RestoreCord vs Security Bot 2026

What is Security Bot?

Security Bot is one of the most widely-deployed security bots on Discord, serving 1,240,530+ servers with a 4.14-star rating. It provides a comprehensive defensive layer against raids and nukes, with three distinct verification types, score-based anti-raid detection, and monitoring of 12+ dangerous server actions.

One of Security Bot's most innovative features is its independent moderation permission system. Instead of relying on Discord's built-in permissions (which can be exploited if a moderator account is compromised), Security Bot manages its own permission layer. This means moderators can use Security Bot's tools without needing dangerous Discord permissions like “Ban Members” or “Manage Channels” directly on their Discord role — reducing the blast radius of a compromised moderator account.

• Score-based anti-raid: evaluates account age, profile picture, join timing, and other signals
• Anti-nuke monitoring for 12+ dangerous actions (channel deletion, role deletion, mass bans, etc.)
• Three verification types: HCaptcha, captcha code (customizable difficulty), and one-click
• Independent moderation permission system — reduces permission-based attack surface
• Full web dashboard for configuration
• Core features are free for all servers
• No backup capability — cannot save server structure, channels, or messages
• No member recovery — cannot restore members after incidents
• No advanced firewall — no IP, country, or ASN-based filtering rules

What is RestoreCord?

RestoreCord is the industry-leading Discord server protection and recovery platform, trusted by 75,000+ servers with 38 million+ users verified and 100 million+ accounts monitored. It combines OAuth2 verification with member recovery, an advanced firewall engine, server snapshots, custom bot creation, and a full suite of growth and management tools.

• Member recovery with a built-in OAuth verification system
• Advanced firewall with IP, country, ASN, VPN/proxy, and user-agent filtering
• Server snapshots with message history, emoji backup, and automated intervals
• Custom bot creation with custom status, slash commands, and full branding
• Server Discovery marketplace with server ratings and feedback system
• Available in 17 languages with 24/7 support across Discord, Telegram, and documentation
• Operating since 2020 with 5+ years of weekly updates and 99.9% uptime

Feature Comparison

Security Bot excels at real-time threat detection and moderation, while RestoreCord provides a broader protection ecosystem that includes prevention, backup, and recovery. Here is how they compare feature by feature.

Detailed Breakdown

Prevention vs Recovery

Security Bot is built entirely around prevention — detecting threats as they happen and stopping them in real time. Its score-based anti-raid system evaluates multiple factors (account age, profile completeness, join timing) to assign risk scores to incoming users. The anti-nuke module watches for suspicious patterns like rapid channel deletion or mass banning, and can lockdown the server when thresholds are exceeded.

This defensive approach works well for most attacks. But prevention is never 100% effective. Social engineering, slow-burn insider threats, or novel attack vectors can bypass even the best detection systems. When prevention fails, Security Bot has no recovery mechanism — your community is simply gone.

RestoreCord takes a layered approach: the advanced firewall provides prevention (blocking threats at the verification stage), server snapshots provide backup (capturing your server state at regular intervals), and the migration system provides recovery (pulling verified members back into a restored server). This means even a successful attack doesn't result in permanent community loss.

The Independent Permission System

Security Bot's independent permission system deserves special recognition — it's a genuinely clever approach to a real problem. In most Discord servers, moderators need dangerous permissions (Ban Members, Manage Channels, Kick Members) to do their jobs. If a moderator's account is compromised, those permissions become an attack vector.

Security Bot solves this by managing moderation permissions internally. Moderators interact with Security Bot's commands to perform actions, and Security Bot executes them using its own permissions. The moderator's Discord role doesn't need any dangerous permissions at all. This significantly reduces the damage a compromised moderator account can cause.

RestoreCord doesn't offer an equivalent system. However, RestoreCord's approach to the same problem is different: instead of preventing damage through permission management, it ensures damage is recoverable through backups and member recovery. Both approaches have merit — they address the same risk from different angles.

Scale and Reliability

Security Bot's 1.24 million server count is impressive and speaks to its reliability. Processing that many join events, moderation actions, and anti-raid checks in real time requires serious infrastructure. The fact that it maintains a 4.14-star rating at that scale is evidence that the system works.

RestoreCord's 75,000+ server count is smaller in raw numbers, but its scope is broader — it handles verification, backup, recovery, firewall, custom bots, and server discovery. Both platforms have demonstrated reliability at their respective scales.

Pricing

Security Bot's core features are free, which makes it accessible to servers of any size. RestoreCord also has a free tier with core protection features. Here is how the tiers compare.

Security Bot's strongest value proposition is its free tier — core anti-raid and anti-nuke features are available at no cost across unlimited servers. RestoreCord's free tier is more limited in server count (1 server) but includes member recovery, verification, and one custom bot — features Security Bot doesn't offer at any price.

All RestoreCord plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee, yearly billing saves 30%, and the Business plan offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. See our pricing page for full details.

Verdict

Security Bot and RestoreCord represent two different philosophies of server protection. Security Bot is a strong defensive tool — it detects and stops threats in real time with proven reliability at massive scale. RestoreCord is a complete protection platform that combines prevention with backup and recovery.

• If you need real-time anti-raid: Security Bot's score-based detection is proven at 1.24M server scale
• If you need anti-nuke monitoring: Security Bot watches 12+ dangerous actions — more than most competitors
• If you need member recovery: RestoreCord is the only option — Security Bot has zero recovery features
• If you need server backup: RestoreCord is the only option — Security Bot has no backup capability
• If you need an advanced firewall: RestoreCord's IP/country/ASN filtering has no equivalent in Security Bot
• If you need permission security: Security Bot's independent permission system is unique and effective
• For maximum protection: Use both — Security Bot catches threats in real time, while RestoreCord ensures your community is recoverable no matter what happens

Security Bot excels at keeping attackers out. RestoreCord ensures your community survives even when attackers get in. For comprehensive protection, they complement each other well. Get started with RestoreCord for freeand add a recovery layer to your server's security.