 servers
- 30 snapshots
- 500 messages/channel
- Advanced firewall and attachments
Enterprise
€20/month
- 100+ servers
- 50 snapshots
- 2,000 messages/channel
- Multi-server member pulling
Full terms, trials, and refund policy on the pricing page.
Getting your backups right
Backup setup
- 1
Take one now
A manual snapshot today beats a perfect schedule you configure next week.
- 2
Set the schedule
Match capture frequency to how fast your server changes — daily for most, hourly for volatile ones.
- 3
Check the coverage
Confirm whether your plan includes attachments and how deep message history goes.
- 4
Restore it once
Into a spare server. Verify structure, permissions, messages, and attachments all came back.
Our verdict
RestoreCord
RestoreCord wins on what a backup actually contains and on whether the restore leaves you with a community or an empty building. Xenon wins on how many restore points you can keep.
- 2,000 messages per channel at the top against Xenon's 250
- Message backup on the free plan, where Xenon captures none
- Published attachment coverage from the Business plan up
- Hourly, daily, weekly, or date-based schedules rather than a fixed count
- The only tool here that restores members as well as structure
Where that flips: Xenon stores up to 250 backups against our 50 and has the better template marketplace by a wide margin. If you want the maximum number of rollback points, or you build servers from templates regularly, that is Xenon's win and it is a real one.
A backup is only worth what it contains on the day you restore it. Take one today, then restore it into a spare server this week — that twenty minutes is the difference between having a backup and believing you do. Start free and take your first snapshot, or read the disaster-recovery guide.
Frequently asked questions
Sources and verification
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