# ApexClaw vs OpenClaw

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

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| Field | ApexClaw | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | AI assistant that lives in your Telegram | The OG self-hosted AI super-agent |
| Language | go | typescript |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 28 | 372k |
| Forks | 6 | 77049 |
| Open issues | 0 | 7041 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-04-24T22:08:46Z | 2026-05-15T16:50:31Z |
| 7d growth | -1 | 3106 |
| MCP support | no | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server, messaging | server |
| Categories | multi-platform, messaging, autonomous | reference, self-hosted |
| Health score | 50/100 | 95/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #52 | #1 |

## Key differences

- OpenClaw has 13290x more stars (372k vs 28), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- OpenClaw is growing faster with +3.1k stars this week vs +-1 for ApexClaw.
- ApexClaw is written in Go while OpenClaw uses TypeScript, which may influence your choice depending on your stack.
- OpenClaw was updated today, while ApexClaw's last commit was 20 days ago.
- OpenClaw has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while ApexClaw does not.
- ApexClaw advertises 100+ built-in integrations.

## Descriptions

### ApexClaw

Personal AI assistant powered by the z.ai engine that runs inside Telegram. Goes beyond chat with 100+ built-in tools — browse the web, send emails, run scripts, manage files, track stocks, and more. Supports vision, voice, memory, and real browser automation.

### OpenClaw

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