The Dyno alternative that does not charge for leveling.
Dyno lists Levels under its paid Standard plan. On Nano, text XP, the leaderboard and role rewards are free. On price there is nothing to choose between them: both are $4.99/mo and $49.99/yr, so the honest comparison is what each tier includes.
TL;DR
Dyno and Nano cost the same per year ($49.99). Monthly, Nano is $1 less. The real difference is the split: Dyno spreads features across three paid tiers and puts leveling in the first one, while Nano has a single premium tier and leaves leveling free. Dyno still wins on free Reddit alerts, forms, and uncapped custom commands on Standard. Pick on features, not on the annual price.
Side-by-side comparison
Verify on Dyno →Nano: $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr per server. Dyno: $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr per server (Standard). Dyno figures read on 2026-08-23. Check the link above before acting on them: prices change without notice.
Pricing per server
| Nano | Dyno | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Identical. Dyno Standard is its entry paid plan; Dyno also sells Premium at $6.99/mo and Custom at $11.99/mo. Prices read 2026-08-23. | $4.99/mo | $4.99/mo |
| Annual Identical. Switching to Nano for the annual price alone saves you nothing. | $49.99/yr | $49.99/yr |
| Number of paid tiers Nano has one premium tier, so the price does not change with the feature you need. Dyno splits Standard, Premium and Custom, and the feature you want decides which one you pay for. | 1 | 3 |
| Lifetime (one-time) Neither bot sells a one-time lifetime licence. Both are subscriptions. |
What you get on the free tier
| Nano | Dyno | |
|---|---|---|
| Leveling (text XP) The clearest difference. Dyno lists Levels under paid Standard. Nano's text XP, leaderboard and role rewards are free; voice XP and custom rank cards are premium. | ||
| Custom commands Pre-defined responses triggered by a slash command. Nano's free cap is double Dyno's. | 50 | 25 |
| Autoresponders Nano's free tier now allows more than Dyno's 10. Premium raises it to 200. | 15 | 10 |
| Auto roles Roles handed to every member on join. | 10 | 3 |
| Reaction roles Not the same unit, so read it carefully. Dyno caps free reaction-role menus at 3; Nano caps individual reaction roles at 20. | 20 roles | 3 menus |
| Saved embeds Reusable rich messages built in the dashboard. | 5 | 3 |
| Concurrent giveaways Nano sets no cap on how many giveaways run at once. Dyno's free tier allows 3. | No cap | 3 active |
| Tickets Both include tickets on the free tier. Dyno lists Tickets under 'Free for Everyone'. | ||
| AutoMod Both moderate automatically for free. Dyno's Advanced Automod is part of paid Standard. Nano's AutoMod is not metered or gated at all: all 8 rule types are on the free tier and premium adds nothing. | All 8 rule types | |
| Starboard Pins highly-reacted messages to a showcase channel. Dyno's Advanced Starboard is part of paid Standard; Nano allows 1 board free and 5 on premium. | 1 | |
| Reddit alerts Dyno ships Reddit alerts free. Nano gates every social notification behind premium, Reddit included. If free Reddit alerts are the job, Dyno does it and Nano does not. | ||
| Forms Dyno's free tier includes 3 forms. Nano has no forms module at all. | 3 | |
| Economy and mini-games Nano ships a server economy, a shop and 21 in-channel games (trivia, wordle, hangman, minesweeper and more) on the free tier. Dyno's pricing page lists neither, read 2026-08-02. | Not listed |
What you get on premium
| Nano | Dyno | |
|---|---|---|
| Custom commands cap Dyno wins. Standard advertises unlimited custom commands and modules; Nano's premium cap is 1000. | 1000 | Unlimited |
| Social-alert sources Different sets, and different tiers. Dyno's integrations sit on its $6.99/mo Premium plan, one step above Standard; Nano's are in its single $4.99/mo tier. Dyno covers TikTok and Kick, which Nano does not. Nano covers RSS, which Dyno's list does not. | Twitch, YouTube, Reddit, RSS | Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Kick |
| Custom bot (your own token) Nano runs the bot under your own Discord application, with its own name, avatar and presence. Dyno's uploadable avatar, custom username and custom status are a rebrand of Dyno's shared bot. | ||
| Price for bot branding Dyno puts avatar, username and status on its top Custom plan. Nano's custom bot is in the same single tier as everything else. | $4.99/mo | $11.99/mo |
| Trigger-to-action automations Nano's automations module is premium-only and wires arbitrary triggers to actions. Dyno's free tier includes 1 autodelete, 1 automessage and 1 autoban rule, which covers the common cases without paying. | Autodelete, automessage, autoban | |
| Voice XP XP for time spent in voice channels. Dyno's plans list Voice-Text Linking but no voice XP, read 2026-08-02. | Not listed | |
| Custom rank cards Branded XP profile cards with custom backgrounds and colours. | Not listed | |
| Achievements Server-defined badges members earn through activity milestones. | Not listed | |
| Music Neither bot ships music. |
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Where Nano wins
Leveling is free.
Dyno lists Levels under its paid Standard plan. Nano gives you text XP, the leaderboard and role rewards without paying. If leveling is the reason you were about to subscribe to Dyno, that is the whole decision.
One tier, not three.
Dyno's integrations are on Premium at $6.99/mo and its bot branding is on Custom at $11.99/mo. Nano has a single $4.99/mo tier, so the price does not climb with the feature you happen to need. Dyno prices read 2026-08-23.
A real custom bot, not a rebrand.
Nano premium runs under your own Discord application token, with isolated commands. Dyno's Custom plan changes the avatar, username and status of Dyno's shared bot.
Tickets, economy and games in one bot.
Nano's free tier covers tickets, a server economy and 21 in-channel games. Dyno's pricing page lists tickets, but no economy or games.
Where Dyno wins
We're not going to pretend we beat them on everything. If these matter most to you, stay where you are — switching won't help.
- Forms. Dyno's free tier includes 3 forms. Nano has no forms module at all, so there is nothing to migrate to.
- Free Reddit alerts. Dyno ships Reddit alerts to free servers. Nano gates every social notification, Reddit included, behind premium. That is a genuine gap, not a technicality.
- Unlimited custom commands on Standard. Dyno Standard advertises unlimited custom commands and modules. Nano's premium cap is 1000. Past that number, Dyno is the one that scales.
- The annual price is identical. Both are $49.99 a year. Nobody switching for the yearly price saves anything, and any page telling you otherwise is wrong.
Choose Nano if…
- Leveling matters and you do not want to pay for it.
- You would rather have one tier than pick between three.
- You want tickets, an economy and games without adding more bots.
- You want the bot to run under your own Discord application.
Stick with Dyno if…
- You need free Reddit alerts (Nano's social notifications are premium-only).
- You are past 1000 custom commands, where Dyno's uncapped Standard wins.
- You use Dyno's forms, which Nano has no equivalent for.
Frequently asked
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Can I run Nano and Dyno at the same time?+
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