Game server status bots, compared
Most game communities want the same thing: a live, self-updating status message in Discord that shows whether the server is up and how many players are on. Enum, GameStatus and DiscordGSM all do that. Here is how they differ on the details that tend to matter - refresh speed, game coverage, public web pages, multi-region querying, whether you host it yourself or it is fully managed for you, and price.
One split runs through the whole table: Enum and GameStatus are fully managed - nothing to install, rent or keep online - while DiscordGSM is self-hosted, so you own the uptime, updates and scaling. Enum leans all the way into managed: add a bot, paste an address, and you never touch infrastructure again.
| Feature | Enum | GameStatus | DiscordGSM |
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| What it is | Tracking platform + Discord bot | Discord bot | Discord bot |
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| Setup | Paste one address, protocol auto-detected - web or slash command | Web control panel, pick the game | Slash commands, pick the game |
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| Live status embeds in Discord | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Refresh cadence | ~45 seconds | 10 min (5 min premium) | Configurable per server |
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| Game / protocol coverage | 300+ games - Source/A2S, FiveM, Minecraft, BeamMP, Assetto, SCUM, Eco, RAGE:MP, alt:V | 350+ games | 300+ games |
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| Public web pages (uptime + player history) | Yes | - | - |
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| Multi-region query network | Yes | - | - |
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| Open source / self-hostable | - | - | Yes |
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| Hosting & maintenance | Fully managed - nothing to run, update or keep online | Fully managed | Self-hosted - you provide and maintain the server |
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| Price | Free | Free + premium | Free + premium / self-host |
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Frequently asked
- Which game server status bot should I choose?
- It depends on what you need. If you want live status embeds in Discord plus public web pages, player history and a multi-region query network, Enum covers all of it for free. If you only need Discord embeds and the widest possible game list, GameStatus supports a very large catalogue. If you specifically want to self-host an open-source bot, DiscordGSM is the established choice. All three render a self-updating status message in your server.
- Is there a free game server status Discord bot?
- Yes. Enum Bot is free for communities of any size - status embeds, the web console and public server pages are all included with no premium tier. GameStatus and DiscordGSM both offer a free tier as well, with paid plans for shorter refresh intervals and extra features.
- What is a good alternative to GameStatus?
- The two most common alternatives are Enum (a hosted tracking platform with a Discord bot, public web pages and multi-region querying) and DiscordGSM (an open-source, self-hostable Discord bot). Adding Enum takes about two minutes: add the bot, paste your server address, and it pins a live status embed that refreshes roughly every 45 seconds.
- How often does each tool refresh server status?
- Enum refreshes every ~45 seconds per server on the free tier. GameStatus refreshes roughly every 10 minutes on its free tier and 5 minutes on premium. DiscordGSM's interval is configurable per server. Faster refresh means your player counts and online/offline state are closer to real time.
- Can I self-host a game server status bot?
- DiscordGSM is open source and can be self-hosted with Docker, Linux or Windows - which also means you own the hosting, the updates, the uptime and the scaling. Enum and GameStatus are fully managed services: nothing to install, no server to rent and keep online, and no updates to apply. The trade-off is self-host control versus zero maintenance - and with a managed service, if your own machines reboot your status tracking keeps running, because it was never on them.