# IronClaw vs NanoClaw (slim)

> NanoClaw scores 68.3 (B) to IronClaw's 66.7 (B) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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NanoClaw scores 68.3 (B) on agent readiness against IronClaw's 66.7 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. IronClaw leads on transparency & trust. Both do assistant proactive.

- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- NanoClaw: B 68.3, rank #229 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nanoclaw.min.md
- 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 Transparency & trust, 75 against 65.
- NanoClaw, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine, reachable from chat apps, with container isolation and scheduled tasks, and who is willing to keep a fork. Ahead on Reliability, 78 against 67; Schema & documentation, 82 against 74; Security & auth, 74 against 66. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.

| Category | IronClaw | NanoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 78 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 74 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | IronClaw | NanoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NEAR AI | NanoCo, Inc. |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Popularity | 13k stars | 31k stars |