Sidekick vs. MEE6
MEE6 is one of the biggest Discord bots and offers many plugins. In its own plan comparison, most of them are only in Premium.
As of November 4, 2026
| What | Sidekick | MEE6 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €6.99 a month | 11.99 € a month, 49.99 € a year or 89.99 € “lifetime” (regular prices; on that day there was a discount) |
| Moderation | free | Premium (per MEE6’s plan comparison) |
| XP and levels | free | Premium |
| Welcome & goodbye messages | free, with picture card | Premium |
| Reaction roles | free (3 panels) | Premium |
| Temporary voice channels | free (1 generator) | Premium |
| Social alerts | free (2 feeds) | Premium |
| Own bot name and picture | Premium | Premium (Bot Personalizer) |
Where MEE6 is the better pick
- More social platforms: MEE6 also lists X, Instagram, TikTok and podcasts.
- AI features like the Bot Maker and MEE6 AI – Sidekick has none.
- A one-time “lifetime” payment instead of a subscription.
Where Sidekick is the better pick
- Protection is always free: moderation, automod, anti-raid, anti-nuke and logs.
- Leveling, welcome cards, reaction roles and tickets are free too – Premium raises limits and adds design.
- Cards with a live preview in the dashboard: you see the welcome and rank card before you save.
- Dashboard and bot fully in German and English.
- Peek, our server list, shows your Sidekick welcome card to people before they join.
Switching in four steps
- Add Sidekick to your server – both bots can run side by side while you test.
- Open the dashboard and switch on the modules you used before.
- Copy your texts and roles over and check them in the preview.
- When everything works: switch the old module off there, so nothing is posted twice.
Sources
- MEE6 Premium and plan comparison – As of November 4, 2026
Prices and features of other bots change. We only list what their own website showed on the date above and look again regularly. Spotted something outdated? Tell us in the support server. Support
MEE6 is a trademark of its owner. Sidekick has no connection to MEE6; the name is only used to compare.