A lightweight, container-isolated personal AI assistant that connects to messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord, built on Claude's Agent SDK.
4 alternatives
Best open-source alternatives to OpenClaw (2026)
Looking for a free, open-source alternative to OpenClaw? These 4 projects can replace it. Each one passed our quality screening and is explained in plain words, so you can compare stars, license and maintenance at a glance.
Quick comparison
| Project | Stars | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| nanocoai/nanoclaw | ★ 31K | MIT | 2 hours ago |
| poco-ai/poco-claw | ★ 1.4K | MIT | 3 days ago |
| aspasskiy/GoGogot | ★ 264 | MIT | 2 months ago |
| iBz-04/gloamy | ★ 69 | MIT | 17 days ago |
31K12.7KTypeScriptMITUpdated 2 hours ago
A self-hosted, Web UI-based personal AI coworker powered by a Claude Code agent, with IM integration and sandboxed task execution.
1.4K130PythonMITUpdated 3 days ago
A lightweight self-hosted AI agent written in Go that runs on your server and works through Telegram, using Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter models.
26417GoMITUpdated 2 months ago
A Rust-based, local-first personal AI agent that runs tasks on your computer and chats through channels like Telegram, Discord, and Slack.
6913RustMITUpdated 17 days ago
FAQ
- Is there a free, open-source alternative to OpenClaw?
- Yes. The most popular open-source alternatives to OpenClaw on Repolode are nanoclaw, poco-claw, GoGogot.
- Which OpenClaw alternative should I choose?
- nanoclaw has the most GitHub stars and is released under MIT. Compare the license and last commit of each option in the table above before choosing.