The most widely used free group manager: warns, mutes and bans, word filters, welcome messages with captcha, anti-flood and federations for networks of chats. English and dozens of languages, 2.3 million monthly users.
Best Telegram bots for Moderation & anti-spam
These bots patrol Telegram group chats around the clock, muting or banning spam, flood, and scam links faster than a human admin could react. They're for group owners who don't want to moderate manually at 3 a.m.
The best Telegram bots for moderation and anti-spam are Rose (@MissRose_bot) and Group Help (@GroupHelpBot): free group managers with warnings, mutes, bans, word filters, anti-flood and captcha, each used by over two million people a month, Group Help fully in Russian. Shieldy (@shieldy_bot) stops bot accounts at the door with a captcha, and Combot (@Combot) adds reputation, triggers and statistics for chats that want analytics with moderation.
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Free group manager with a button-driven setup: anti-spam, anti-flood, welcome with captcha, rules, media locks and user levels. Fully translated into Russian, 2.4 million monthly users.
Moderation plus analytics in one bot: anti-spam, triggers, reputation and detailed chat statistics on the web dashboard. Free basics, paid plan for full stats and extra chats; English and Russian.
The best-known standalone captcha bot for Telegram groups: button, math or custom question on entry, kicks whoever fails. Free, open, 207 thousand monthly users.
The genuine official bot of Doctor Web, a long-established Russian antivirus vendor — send it a file or link in a private chat or a group and it scans for malware and phishing using Dr.Web's own cloud engine.
Instant stats for any public Telegram channel, chat or post: subscriber counts, reach and growth trends. Free lookup, 66 thousand monthly users.
All-in-one entry protection: captcha, anti-raid mode, anti-flood and word/link filters for Russian-language chats. Free, 74 thousand monthly users.
All-in-one group admin bot: moderation, anti-spam, captcha, greetings and basic stats in one dashboard, trusted by over 500,000 admins. Free core, English interface.
International, open-source captcha bot: image or math verification for new group members. Free, multilingual, 18 thousand monthly users.
Adds a real comment thread to every channel post: readers reply, admins get notified and moderate. Free, 37 thousand monthly users.
Behavioural moderation for Russian-language groups: mutes flooders, catches aggression and caps-lock spam, logs actions for admins. Free, Russian interface.
72 / 100
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Single-purpose spam remover: deletes typical spam messages from groups and channel chats with almost no setup. Free, Russian interface, 16 thousand monthly users.
AI-driven security bot for groups: anti-spam, anti-flood and basic analytics, used across thousands of groups with millions of members. Free core, English interface.
Simple, dedicated welcome bot: greets every new group member automatically with formatted text. Free.
70 / 100
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Anti-spam bot with configurable welcome buttons: greets and can auto-remove its own welcome message after a delay. Free, Russian interface.
69 / 100
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Audience-quality analytics for channels: detects bots and fake subscribers, finds audience overlap between channels, protects against raids. Free, Russian interface.
69 / 100
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Long-running group management bot with a strong rules and welcome focus: description on command, anti-flood and custom triggers. Free.
68 / 100
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Simple entry-level captcha for Russian-language groups: bot adds a check-in challenge for newcomers before they can post. Free.
67 / 100
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All-in-one channel-admin bot with a feedback module: build your own suggestion sub-bot alongside content, moderation, CRM and subscription tools. Russian interface.
64 / 100
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Captcha plus a shared spammer database: blocks known bad accounts on join and challenges the rest. Free.
64 / 100
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Comparison
| # | Bot | Price | Languages | Inline | Groups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose @MissRose_bot | Free | EN · RU · MULTI | no | yes | 87 |
| 2 | Group Help @GroupHelpBot | Free | EN · RU · MULTI | no | yes | 86 |
| 3 | Combot @Combot | Freemium · moderation + basic stats for a limited number of chats | EN · RU | no | yes | 82 |
| 4 | Shieldy @shieldy_bot | Free | EN | no | yes | 82 |
| 5 | Dr.Web @DrWebBot | Free | RU · EN · DE | no | yes | 82 |
| 6 | TGStat Bot @TGStat_Bot | Freemium | RU · EN | no | no | 77 |
| 7 | Защита от спама @ZashchitaOtSpamaBot | Free | RU | no | yes | 76 |
| 8 | ChatKeeperBot @chatkeeperbot | Freemium | EN | no | yes | 76 |
| 9 | The Join Captcha Bot @join_captcha_bot | Free | MULTI | no | yes | 75 |
| 10 | DiscussBot @discussbot | Free | EN | no | no | 73 |
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How we chose
We set up a test group and simulated common attacks: a burst of 10 identical messages in 5 seconds (flood), a fresh account posting a link with crypto-scam wording, and a message repeated by 3 accounts within a minute. We measured how fast each bot reacted, whether it muted or banned by default, how easy it was to add custom word/link blacklists, and whether false positives hit a real conversation during the test.
Moderation & anti-spam
How to choose an anti-spam bot
Reaction speed matters more here than for almost any other bot category — spam and flood attacks do damage in seconds, not minutes. Look for automatic flood detection (e.g., muting anyone who sends more than N messages in a short window), a customizable word and link blacklist, and CAPTCHA or challenge-on-join for new members, since most spam in Telegram groups comes from accounts created and used within minutes.
What to check before trusting a bot
Anti-spam bots need admin rights (ban/delete/pin) to work, so check who runs the bot, how long it's been active, and whether it logs or stores the messages it processes — a bot with broad admin rights in a large paid community is a real trust decision, not a convenience feature. Test the false-positive rate: an over-aggressive bot that bans regular members for posting a normal link is worse than no moderation at all. Also confirm whether moderation actions are logged to a separate admin channel, so you can review and undo mistakes.
Free vs paid
Free tiers usually cover flood control, basic blacklists, and join captchas for one or a few groups. Paid tiers typically add AI-based spam classification (catching disguised scam text, not just keyword matches), multi-group management from one dashboard, and detailed analytics on what got blocked and why. For a small community, free anti-flood and a keyword blacklist cover most real threats; large or monetized groups benefit from smarter, paid filtering.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free anti-spam bot for Telegram groups?
Yes, most anti-spam bots offer a free tier with flood control, a basic word/link blacklist, and join verification, which covers the majority of spam in small to mid-size groups.
Does the bot moderate automatically, or do I need to set rules myself?
It does both: flood and duplicate-message detection usually work out of the box, but word blacklists, ban thresholds, and captcha difficulty need a few minutes of setup to fit your group.
Can it filter messages by specific words or links only?
Yes, all the bots we tested support a custom blacklist of words, phrases, and domains, and most let you set whether a match triggers a warning, a mute, or an instant ban.