Telm vs Rose (Miss Rose)
Rose is the free, battle-tested standard of Telegram moderation — configured entirely through chat commands. Telm is a moderation platform with a dashboard, AI and analytics. An honest look at both.
| What matters | Telm | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Setup & control | Web dashboard — settings, journal and analytics in one place | Hundreds of chat commands; no dashboard, the website is command documentation |
| Analytics | Real-time dashboard: activity, members, heatmap | None |
| Spam detection | Layered AI + personal ML model — verdicts by meaning | Wildcards and lookalike blocklists; spam is filtered after it reaches the chat |
| Wrongful bans | AI arbiter reviews every appeal and restores mistakes | No appeal mechanism |
| New-member checks | CAPTCHA tied to monitoring mode and DM verification | 4 captcha modes, but the default button mode is 'easy to circumvent' per Rose's own support |
| Group monetization | Charge for access with cards or Telegram Stars | Not offered |
| API & webhooks | REST API + webhooks on paid plans | None (bot-to-bot commands only) |
| Price | Free plan; Pro $29/mo for the full stack | Completely free, donation-funded — unbeatable if budget is the only criterion |
| Languages | 25 languages | 30+ languages via crowdsourced translation |
Where Rose is genuinely strong
A fair comparison names the other side's wins too.
Free and everywhere
Rose is donation-funded and claims hundreds of millions of served users. As a zero-budget moderation baseline, it is the default for a reason.
Deep command toolkit
Federations, dozens of content locks, four captcha modes, lookalike blocklists against homoglyph tricks — the command set is enormous.
Fast and battle-tested
Rose is built for scale and actively maintained, with fresh features shipping in 2026.
Why groups switch to Telm
See your group, don't memorize commands
Rose's website is a manual for hundreds of commands. Telm gives you a dashboard: every setting visible, every decision in a searchable journal, analytics included.
Catch spam before members see it
Rose filters messages after they land in the chat. Telm's layered AI screens meaning — including voice notes, images and QR codes — and its personal model learns your community's normal.
Mistakes get fixed automatically
Rose has no appeal flow: a wrong ban stays until an admin notices. Telm's AI arbiter reviews appeals in seconds and restores honest members.
Your group can earn
Built-in paid access with cards and Telegram Stars — no third bot, on any plan.
Frequently asked questions
Rose is free. Why pay for Telm?
If chat-command moderation covers your needs, Rose is a great free choice. Telm's Free plan is also free — you pay only when you want the full AI stack, longer analytics and API. What you get for it is a dashboard, AI detection, appeals and monetization that Rose simply doesn't have.
Can Telm and Rose run in the same group?
Technically yes, but two enforcing bots will race each other on deletions. The safe path: keep Rose active, add Telm in monitoring mode, compare decisions for a week, then hand enforcement to the bot you trust more.
Does Telm have Rose's federations?
Telm has its own cross-group ban network plus the CAS database — bans propagate across your groups and the wider network. Rose-style manual federations with fed-admin hierarchies are a different model aimed at volunteer networks.