# AstrBot vs Boba (slim)

> AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) to Boba's 10.3 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) on agent readiness against Boba's 10.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- AstrBot: C 58.8, rank #585 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/astrbot.min.md
- Boba: F 10.3, rank #1004 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/boba.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 15; Schema & documentation, 62 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 54 against 0; Security & auth, 44 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 81 against 2. Also Open source.
- Boba, good for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images.

| Category | AstrBot | Boba |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 81 | 15 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 2 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 40 | 39 |

| Fact (where they differ) | AstrBot | Boba |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | AstrBotDevs | humans& ai, inc. |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Closed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026). |
| Last release | 2026-09-27 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-01-12 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 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 | none |