# IronClaw vs PicoClaw (slim)

> IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) to PicoClaw's 46.1 (D) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against PicoClaw's 46.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistant proactive.

- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- PicoClaw: D 46.1, rank #879 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/picoclaw.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 Reliability, 67 against 54; Schema & documentation, 74 against 51; Security & auth, 66 against 51; Maintenance & community, 74 against 22; Transparency & trust, 75 against 56.
- 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. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.

| Category | IronClaw | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 54 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 51 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 22 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | IronClaw | PicoClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NEAR AI | Sipeed |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-07-03 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Popularity | 13k stars | 30k stars |