# OpenClaw vs Secure-OpenClaw

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

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| Field | OpenClaw | Secure-OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | The OG self-hosted AI super-agent | Security-hardened OpenClaw by Composio |
| Language | typescript | typescript |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 372k | 1.2k |
| Forks | 77049 | 168 |
| Open issues | 7041 | 4 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-05-15T16:50:31Z | 2026-05-08T01:24:30Z |
| 7d growth | 3106 | -2 |
| MCP support | yes | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server | server, messaging |
| Categories | reference, self-hosted | security, messaging |
| Health score | 95/100 | 60/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #1 | #25 |

## Key differences

- OpenClaw has 309x more stars (372k vs 1.2k), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- OpenClaw is growing faster with +3.1k stars this week vs +-2 for Secure-OpenClaw.
- Secure-OpenClaw advertises 500+ built-in integrations.
- OpenClaw focuses on reference, self-hosted while Secure-OpenClaw targets security, messaging.
- OpenClaw scores higher on project health (maintenance activity, issue management, release cadence).

## Descriptions

### OpenClaw

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

### Secure-OpenClaw

24/7 AI assistant on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage with full tool access, persistent memory, and 500+ app integrations