Best Discord Bots for Stream Notifications (2026)

If you run a Discord server for a streaming community, you need a bot that alerts your members when streamers go live. But which one should you pick? There are several options, each with different platform support, features, and pricing.

This guide compares the most popular stream notification bots for Discord in 2026, focusing on what matters most: platform support, notification speed, customization, and price.

What to Look For

Before diving into specific bots, here's what separates a good stream notification bot from a great one:

• Platform support — Does it support Twitch, YouTube, and Kick, or just one?
• Notification speed — How quickly does it alert after a stream starts?
• Customization — Can you customize the message, embed, and notification behavior?
• Web dashboard — Is setup done through a web interface or Discord commands?
• Free tier — How much can you do without paying?
• Reliability — Does it go down frequently or miss notifications?

The Bots

Streamlinx

Streamlinx is a purpose-built stream notification bot supporting Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. It's designed specifically for stream alerts — nothing else.

Strengths:

• Supports Twitch, YouTube, and Kick — all on the free tier
• Full web dashboard for managing all settings — no commands to memorize
• Custom messages with template variables ({streamer}, {game}, {title}, {viewer_count})
• VOD links automatically posted when Twitch streams end
• Game box art displayed in notification embeds
• Generous free tier: 15 streamers (5 per platform) with live roles included

Premium features ($2.99/month):

• Up to 360 streamers (300 Twitch / 10 YouTube / 50 Kick)
• Notification filter rules — only get notified for specific games or title keywords
• Quiet hours — queue notifications during off-hours and deliver a summary later
• Analytics dashboard — track notification history, stream sessions, viewer trends, and activity heatmaps
• Custom webhooks — send notifications to any channel using your own webhook
• Cooldowns — prevent duplicate notifications within a configurable window (1–1440 minutes)
• Advanced live roles — up to 5 configurations with whitelist and blacklist filtering
• Streak tracking — track consecutive streaming days for your community's streamers

Limitations:

• Focused exclusively on stream notifications (not a general-purpose bot)
• Newer and smaller community compared to MEE6

Pricing: Free for up to 15 streamers. Premium at $2.99/month unlocks all advanced features.

MEE6

MEE6 is one of the most popular general-purpose Discord bots, used by over 21 million servers. It includes stream alerts as part of its Social Alerts plugin, which covers Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and several other platforms.

Strengths:

• Massive user base and long track record
• Social Alerts support Twitch, YouTube, Kick, plus X, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, RSS, and podcasts
• Part of a larger feature set (leveling, moderation, welcome messages, economy)

Limitations:

• Social Alerts are a premium-only feature — you cannot use stream notifications on the free plan
• General-purpose bot — stream notifications aren't the primary focus
• No dedicated notification features like filter rules, quiet hours, or analytics

Pricing: Free plan exists but does not include stream alerts. Premium is $11.99/month (first month may be discounted). Yearly plan is $49.99/year. Lifetime option available at $89.99.

Streamcord

Streamcord is a popular notification bot for Twitch and YouTube, trusted by over a million users.

Strengths:

• Fast Twitch and YouTube notifications
• Web dashboard at dash.streamcord.io for configuration
• Live role support (1 config on free, up to 5 with whitelist/blacklist on Pro)
• Twitch-specific features like team notifications and schedule sync (Pro)
• Customizable embeds
• Free to use for basic alerts (5 Twitch + 5 YouTube streamers)

Limitations:

• Twitch and YouTube only — no Kick support
• Game and title filtering requires Pro
• Pro required for advanced live role configurations, schedule sync, and custom thumbnails

Pricing: Free for up to 10 streamers (5 per platform) and 1 live role. Streamcord Pro at $2.99/month adds up to 250 Twitch / 10 YouTube streamers, game/title filters, 5 live role configs, schedule sync, and priority support.

Sx Live

Sx Live is a stream notification bot supporting Twitch, YouTube, and Kick, positioning itself as the "#1 Discord Notification Bot for Kick."

Strengths:

• Supports Twitch, YouTube, and Kick
• Customizable notifications with variables, filters, cooldowns, and pings
• Streamer utilities (followage, top gifters on Kick)
• Spotify role integration (Premium)

Limitations:

• Live role and Spotify roles require Premium
• No dedicated web dashboard — setup is done through Discord commands
• No analytics, quiet hours, or webhook customization
• Free tier has limited notification capacity (Premium unlocks unlimited)

Pricing: Free tier available with limited notifications. Premium at $3.99/month ($29.99/year) unlocks unlimited notifications, faster delivery, live roles, and Spotify roles.

Feature Comparison

Our Recommendation

If you only need Twitch or YouTube notifications for a handful of streamers, Streamcord is a solid free option with a clean dashboard and basic live role support.

If you need multi-platform support (especially Kick), want a full web dashboard, or care about features like analytics, quiet hours, filter rules, and custom webhooks, Streamlinx is the best fit. The free tier is more generous than Streamcord's (15 streamers vs 10, with live roles included), and Premium at $2.99/month is significantly cheaper than MEE6's $11.99/month — while offering features that none of the other bots provide.

If you already use MEE6 for moderation and leveling and only need basic stream alerts, adding Social Alerts there avoids running another bot — but you'll need a paid plan, and you won't get stream-specific features like filter rules, analytics, or quiet hours.

Last updated: March 2026. We'll update this comparison as these bots add new features. If you notice something outdated, let us know on Discord.