Defiant vs other Forge of Empires tools
There are three different kinds of tool in this space and they are not really competing with each other. Here is where each one fits, and where Defiant genuinely is not the right answer.
Feature comparison
Compiled from publicly available information, September 2026. FoE Extender entries cite the cheapest plan that unlocks each feature, from their own published Basic / Standard / Ultra tiers. We have not tested competing tools ourselves, so anything we could not verify is marked rather than guessed.
| Feature | Defiant | FoE Extender | Smart Scripts | AutoForge | FoE Helper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat & expeditions | |||||
| GE auto fight | ✓ | All tiers | ✓ | – | – |
| GE auto negotiate | ✓ | All tiers | ✓ | – | – |
| Manual negotiation mode | ✓ | – | ? | – | – |
| GE rewards log | ✓ | – | ? | – | – |
| GBG automation | ✓ | Standard $15+ | ✓ | – | – |
| GBG negotiation solver | ✓ | ? | ? | – | – |
| Guild intel readouts | – | – | ? | – | ✓ |
| Army presets | ✓ | All tiers | – | – | – |
| Army refresh between fights | ✓ | All tiers | ? | – | – |
| Picks the army per fight | ✓ | ? | ? | – | – |
| Auto-train & collect units | ✓ | – | ? | ✓ | – |
| Campaign map & supported exploration sites | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| PvP arena | |||||
| Arena auto fight | ✓ | ? | ? | – | – |
| Opponent win prediction | ✓ | ? | ? | – | ? |
| Arena fight & reward logs | ✓ | ? | ? | – | ? |
| City & economy | |||||
| City collection | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – |
| Auto diamond collection | ✓ | – | ? | ✓ | – |
| Blue Galaxy optimisation | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Supply production sets | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – |
| Tavern, aid, castle ops | ✓ | – | ? | Tavern & aid, no castle | – |
| Research tree helper | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | ? |
| Smart City Designer | ✓ | – | – | City map view only | ✓ |
| Cultural settlement tools | – | ? | ? | Outpost map view | ? |
| Goods economy tracker | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Inventory & blueprints | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Plunder tracking | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Great Buildings | |||||
| GB sniping (auto snipe) | ✓ | Ultra $20 only | – | – | – |
| Min-profit & profit targets | ✓ | ? | ? | – | ✓ |
| Attack pattern delta | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Blueprint matcher | ✓ | – | – | – | ? |
| Friend finder & activity cleanup | ✓ | ? | ? | – | ? |
| Quests & events | |||||
| Auto-claim finished quests | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | – |
| Recurring quests | ✓ | Ultra $20 only | ? | – | – |
| Story quests | ✓ | – | ? | – | – |
| Selected seasonal event helpers | Some supported events | – | – | – | – |
| Automation for some seasonal minigames | Some supported games | – | – | – | – |
| Control & safety | |||||
| Randomised delays between actions | ✓ | ? | ? | ✓ | n/a |
| Spend guardrails | ✓ | – | ? | – | – |
| Reconnect recovery | ✓ | – | ? | ✓ | – |
| Activity log / recorder | ✓ | – | ? | Log view only | – |
| Helper-conflict warnings | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Mass-message other players | – | – | ? | ✓ | – |
| Tooling & terms | |||||
| Antiques dealer | Watch & alerts | Auto bidding, all tiers | ? | – | – |
| Calculators | Basic (GE level, GB profit) | – | – | – | Full suite |
| Runs in the browser | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Runs without the game open | – | ? | ? | ✓ | – |
| Devices per licence | Unlimited | One computer | ? | Licence key required | Unlimited |
| Pricing | Free | $10-$20/mo, 3 tiers | ? | Free tier; €4/mo or €50 lifetime | Free |
| Latest release | v2.0, September 2026 | ? | ? | v0.5.3, January 2025 | ? |
✓ supported – not offered ? could not verify. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.
Defiant rows are taken from the extension’s own interface, not marketing copy. FoE Extender rows marked “not offered” are features absent from the complete feature list they publish with their Basic, Standard and Ultra plans. AutoForge rows come from the feature list on their public repository together with the release notes for every tagged release from v0.1 to v0.5.3 — a complete published record, so absence there is marked “not offered” on the same standard. Smart Scripts publishes far less detail, which is why it carries most of the unverified marks — that reflects the information available, not a judgement about the tool.
Which one do you actually want?
You want data, not automation
Use FoE Helper. It is a calculator and statistics add-on that reads the game without acting on it, and it stays inside the rules. Defiant has working calculators too — GE level tracking, Great Building profit targets, goods and inventory — but for a full calculator suite as the main event, theirs is deeper and we would not pretend otherwise.
You want raw fighting speed
Smart Scripts and FoE Extender both lead with throughput. If fights-per-second is the only number you care about, look there first.
You want breadth and visible control
That is where Defiant sits. GE, GBG, the PvP arena, sniping, plunder, collection, city planning and events in one panel, with each action visible rather than hidden behind a single start button.
You do not want a subscription
Defiant is free — no trial timer, nothing to renew, no payment details, and no limit on how many machines you use it from. FoE Extender is free to try for a few hours, then runs $10, $15 or $20 a month, licensed to one computer. Sniping and recurring quests sit in the $20 tier; GBG needs at least $15. AutoForge has a genuinely free tier for collection and production, but puts quest rewards, aid, hidden rewards, Forge point spending and the tavern behind an 8-day trial and then €4 a month or €50 for life. Every one of those is included free here.
You want something maintained
Check the last update date before you install anything. Several popular FoE bot repositories have not been touched in years, and the game keeps changing underneath them. AutoForge is the clearest example on this list: its last release is v0.5.3 from January 2025, and its own page still lists game version 1.300 as the newest it supports.
The part most comparisons leave out
Every tool on this page that automates gameplay — Defiant included — is against the Forge of Empires terms of service. InnoGames prohibits third-party software from acting on the game client, and accounts have been banned for it. Any page that tells you a bot is "undetectable" is selling you something.
FoE Helper is the exception on this list: it reads data without automating actions, which is why it has been able to work with the developers rather than around them.
We would rather you decide with that in front of you. Our FAQ covers detection, account risk, and what we do and do not do, without the marketing.