GriddleBot vs StreamElements

Where each one is stronger, with sources.

StreamElements and GriddleBot are both free and both support Kick, Twitch and YouTube. StreamElements is best known for its large overlay and alert library, tipping and SE.Live multistreaming; by its own documentation its bot cannot yet ban or time out users on Kick automatically, and its loyalty system is not available on YouTube. GriddleBot does both, with one set of rules and points across all three platforms.

At a glance: GriddleBot vs StreamElements

  1. Platforms - GriddleBot: Kick, Twitch and YouTube, at the same time; StreamElements: Twitch, YouTube, Kick
  2. Automatic bans and timeouts on Kick - GriddleBot: Yes - bans, timeouts and deletes (GriddleBot must be a moderator); StreamElements: Not yet, per its own Kick FAQ
  3. Loyalty points on YouTube - GriddleBot: Yes; StreamElements: Not available on YouTube, per its own docs
  4. Custom commands and timers - GriddleBot: Yes - variables, cooldowns, timers; StreamElements: Yes - timers can run while offline
  5. Overlays and alerts - GriddleBot: Yes - alerts, goal bars, chat box, leaderboard; StreamElements: Yes - a large free library with a visual editor
  6. One chat view across platforms - GriddleBot: Yes - one chat view for all three, and send to all three; StreamElements: Yes, through its SE.Live OBS plugin
  7. Multistreaming - GriddleBot: No - GriddleBot connects to each channel you stream to; StreamElements: Yes, through SE.Live
  8. Ban sync across platforms - GriddleBot: Yes - a ban on one platform can follow the user to the others; StreamElements: Not stated
  9. Price - GriddleBot: Free. Optional Pro: $11.99/month or $119.99/year; StreamElements: Free

Choose GriddleBot if

  1. You moderate a Kick chat and want automatic bans and timeouts there
  2. You want loyalty points and giveaways on YouTube as well
  3. You want one set of rules and one points balance per viewer across all three platforms

Choose StreamElements if

  1. You want its overlay and alert library, tipping or sponsorships
  2. You want to multistream from OBS with SE.Live

Sources

  1. GriddleBot pricing: https://griddlebot.com/pricing
  2. GriddleBot features: https://griddlebot.com/features
  3. StreamElements chatbot overview: https://support.streamelements.com/hc/en-us/articles/10474423416722-Chatbot-Overview
  4. StreamElements chatbot on Kick: https://support.streamelements.com/hc/en-us/articles/25794373983122-StreamElements-Chatbot-on-Kick
  5. StreamElements chatbot on YouTube: https://support.streamelements.com/hc/en-us/articles/18486326016402-StreamElements-Chatbot-on-YouTube
  6. StreamElements SE.Live guide: https://support.streamelements.com/hc/en-us/articles/18771457842066-SE-Live-The-Complete-Guide-Setup-Features-Multistreaming-Troubleshooting

Botrix, Nightbot and StreamElements are trademarks of their respective owners. GriddleBot is not affiliated with them. Their features were checked against their own published pages on 21 September 2026 and may have changed since - if something here is out of date, tell us at support@griddlebot.com and we will fix it.

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