# AionUi vs OpenClaw

> Side-by-side comparison of two projects in the OpenClaw ecosystem.

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| Field | AionUi | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | 24/7 cowork app for coding agents | The OG self-hosted AI super-agent |
| Language | typescript | typescript |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 25k | 372k |
| Forks | 2307 | 77049 |
| Open issues | 523 | 7041 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-05-15T11:46:46Z | 2026-05-15T16:50:31Z |
| 7d growth | 1342 | 3106 |
| MCP support | yes | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | desktop | server |
| Categories | coding, productivity | reference, self-hosted |
| Health score | 90/100 | 95/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #8 | #1 |

## Key differences

- OpenClaw has 15x more stars (372k vs 25k), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- OpenClaw has a higher fork-to-star ratio (21% vs 9%), suggesting more active contributor participation.
- AionUi uses the Apache-2.0 license while OpenClaw uses MIT.
- AionUi focuses on coding, productivity while OpenClaw targets reference, self-hosted.

## Descriptions

### AionUi

Free, local, open-source cowork app and OpenClaw for Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and more

### OpenClaw

The original. Self-hosted AI super-agent platform. Formerly Clawdbot, then Moltbot. The project that started it all.