# AstrBot vs PicoClaw (slim)

> AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) to PicoClaw's 46.1 (D) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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AstrBot scores 58.8 (C) on agent readiness against PicoClaw's 46.1 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. PicoClaw leads on agent ergonomics, security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do assistant proactive.

- AstrBot: C 58.8, rank #584 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/astrbot.min.md
- PicoClaw: D 46.1, rank #879 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.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 54; Schema & documentation, 62 against 51; Maintenance & community, 81 against 22.
- PicoClaw, good for A person who wants a chat-app assistant on a cheap Linux board, an old Android phone or a home server, with reminders, web search and file memory, and who accepts running software its maker calls pre-production. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 66 against 54; Security & auth, 51 against 44; Transparency & trust, 56 against 40. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | AstrBot | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 81 | 54 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 54 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 51 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 81 | 22 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 40 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | AstrBot | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | AstrBotDevs | Sipeed |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-27 | 2026-07-03 |
| 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 | 30k stars |