RitaBot (RITA) and Talksy both translate Discord chat automatically and can post each translation under the original author's name and avatar. The differences are in how you pay, what happens when you stop paying, and what each bot needs to run. Here they are side by side.
Side-by-side comparison
Free plan
- Talksy
- Permanent: 100 inline, 100 /translate and 50 flag translations per member a month, plus 1 route (200 messages a month) per server
- RitaBot
- One-month trial (10,000 characters, 25 tasks), once per server; translation stops after it
- Better fit
- Talksy
Paid plans
- Talksy
- Pro €8.99/mo or Pro+ €19.99/mo, flat
- RitaBot
- $2.99 (flags only) to $21.99/mo, by number of tasks
- Better fit
- Tie
How usage is counted
- Talksy
- Nothing to count on Pro: unlimited translations, routes and channel groups
- RitaBot
- Tasks: one per channel and language; characters have a soft limit per plan
- Better fit
- Talksy
Linking 10 channels both ways
- Talksy
- One channel group, unlimited on Pro
- RitaBot
- 90 tasks (10 × 9), the $10.99 Tinkerer plan or higher
- Better fit
- Talksy
Posts as the original speaker
- Talksy
- Yes, by default
- RitaBot
- Yes (webhook style), or as embeds
- Better fit
- Tie
Languages
- Talksy
- 100+
- RitaBot
- 166+ claimed
- Better fit
- RitaBot
Cross-server channel links
- Talksy
- No (routes are within one server)
- RitaBot
- Yes
- Better fit
- RitaBot
Forums and threads
- Talksy
- Yes: forum posts are routed into matching posts
- RitaBot
- Yes
- Better fit
- Tie
Do-not-translate glossary
- Talksy
- 30 terms free, unlimited on Pro
- RitaBot
- Not found on its site
- Better fit
- Talksy
Flag reactions, slash command, right-click
- Talksy
- All three
- RitaBot
- All three
- Better fit
- Tie
Permissions it asks for
- Talksy
- Only what translation needs (messages, webhooks, reactions)
- RitaBot
- Administrator
- Better fit
- Talksy
Pricing currency
- Talksy
- EUR
- RitaBot
- USD
- Better fit
- Tie
| Feature | Talksy | RitaBot | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Permanent: 100 inline, 100 /translate and 50 flag translations per member a month, plus 1 route (200 messages a month) per server | One-month trial (10,000 characters, 25 tasks), once per server; translation stops after it | Talksy |
| Paid plans | Pro €8.99/mo or Pro+ €19.99/mo, flat | $2.99 (flags only) to $21.99/mo, by number of tasks | Tie |
| How usage is counted | Nothing to count on Pro: unlimited translations, routes and channel groups | Tasks: one per channel and language; characters have a soft limit per plan | Talksy |
| Linking 10 channels both ways | One channel group, unlimited on Pro | 90 tasks (10 × 9), the $10.99 Tinkerer plan or higher | Talksy |
| Posts as the original speaker | Yes, by default | Yes (webhook style), or as embeds | Tie |
| Languages | 100+ | 166+ claimed | RitaBot |
| Cross-server channel links | No (routes are within one server) | Yes | RitaBot |
| Forums and threads | Yes: forum posts are routed into matching posts | Yes | Tie |
| Do-not-translate glossary | 30 terms free, unlimited on Pro | Not found on its site | Talksy |
| Flag reactions, slash command, right-click | All three | All three | Tie |
| Permissions it asks for | Only what translation needs (messages, webhooks, reactions) | Administrator | Talksy |
| Pricing currency | EUR | USD | Tie |
Where Talksy wins
A free plan, not a trial
Every member gets 100 inline, 100 /translate and 50 flag translations a month, and every server gets one channel route with 200 translated messages a month. It renews on the 1st, for as long as you use it. RitaBot's free option is a trial: one month or 10,000 characters, once per server, after which translation stops until you pick a plan.
One price, nothing to count
RitaBot sizes its plans by tasks. A task is one channel translated into one language, so linking ten language channels to each other takes 90 tasks, which needs the $10.99 plan or higher. Each plan also has a soft character limit for its main engines. Talksy Pro is €8.99 a month for unlimited routes, channel groups and translations in up to 3 servers you sponsor, and every member there is covered too.
No Administrator permission
RitaBot's invite asks for Administrator. Talksy asks only for what translation needs: reading and sending messages, managing webhooks to post as the speaker, and adding reactions. Many server owners prefer not to hand a bot full control.
A glossary for names and terms
Talksy keeps the words you list untranslated: game, character and brand names, in-jokes. 30 terms are free, and Pro makes the list unlimited. We didn't find an equivalent on RitaBot's site.
Where RitaBot wins
Links across servers
RitaBot can connect channels in different servers. Talksy routes and channel groups work within one server.
More languages listed
RitaBot lists 166+ languages against Talksy's 100+. Both cover every widely spoken language; the difference is in less common ones.
A cheap flags-only plan
If all you want is flag-reaction translations, RitaBot's Reaction plan is $2.99 a month. On Talksy, flag translations are free up to 50 a month per member, and unlimited on Pro.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Talksy if:
- You want a free plan that keeps working, not a trial
- You'd rather pay one flat price than count tasks and characters
- You don't want to give a bot Administrator
- You need a glossary to keep names and terms intact
Pick RitaBot if:
- You link channels across several servers
- You need a language outside Talksy's 100+
- You only want flag translations, at the lowest price
Switching from RitaBot to Talksy
- Remove RitaBot from your server (Server Settings → Integrations).
- Add Talksy.
- To mirror a channel into another language, add a route as an admin. To translate members' own messages, click ⚡ Set up on the welcome message and each member picks a language.
/server route add source:#general target:#general-es language:spanish
/talksy language:spanish