# AstrBot vs Atticus (slim)

> AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) to Atticus's 42.9 (E) for self-hosted personal assistants. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) on agent readiness against Atticus's 42.9 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Atticus leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do self-hosted personal assistants.

- AstrBot: C 58.8, rank #608 of 1098 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/astrbot.min.md
- Atticus: E 42.9, rank #977 of 1098 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atticus.min.md
- AstrBot, good for Someone who wants one self-run bot answering on QQ, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Lark or WeCom, in private or group chats, with scheduled tasks, a knowledge base and plugins. Ahead on Reliability, 81 against 68; Schema & documentation, 62 against 15; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 9; Maintenance & community, 81 against 51.
- Atticus, good for A person on macOS 26 with a Claude Pro or Max plan who wants voice control of apps, windows, files and the browser. Ahead on Security & auth, 49 against 44; Transparency & trust, 56 against 40. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | AstrBot | Atticus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 81 | 68 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 15 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 9 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 51 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 40 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | AstrBot | Atticus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | AstrBotDevs | SaarthurR (Saarth Ranka) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Free | Your plan |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-27 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-01-12 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 42k stars | 163 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 1/5 (4) |