# Brea vs IronClaw (slim)

> IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) to Brea's 12.9 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Brea's 12.9 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- Brea: F 12.9, rank #1001 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brea.min.md
- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- Brea, good for An iPhone user who wants an assistant across many apps and websites with per-action approval. Also Free to start without a card.
- IronClaw, good for One technical owner who wants a self-hosted assistant over Gmail, Calendar, Slack and Telegram with credentials kept out of the model's reach. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 15; Schema & documentation, 74 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 0; Security & auth, 66 against 7; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Maintenance & community, 74 against 4; Transparency & trust, 75 against 48. Also Open source.

| Category | Brea | IronClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 67 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 74 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 7 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 4 | 74 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 48 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Brea | IronClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Brea AI LLC | NEAR AI |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Licence | Closed service under Brea's terms (Brea AI LLC, last updated 2 July 2026). | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | none | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no date given |
| Popularity | none | 13k stars |