# Beam (beam.win) vs Robocorp

> Robocorp scores 65.5 (B) to Beam (beam.win)'s 17.8 (F) for desktop app control. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-20

Robocorp scores 65.5 (B) on agent readiness against Beam (beam.win)'s 17.8 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do desktop app control.

- Beam (beam.win): grade F, 17.8/100, rank #1141 of 1184. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/beam-win.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/beam-win.json
- Robocorp: grade B, 65.5/100, rank #355 of 1184. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robocorp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/robocorp.json
- Best desktop and mobile app automation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/desktop-automation/index.md
- All 20 desktop comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/desktop-automation/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Beam (beam.win) (F)

Good for: A person with two or more Apple silicon Macs who wants one app's window from another Mac, such as a headless Mac mini running builds or agents, as a native window on the Mac at the desk.

Watch for: No API, MCP server, URL scheme or scripting interface was found. The documented command line covers only a `doctor` diagnostic

### Robocorp (B)

Good for: Python RPA on Windows desktops, browsers and documents, written or run by a coding agent.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 87 against 25
- Schema & documentation, 65 against 10
- Agent ergonomics, 59 against 0
- Security & auth, 44 against 0
- Payments & pricing, 60 against 30
- Maintenance & community, 81 against 35
- Transparency & trust, 65 against 50

Also in its favour:
- Open source
- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5

Watch for: robocorp.com redirects to sema4.ai, which answered our reader with a bot check, so the docs, Control Room pricing and terms were not read


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Beam (beam.win) | Robocorp | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 25 | 87 | Robocorp +62 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 65 | Robocorp +55 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 59 | Robocorp +59 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 44 | Robocorp +44 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 60 | Robocorp +30 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 35 | 81 | Robocorp +46 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 50 | 65 | Robocorp +15 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **17.8 · F** | **65.5 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Beam (beam.win) | Robocorp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | SDK + MCP |
| Vendor | Noats, Inc. | Sema4.ai |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports |  |  |
| Auth | None | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Proprietary. The terms grant each plan a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use Beam on every Mac the person uses, and forbid reverse engineering except where the law allows it. Open-source components are listed only on request by email (https://beam.win/terms/, checked 2026-10-20) | Apache-2.0 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-04 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models |  |  |
| Terms restrict automated access |  |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  |  |
| Popularity | none | 1.6k stars, 61k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**Beam (beam.win).** Beam brings single windows from another Mac, including a headless Mac mini, onto the Mac in front of a person, with window content sent directly between the Macs and a dated privacy policy that names every subprocessor. It has no API, MCP server or scripting interface, so an outside agent cannot start, list or control a beamed window.

**Robocorp.** Apache-2.0 libraries with passing CI, releases in the last month and an agent skill in the repository make it practical for agent-written desktop automation. robocorp.com now redirects to Sema4.ai, whose docs, pricing, terms and rcc downloads sit behind a bot check, and recent library issues mostly go unanswered.

## Before you call either

### Beam (beam.win)

1. Don't plan to drive Beam from an agent. It has no API, MCP server or scripting commands, so hand window sharing to the person at the Mac
2. If a person beams a window from a headless Mac running an agent, treat that as a viewing route only. Run the agent's own tools on that Mac directly
3. Don't install or run the Beam command line to automate it. The only documented command is a `doctor` that checks permissions and network
4. Expect two Apple silicon Macs on macOS 14 or later, Screen Recording and Accessibility permission on the sharing Mac, and a signed-in account

### Robocorp

1. Install libraries with `pip install robocorp` and add `rpaframework` or `robocorp-windows` separately. robocorp-windows is not in the meta-package
2. Use RPA.Windows or robocorp.windows on Windows only. On macOS or Linux use RPA.Desktop, which works by keyboard, mouse and image matching
3. Ask the user for the rcc download link for their platform, because the release notes page blocks automated requests
4. Run a task package with `rcc task run --robot robot.yaml --task "TASK NAME"` and read the final status as well as the log output
5. Keep secrets in robocorp.vault or environment variables and register sensitive names with robocorp.log so they are hidden from logs

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Beam (beam.win) or Robocorp?

Robocorp scores 65.5 (B) on agent readiness against Beam (beam.win)'s 17.8 (F), and leads in every scored category.

### Are Beam (beam.win) and Robocorp open source?

No open-source release is listed for Beam (beam.win). Robocorp is open source (Apache-2.0).


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beam-win-vs-robocorp.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beam-win-vs-robocorp.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "beam-win", "b": "robocorp"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare beam-win robocorp`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/beam-win.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/robocorp.json

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