PinPal, StickyBot and Glue Stick side by side: what you get, what it costs, and how much access you hand over.
Checked November 2026 against each bot's docs and invite link.
$010 pins per server, free forever
$03 stickies, with a header on each
$0No paid plan
$4.99/mo7-day free trial · per server
$5/moPer server
—No paid plan
✓ Yes~ Partly✕ No
Bots often ask for lots of permissions up front to future-proof themselves, then never use most of them. That's harmless until the bot is hacked or its token leaks. Then every extra permission is something an attacker can use against your server. PinPal is built to run on the minimum: it posts messages and deletes only its own, so it never needs anything risky.
| Bot | Verdict | Permission number | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PinPal Safest | Minimal0 critical0 high0 medium7 low | 137439332416 | View report ↗ |
| StickyBot | Broad0 critical1 high2 medium8 low | 140123794496 | View report ↗ |
| Glue Stick Most access | Broad0 critical1 high3 medium12 low | 563931890838592 | View report ↗ |
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PinPal+ pins with a custom name and avatar also need Manage Webhooks. The invite leaves it out, so you only grant it in the channels that use it.
PinPal. Its invite asks for 7 permissions, all low risk. StickyBot's asks for 11, including Manage Webhooks, Manage Messages and Mention Everyone. Glue Stick's asks for 16, adding Manage Threads too.
PinPal. Every pin can have up to 20 link buttons, on the free plan too. StickyBot and Glue Stick don't offer buttons on their stickies.
Yes. Add PinPal, right-click your existing sticky message and choose Apps → Create Pin. PinPal copies it into a new pin. Save it, then remove the old sticky so you don't get two.
Sticky bots are common and allowed when they respect rate limits. PinPal waits for chat to settle, reposts at most once per delay and deletes its previous copy.
The only one of the three with buttons on every pin, and the fewest permissions.
PinPal