# Big Arrow vs Hatchet (slim)

> Big Arrow scores 70.7 (BB) to Hatchet's 68.3 (B) for hitl ask. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Big Arrow scores 70.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Hatchet's 68.3 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Hatchet leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do hitl ask.

- Big Arrow: BB 70.7, rank #151 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bigarrow.min.md
- Hatchet: B 68.3, rank #236 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hatchet.min.md
- Big Arrow, good for An agent on a person's Mac that reaches a step only the person may do, such as a permission prompt, 2FA code or payment, and needs to show where. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 66; Security & auth, 67 against 62; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.
- Hatchet, good for It suits a team already running background jobs or agent loops on Hatchet that wants an approval pause inside the same durable task, in Python, TypeScript, Go or Ruby. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 85 against 78; Agent ergonomics, 82 against 77; Maintenance & community, 90 against 70; Transparency & trust, 71 against 59. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Big Arrow | Hatchet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 66 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 82 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 90 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Big Arrow | Hatchet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | SDK + MCP | Platform |
| Vendor | Franz Enzenhofer | Hatchet Technologies, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://cloud.hatchet.run` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Tools exposed | none | 7 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2025-07-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-08-18 |
| 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 | 747 stars | none |