Vantic for Rust Console Edition
Vantic vs Helios, Compared Factually
Helios is a strong product. Here is exactly where the two differ, and how to verify it.
Where Helios is genuinely good
Credit first: Helios pairs Discord with a full web dashboard, covers the standard feature set well, and its documentation is solid. If you compare bots on feature checklists alone, Helios earns its reputation.
The two structural differences
Money: Helios's store charges a 5.5% platform fee on top of card processing; Vantic charges a flat 3% - about half - and checkout runs on your own Stripe account, so your revenue settles directly with you instead of passing through anyone's balance. On a store doing real volume, that difference compounds every single wipe.
Proof: Vantic gives every server a public status page with the honest live state and computed uptime - and our dashboard shows NO SIGNAL when liveness cannot be proven, never stale data presented as current. Ask any bot you evaluate for the same page and draw your own conclusion.
What Vantic adds that Helios does not
The retention engine: a battle pass that survives raids, daily streaks that require actually playing, revenge bounties on offline-raiders, and comeback kits that greet lapsed players the moment they return. Plus the network layer - a passport that follows players across servers, a public cross-network ladder, and BanShield shared ban intelligence - and Wipe Blast for owning wipe day.
Pricing is comparable ($20 AUD monthly per server versus Helios's USD pricing), so the decision comes down to the store fee (3% vs 5.5%), the public proof, and the retention systems. Try Vantic free beside Helios - nothing conflicts - and let your own data decide.
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Connect your serverFrequently asked questions
Is Vantic cheaper than Helios?
Monthly prices are comparable once converted. The real cost difference is the store: Helios takes 5.5% of your sales, Vantic takes a flat 3%.
Can I run Vantic and Helios together while I decide?
Yes - Vantic's features ship off by default and use distinct naming, so a side-by-side trial is safe.
Does Helios have a public status page?
Not that we have found. Vantic publishes one per server with computed uptime - we consider that table stakes for a service you pay for.
What does Vantic have that Helios lacks?
The raid-surviving battle pass, revenge bounties, comeback kits, the cross-network passport and ladder, BanShield, PvE auto-jail enforcement, watermarked live maps and Wipe Blast.
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