# OpenBrowserClaw vs OpenClaw

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

Canonical HTML: https://shelldex.com/compare/openbrowserclaw-vs-openclaw/
JSON: https://shelldex.com/api/compare/openbrowserclaw-vs-openclaw.json

| Field | OpenBrowserClaw | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Browser-native personal AI assistant — zero infrastructure, the browser is the server | The OG self-hosted AI super-agent |
| Language | typescript | typescript |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 593 | 372k |
| Forks | 78 | 77049 |
| Open issues | 10 | 7041 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-02-26T00:56:03Z | 2026-05-15T16:50:31Z |
| 7d growth | 1 | 3106 |
| MCP support | no | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | browser, messaging | server |
| Categories | browser, lightweight, minimal | reference, self-hosted |
| Health score | 45/100 | 95/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #33 | #1 |

## Key differences

- OpenClaw has 628x more stars (372k vs 593), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- OpenClaw is growing faster with +3.1k stars this week vs +1 for OpenBrowserClaw.
- OpenClaw was updated today, while OpenBrowserClaw's last commit was 78 days ago.
- OpenBrowserClaw runs in the browser while OpenClaw requires a server.
- OpenClaw has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while OpenBrowserClaw does not.
- OpenBrowserClaw focuses on browser, lightweight, minimal while OpenClaw targets reference, self-hosted.

## Descriptions

### OpenBrowserClaw

A browser-only reimagination of NanoClaw. Runs entirely in a browser tab as a PWA with no backend. Uses IndexedDB for storage, OPFS for files, Web Workers for the agent loop, and a WebVM (v86 Alpine Linux in WASM) for shell commands. Supports Telegram as an optional channel. Paste an Anthropic API key and go.

### OpenClaw

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