Token-gating and community tools compared

Guild, Collab.Land, Vulcan, Matrica, Galxe, Zealy, Layer3, MEE6 and Combot side by side: what each does, Discord and Telegram support, chains and starting prices.

Tools that token-gate Discord and Telegram, or reward community members, do one of four jobs. Holder-verification bots (Collab.Land, Vulcan, Matrica) give roles to people who hold a token or NFT. Quest platforms (Zealy, Layer3, and Galxe until its shutdown in December 2026) reward people for completing tasks. General community bots (MEE6, Combot) moderate and run a server or group. Guild is access management: roles whose requirements can mix holdings, onchain activity, social accounts and points, which give and take away Discord roles, Telegram groups and gated pages as members qualify or stop qualifying.

For how communities actually configure gating (which requirements, chains and platforms they use), see State of token-gated communities 2026. This page summarises the comparison pages listed below. Facts about each product come from its own site, docs and pricing, as of November 2026; each comparison page lists its sources.

At a glance

Tool What it does Discord Telegram Chains Price to start
Guild Roles with requirements that unlock Discord roles, Telegram groups, points and gated pages Yes Yes 50 EVM mainnets Free plan; Starter $29 a month
Collab.Land Holder verification bot, priced by verified members Yes Yes 40+, including Solana, TON and Bitcoin NFTs Free up to 25 verified members, then from $17.99 a month
Vulcan Holder verification bot that reuses wallets already proved on OpenSea or PREMINT Yes No 28 EVM chains Free up to 100 verified members, then from $20 a month
Matrica Holder verification with NFT trait, status and royalty rules Yes Yes Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Base, Polygon and others From $99 a month; no free plan listed
Galxe Quest campaigns; shutting down: no new campaigns since 9 November 2026, last campaign day 5 December 2026 Tasks and role rewards Tasks EVM and some non-EVM No new campaigns or subscriptions
Zealy Quest board with XP, leaderboards and sprints Tasks and role rewards Tasks EVM tasks Free up to 100 members; Standard from $149 a month
Layer3 Paid user acquisition: Activations that pay users in tokens Tasks only Tasks only EVM and Solana No public prices; projects stake L3
MEE6 General Discord bot: moderation, XP levels, reaction roles Yes No Web3 Gating add-on: Ethereum and Polygon Premium €11.99 a month per server
Combot Telegram moderation, anti-spam and analytics No Yes No token gating listed Free; Pro €9.99 a month

"Tasks" means the platform checks that a member joined a server or group as one step of a quest; it does not manage who stays in.

Which one fits

  • You gate by more than holdings. If a role should ask for a token and an X follow, a Discord role, a GitHub account, a first transaction before a date or a points balance, Guild combines them with All, Any one or Some. The verification bots check holdings only. See Requirements.
  • Your token is on Solana, TON or Bitcoin. Guild's onchain requirements work on EVM chains only. Collab.Land and Matrica cover those chains.
  • You gate by NFT traits. Collab.Land, Vulcan and Matrica check traits. Guild checks collections and token IDs; you can list the token IDs that carry a trait as Multiple Token IDs.
  • Members should stay in Discord. Collab.Land and Vulcan verify inside the server. With Guild, members connect accounts and claim roles on guild.xyz.
  • You want campaign reach and token payouts. Layer3 brings its own audience and pays rewards in tokens; Galxe did until it stopped taking new campaigns on 9 November 2026. Guild has no token payouts; it gives points, NFTs, roles and access to your own members.
  • You want a quest board with prizes. Zealy is built for that. Guild runs quests as roles, with points and leaderboards. See Quests and campaigns.
  • You need moderation. MEE6 (Discord) and Combot (Telegram) moderate, filter spam and track activity. Guild decides who gets in; it doesn't moderate chat. Many communities run one of them beside Guild.
  • Your community is large. Collab.Land and Vulcan price by verified members. Guild's prices are per guild, so growth doesn't move you to a higher plan.
  • You want an AI agent to run it. Guild's MCP server (beta) at https://mcp.guild.xyz/mcp lets Claude, Codex, Cursor and other agents create roles, requirements and rewards, free on every plan. See Agents. Combot also has an MCP server, for its moderation tools.

Running more than one

Most of these tools work side by side. Give each bot its own Discord roles, so two bots never manage the same role, and put the Guild.xyz bot role above every role Guild manages. A Guild role can also require a role another bot gives, through the Discord member requirement with Role: for example, a MEE6 level role or a Collab.Land holder role. See Token-gate a Discord server.

If you used Galxe or Intract

Galxe is winding down Galxe Quest, Galxe ID and Galxe Passport. Spaces can no longer create campaigns since 9 November 2026, the last day to take part in a campaign is 5 December 2026, and on 15 December 2026 reward claims close and the site turns read-only. See Moving from Galxe to Guild for what carries over and how to rebuild your quests before then.

Intract's quest platform closed earlier: Intract Quest gave its final day as 12 January 2026, and its project dashboard shows the same notice.

To rebuild quests with points, Discord roles and Telegram groups, see Quests and campaigns and Run a points program and leaderboard, or compare Zealy and Layer3.

FAQ

What is the best free token-gating bot for Discord and Telegram? Guild gates both on its Free plan, with no limit on members. Collab.Land is free up to 25 verified members and Vulcan up to 100, Discord only.

Is Galxe shutting down? Yes. Galxe announced on 9 November 2026 that it is winding down Galxe Quest, Galxe ID and Galxe Passport; campaigns end on 5 December 2026. See Moving from Galxe to Guild.

Which tools support Solana? Collab.Land, Matrica and Layer3. Guild supports EVM chains only; see Supported chains.

Can I token-gate Telegram without a bot in the group? No. Every tool that removes people from a Telegram group needs its bot in the group as an admin. Guild uses @Guildxyz_bot; see Token-gate a Telegram group.

Do these tools remove a role when someone sells? Holder-verification tools re-check on a schedule and remove roles from members who no longer qualify. Guild refreshes data in the background and removes the Discord role or Telegram access when a member stops meeting the role's requirements. Quest platforms generally keep a reward once it is earned.

Sources

Each comparison page lists the pages its facts come from:

All Guild docs