# OpenClaw vs ZeroClaw (slim)

> ZeroClaw scores 70.2 (BB) to OpenClaw's 67.1 (B) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ZeroClaw scores 70.2 (BB) on agent readiness against OpenClaw's 67.1 (B), and leads in 1 of 7 scored categories. OpenClaw leads on agent ergonomics and maintenance & community. Both do assistant proactive.

- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- ZeroClaw: BB 70.2, rank #161 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zeroclaw.min.md
- OpenClaw, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine across many chat apps, with their choice of model and files they can read and delete. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 77 against 72; Maintenance & community, 86 against 80.
- ZeroClaw, good for One person who wants an assistant on their own hardware that answers on Telegram, Discord, Matrix or email, asks before it writes or runs commands, and works with a local model. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.

| Category | OpenClaw | ZeroClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 74 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 76 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenClaw | ZeroClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenClaw Foundation | ZeroClaw Labs |
| Auth | OAuth or key | None |
| Licence | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-09-05 |
| Popularity | 392k stars | 33k stars |