Comparison

open-webui vs openclaw

No clear leader: open-webui (55.5) and openclaw (53.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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open-webui56

openclaw53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	open-webui	openclaw
vioscaleAI score	56 / 100high · 78%	53 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	50	19
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=open-webui&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 100 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40openclaw%2Fcodex&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	155,534	391,411
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	5	2
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

open-webui56 / 100high · 78%

openclaw53 / 100high · 79%

Pricing

Free tier

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

Model

open-webuiopen_source

openclawopen_source

Price level

open-webuifree

openclawfree

Transparent

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

Integrations

Count

open-webui50

openclaw19

Security

Disclosure policy

open-webui✓

openclaw–

Vulnerabilities

open-webuiCount: 100 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=open-webui&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 100 · Max severity: HIGH

openclawCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40openclaw%2Fcodex&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

open-webui0

openclaw0

Github stars

open-webui155,534

openclaw391,411

Activity

Commits last 30d

open-webui100

openclaw100

Release

Cadence days

open-webui5

openclaw2

History

open-webui20 items

openclaw20 items

License

Spdx

open-webui–

openclawMIT

Language

Primary

open-webuiPython

openclawTypeScript

Market

Availability

open-webui–

openclawAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

open-webui8 items

openclaw5 items

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

open-webui

A self-hosted interface for running AI models locally or in the cloud, with support for multiple model APIs, enterprise security features, and extensibility through code and integrations.

Independently observed

openclaw

OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant designed for individual users that operates locally on your machines and connects to messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Slack. It handles tasks such as email management, calendar scheduling, and flight check-ins without relying on centralized cloud services.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

open-webui

Open sourceFree tier

Free open-source. Enterprise options available.

Open SourceFree
- Full AI stack
- Connect any model
- Voice, vision, retrieval, generation, search
- Python extensions
- Community models and tools
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- SSO
- RBAC
- Audit logs
- Data residency controls
- On-premises deployment
- +1 more

as of 2026-07-31verify ↗

openclaw

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	open-webui	openclaw
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

open-webui✓

openclaw✗

iOS

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

Android

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

macOS

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

Windows

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

Linux

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

CLI

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

open-webui✓

openclaw✗

Self-hosted

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

On-premise

open-webui✓

openclaw✓

Hybrid

open-webui✓

openclaw✗

Air-gapped

open-webui✓

openclaw✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)

GitHub
Slack
Notion
Google Workspace

open-webui

22 total - 18 not shared

Ollama
OpenAI
Anthropic
Confluence
ServiceNow
Salesforce
Jira
SharePoint
LDAP
Active Directory
Okta
Azure AD
OpenAI DALL·E
Gemini
ComfyUI
AUTOMATIC1111
OpenTelemetry
DALL-E

Independently observed

openclaw

22 total - 18 not shared

WhatsApp
Telegram
Discord
Google Chat
Signal
iMessage
Apple Messages
Apple Photos
Spotify
Google Places
Apple Reminders
Granola
ElevenLabs
Teams
Matrix
LINE
Feishu
Zalo

Independently observed

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open-webui or openclaw: which one depends on you

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