# Clawra vs OpenClaw

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

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| Field | Clawra | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | OpenClaw as your companion | The OG self-hosted AI super-agent |
| Language | typescript | typescript |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 2.3k | 372k |
| Forks | 376 | 77049 |
| Open issues | 15 | 7041 |
| License | — | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-02-10T10:29:19Z | 2026-05-15T16:50:31Z |
| 7d growth | 7 | 3106 |
| MCP support | no | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server | server |
| Categories | companion, persona, self-hosted | reference, self-hosted |
| Health score | 50/100 | 95/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #20 | #1 |

## Key differences

- OpenClaw has 163x more stars (372k vs 2.3k), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- OpenClaw is growing faster with +3.1k stars this week vs +7 for Clawra.
- OpenClaw was updated today, while Clawra's last commit was 94 days ago.
- OpenClaw has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while Clawra does not.
- Clawra focuses on companion, persona while OpenClaw targets reference.
- OpenClaw scores higher on project health (maintenance activity, issue management, release cadence).

## Descriptions

### Clawra

OpenClaw reimagined as a persistent AI companion with personality, memory, and relationship context.

### OpenClaw

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