There are plenty of bots and tools that can collect Discord server statistics, but each has different strengths. This article lays out what to compare when choosing a stats bot, and how to think about the choice depending on your goal.
There are two types of stats bots
- Dedicated analytics tools: focused on collecting and visualizing server activity data. Rich charts and dashboards, well suited to analysis for server management.
- Stats bundled into multi-purpose bots: moderation or leveling is the main feature, and statistics are just one part of it. Convenient if already installed, but the depth of analysis is usually limited.
If all you want is a rough look at message counts, the bundled stats of a multi-purpose bot may be enough. If you want to dig into active-rate trends and per-channel, per-member analysis, you will need a dedicated tool.
The six points to compare
- What gets counted: messages only, or reactions, voice chat, and member changes too?
- How it is displayed: commands inside Discord, or a web dashboard? For following trends in charts, a web dashboard is dramatically easier to read.
- Date ranges and comparisons: can you compare specified periods — this week vs last week, this month vs last month?
- Exclusion settings: can you exclude bot posts and specific channels from the counts? Without this, the numbers drift away from reality.
- Pricing: how far does the free tier go, and what do paid plans cost and unlock?
- Language support: are the UI and support available in your language?
Permissions and privacy to check before installing
Stats bots collect your server’s activity data, so always check the permissions they request and the operator’s privacy policy. Concretely, two things: are the requested permissions proportionate to the job (be wary of bots that ask for Administrator), and does the operator clearly document how collected data is stored and encrypted?
Where comcom analytics fits
comcom analytics is a dedicated, web-dashboard-style analytics tool. It automatically aggregates messages, reactions, voice chat, and member changes, and lets you view them by channel, by member, and by period on a web dashboard. It supports excluding bot data and specific channels, and the UI is available in multiple languages.
The permissions it requests are Read Messages / View Channels, Manage Server, and Use Slash Commands, and the collected data is stored in an encrypted cloud database (AWS). It’s free to start, and the Pro plan is ¥980/month per server.