KippGuides DashboardChecked October 12, 2026
Kipp vs Zeppelin
Zeppelin: A moderation bot built for large servers, with public source code. Here is how it lines up with Kipp, feature by feature, using each bot’s own public docs.
| Feature | Kipp | Zeppelin |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Not in their docs Not stated in its public repository |
| 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. | Not in their docs Not in their public docs |
| 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. | Not in their docs Not in their public docs |
| 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 Word filters and spam detection. |
| 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 Case tracking with notes and detailed logs. |
| Web dashboard | Yes Every setting on the web dashboard. | Yes Full configuration through a web dashboard. |
| 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 No privacy policy found |
Where Zeppelin is strong
- Source code is public (Elastic License 2.0, which is source-available rather than open source) and it can be self-hosted.
- Very fine-grained configuration overrides per user, channel and role.
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.