RestoreCord vs Xenon 2026

What is Xenon?

Xenon Bot is one of the oldest Discord backup bots, operated by a single developer (Merlin Fuchs) based in Leipzig, Germany. Running since 2018, it has grown to serve 2.6 million+ Discord servers with 4.7 million+ backups created. Its core functionality is server structure backup — channels, roles, permissions, and settings — along with a template marketplace for cloning server layouts.

While Xenon has a large install base and a generous free tier, it is fundamentally a structure-only tool. It does not back up members, does not offer any security features, and does not provide member recovery of any kind. For server owners who need actual community protection, Xenon is the wrong tool for the job.

• Backs up server structure: channels, roles, permissions, settings, threads, and forum posts
• Premium tiers add message backup — but capped at just 50-250 messages per channel
• Template ecosystem with hundreds of community-created server templates
• Cross-server synchronization for messages, bans, and role assignments (premium)
• Zero member recovery — no OAuth verification, no member pulling, no member restoration
• Zero security features — no VPN detection, no alt detection, no firewall, no IP filtering
• Run by a single individual with no company structure behind it

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 goes far beyond simple structure backups with lightning-fast member recovery (1,000+ members in under 30 minutes on Enterprise), 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

Here is a side-by-side comparison of the key features. Xenon's strengths are limited to structure backup and templates — everything else goes to RestoreCord.

Detailed Breakdown

The Critical Gap: No Member Recovery

This is the single most important difference between these two platforms. Xenon has no member recovery capability whatsoever — it was never designed for it. If your server gets raided, nuked, deleted, or you lose members for any reason, Xenon can rebuild your channels and roles, but every single member is gone forever.

• Xenon stores no member data — no OAuth tokens, no member list, nothing
• There is no verification system, no member pulling, no restoration flow
• If your 10,000-member server gets deleted, Xenon rebuilds an empty shell
• RestoreCord can restore those 10,000 members back into a new server within hours
• RestoreCord's verification system ensures recovered members are legitimate
• Multi-server pulling is available at the Enterprise tier for large communities

For most server owners, the members arethe server. Channels and roles can be recreated manually in an afternoon. Rebuilding a community of thousands takes months or years — if it's even possible. Xenon solves the easy problem and ignores the hard one.

No Security Features At All

Xenon offers zero security or protection features. There is no VPN or proxy detection, no alt account detection, no firewall, no IP-based filtering, no country blocking, no ASN filtering, and no user-agent rules. If a bad actor wants to enter your server, Xenon does nothing to stop them.

RestoreCord's advanced firewall engine is purpose-built for Discord server protection. It provides real-time threat detection that blocks thousands of threats daily across the platform, with configurable rules for IPs, countries, ASNs, and user agents. The password-based firewall bypass system allows trusted users who trigger rules to still verify, while VPN and proxy detection are integrated directly into the verification flow.

Tiny Message Backup Limits

Even at Xenon's highest premium tier (€15.99/mo), message backup is capped at just 250 messages per channel. For any reasonably active server, that's a few hours of chat history at best. The lower tiers are even worse: 50 messages per channel at €5.99/mo, 100 at €10.99/mo.

Xenon does offer a separate enterprise product called Xenon Vault with higher message limits (2,000-5,000+ per channel), but it starts at €21.15/mofor just 5 servers and jumps to €42.30/mo for 10 servers. That's a massive price jump for what amounts to a slightly less-limited version of the same backup.

RestoreCord's Business plan at $10/mo includes 1,000 messages per channel in server snapshots — four times Xenon's highest tier at a lower price — plus member recovery, firewall, custom bots, and everything else Xenon doesn't offer.

Single Developer Risk

Xenon is operated by a single individual with no company structure mentioned in their legal documents. While Merlin Fuchs has maintained the bot since 2018, this creates an inherent risk: if the developer stops maintaining it, becomes unavailable, or something else happens, the entire service — and all 2.6 million servers relying on it — is at risk.

Xenon's own Terms of Service make this risk explicit: “There are no guarantees that it will be available in the future”, “User related data including backups may be deleted at any time”, and “Any premium features are not guaranteed. They may change or be revoked at any time.” These are unusually broad disclaimers, even for a free service.

Non-Transferable Backups

Xenon's ToS states: “User related data including backups is non-transferable between Discord accounts.” If you lose access to your Discord account — whether through a hack, ban, or account compromise — you lose all of your Xenon backups permanently. There is no account migration or backup transfer process.

No Real Custom Bots

Xenon's “whitelabel” feature lets you customize the bot's name and icon in your server, but it's still the same shared Xenon bot infrastructure underneath. You don't get your own independent bot application with its own token, client ID, or custom branding.

RestoreCord provides actual custom bot creation — fully independent bot applications with custom names, avatars, status messages, and slash commands. Your bot is yours, running on your own application, not a skin on someone else's shared infrastructure.

Pricing

Xenon's base pricing (€5.99-€15.99/mo) is competitive for structure-only backup. But when you factor in what you actually get — and what's missing — the value comparison is clear. Here is a full tier-by-tier breakdown.

Note that Xenon's premium works across unlimited servers (it's tied to your Discord account), while RestoreCord scales server count by tier. However, RestoreCord includes member recovery, firewall, custom bots, and server discovery at every paid tier — features Xenon doesn't offer at any price.

If you need Xenon Vault for serious message backup, expect to pay €21.15-€42.30+/mo for 5-10 servers — far more than RestoreCord's Business plan at $10/mo which includes 25 servers plus all protection features. 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. Check our pricing page for full details.

Template Ecosystem

One area where Xenon genuinely excels is its template marketplace. With hundreds of community-created server templates searchable by category (gaming, roleplay, development, support, etc.) and language, it's a useful resource for quickly setting up a new server structure. Top templates have 90,000-171,000+ uses.

That said, template quality is uneven — many newer templates have zero upvotes and zero uses, with names like “aaaa” or “112233”. The marketplace isn't curated, so finding quality templates requires some digging. RestoreCord's Server Discovery marketplace takes a different approach, focusing on server ratings and community feedback rather than structure templates.

Verdict

Xenon and RestoreCord serve fundamentally different purposes, but RestoreCord covers both use cases while Xenon is limited to structure backup. Xenon is a proven, established tool for what it does — cloning and backing up channels, roles, and settings. But it does absolutely nothing to protect your actual community.

• If you need member recovery: RestoreCord is the only option — Xenon has zero member features
• If you need server security: RestoreCord wins by default — Xenon has no firewall, VPN detection, or alt detection
• If you need affordable message backup: RestoreCord at $10/mo (1,000 msgs/ch) vs Xenon at €15.99/mo (250 msgs/ch) or Vault at €21.15+/mo
• If you need custom bots: RestoreCord offers real custom bot applications — Xenon only offers name/icon whitelabeling
• If you only need server templates: Xenon has a strong template ecosystem and is a solid choice for this specific use case
• For comprehensive protection: RestoreCord wins across the board — it's not even close

Xenon backs up the skeleton of your server. RestoreCord protects the community inside it. For most server owners, the members are what matters — and only RestoreCord can bring them back. Get started for free and see the difference for yourself.