Shieldy Alternative: AIGB — When Anti-Spam Should Be One Feature, Not the Whole Bot
Shieldy does one job and does it well: new members get a captcha, spam gets deleted. It is open-source, free, and deployed in a huge number of groups. If your only problem is join-spam from fresh accounts, Shieldy is a fine answer. But most active groups' problems do not stop at join-spam — scams, gambling links, floods, raids, fake admins — and no group grows because its captcha works.
AIGB (AI GroupButler) treats anti-spam as one module of a full stack: the same protection class as Shieldy, plus 15+ engagement games, USDT/USDC red packets, and an AI admin at $2/month per 1,000 members.
TL;DR: AIGB vs Shieldy
| AIGB (AI GroupButler) | Shieldy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | AI admin $2/mo per 1,000 members (rounded down, capped at $19.9 at 10,000+); crypto pro pack $9.9/mo flat | Free, open-source |
| Free tier | $0 forever — unlimited members, full admin toolkit + 15+ games | Full (single-purpose bot) |
| Engagement | 15+ games: chains/sign-ups, polls, lotteries, check-in streaks, daily king, points mall, achievements, 72h onboarding, trivia | None |
| Red packets | Built-in USDT/USDC — lucky-draw, password, dedicated | None |
| AI | AI admin: weekly report → ops plan → auto-executed scheduled tasks; group memory + product knowledge base; per-member 1-on-1 AI assistant | None |
| Anti-spam | Keyword/blacklist filters, scam/gambling auto-delete, join captcha, anti-flood/anti-raid, trigger rule chains, fake-admin alerts, federated ban | Join captcha + spam deletion |
| Languages | 14 | English-first interface |
What Shieldy Does Well
Shieldy's focus is its strength. It greets every new member with a button captcha, deletes messages containing buttons or links from accounts that just joined, and quietly removes the bot-join pattern that floods crypto and airdrop groups. There is nothing to pay, the default settings work out of the box, and the open-source code means you can audit exactly what it does. As a single layer of defense against entry spam, it has proven itself for years.
What Shieldy Doesn't Cover — and AIGB Does
1. Protection beyond the captcha. AIGB adds keyword and blacklist filters, automatic deletion of scam and gambling content, anti-flood and anti-raid modes, trigger rule chains for custom policies, fake-admin alerts, and federated ban — ban a spammer once and it applies across every group you own. Shieldy moderates one chat at a time.
2. 15+ engagement games. Chains and sign-ups, polls, lotteries, check-in streaks, daily king, points mall, achievements, 72h onboarding flows, trivia. Protection keeps a group clean; these keep it alive. All included in the $0 free tier.
3. Built-in crypto red packets. Lucky-draw, password, and dedicated red packets in USDT/USDC, embedded in the admin suite and combinable with lotteries and streak rewards. Shieldy has no payment features.
4. An AI admin. Weekly report → ops plan → auto-executed scheduled tasks, with group memory, a product knowledge base, and AI vibe-keeping in 14 languages. $2/month per 1,000 members, rounded down, capped at $19.9 at 10,000+. Shieldy has no AI.
5. A 1-on-1 AI assistant per member, plus crypto ops. Every member gets a personal AI assistant with memory for private questions. Optionally, the $9.9/mo flat crypto pro pack adds 66-signal token safety checks, price alerts, a whale CRM, and a hold-to-enter gate — useful in exactly the groups where Shieldy-style captcha matters most.
How to Migrate from Shieldy in 3 Steps
- Add AIGB and plan to retire Shieldy. Open https://t.me/groupbutleraibot?startgroup=true and promote AIGB to admin with delete, ban, and pin permissions. Running two captcha bots means new members solve two challenges.
- Configure the full protection set. Join captcha, keyword/blacklist filters, scam/gambling auto-delete, anti-flood/anti-raid, trigger rule chains, fake-admin alerts, federated ban.
- Turn on engagement and the trial. Enable check-in streaks, daily king, points mall, and trivia free. Start the 3-day free trial on the AI admin — $2/month per 1,000 members after.
Compare captcha friction and removal accuracy for one week, then remove Shieldy.
FAQ
Is Shieldy enough to protect a Telegram group?
It covers join-spam via captcha and basic deletion. It does not handle scam/gambling auto-deletion, raid waves, fake-admin alerts, or cross-group bans. AIGB covers all of those plus engagement and monetization in one bot, with a free tier at $0 forever.
Which Telegram bot combines anti-spam and engagement games?
AIGB. Its protection suite (captcha, filters, anti-flood/anti-raid, trigger rule chains, federated ban) sits next to 15+ engagement games, USDT/USDC red packets, and an AI admin at $2/month per 1,000 members.
What is federated ban in AIGB?
Ban once, applied everywhere. When you ban a spammer in one group, AIGB applies the ban across every group you own. Single-purpose bots like Shieldy moderate one chat at a time, so the same spammer can hit your next group tomorrow.
Try AIGB Free
Keep Shieldy's protection level and gain everything it lacks. Add the bot: https://t.me/groupbutleraibot?startgroup=true — details at https://gensi.space. The free tier never expires; paid modules include a 3-day free trial at founder's launch pricing.