Checked October 12, 2026
Kipp vs Dyno
Dyno: A long-running, general-purpose moderation and utility bot. Here is how it lines up with Kipp, feature by feature, using each bot’s own public docs.
| Feature | Kipp | Dyno |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Yes Free: every protection and moderation feature, in every server. Kipp Plus (extras and higher limits): $4.99/month, $34.99/year or $99.99 once. | Partly Free, with paid server premium and user memberships (prices not readable on its site at the time we checked). |
| Anti-nuke (limits on deleting channels, roles, bans) | Yes Your own limit for every sensitive action (a short burst and a longer run), with quarantine on the spot. | Not in their docs Not in their public docs |
| Anti-raid and join filtering | Yes Join Gate (account age, avatar, names, unapproved bots) and raid shield during join waves. | Partly Autoban by account age and by words or invites in usernames. |
| Captcha or web verification | Yes Click, captcha, or a web check. | Not in their docs Not in their public docs |
| Alt-account detection | Yes Web check spots alts and ban evasion with one-way fingerprints, different in every server. Optional VPN check. | Partly Account-age rules only. |
| Auto Mod (spam, links, scams) | Yes Heat system with 19 filters, scam and disguised links, malware files; confirmed scam links are blocked in every Kipp server. | Yes Banned words, spam, spoilers and more. |
| Backups and restore | Yes Backups of roles and channels whenever you want; daily and automatic with Kipp Plus. | Not in their docs Not in their public docs |
| Lockdown, panic mode or quarantine | Yes Panic Mode, lockdowns and quarantine, with everything put back afterwards. | Not in their docs Not in their public docs |
| Cases, appeals and tickets | Yes Numbered cases, notes, ban appeals, tickets, staff applications and member reports. | Partly Moderation logs and mod log lookups. |
| Web dashboard | Yes Every setting on the web dashboard. | Yes Web configuration. |
| Asks for Administrator when you add it | No No. Kipp asks for specific permissions only, and warns servers that give it Administrator. | Not in their docs Not in their public docs |
| Keeps visitors’ IP addresses | No No. Only one-way fingerprints keyed per server; sensitive data is encrypted at rest. | Not in their docs Its privacy policy wasn’t readable when we checked |
Where Dyno is strong
- A mature, all-round moderation suite with custom commands and a long track record.
Why people choose Kipp
- Every protection and moderation feature is free, in every server.
- It never asks for Administrator, so it only ever holds the permissions it needs.
- It keeps no IP addresses and encrypts sensitive data, and it watches for its own login being stolen.
- Everything is explained: every action comes with a reason and can be undone.
Sources
How we compare: we only list what each bot’s own website, docs and privacy policy say, or what reputable reporting confirms. “Not in their docs” means we couldn’t find it in their public pages, not that the bot can’t do it. Bots change; if anything here is wrong or out of date, tell us in the support server and we’ll fix it.