Openclaw vs Nanobrowser vs AgenticSeek

Side by side, as alternatives to Manus. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

Openclawopenclaw/openclaw

Nanobrowsernanobrowser/nanobrowser

AgenticSeekFosowl/agenticSeek

Manuspaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

See pricing page source ↗

Autonomous web browsing

Partly

Yes

Deep research reports

Yes

File and code tasks in a sandbox

Partly

Yes

Slides generated from a prompt

Yes

Scheduled agent tasks

Partly

Yes

Connectors to your apps

Yes

Jobs covered

1 of 6 jobs

2 of 6 jobs

All 6

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

392,686Top

14,136

27,515

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

14,028Top

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Latest release

v2026.10.5 · 2026-10-18Top

v0.3.0 · 2026-10-15

Unknown

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Commits / 12 wk

42,127

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People committing / 12 mo

498+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

5573 / 4501

5 / 12

0 / 0

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Yes, self-hosted gateway; hosted or local model providers

Yes, runs inside your own Chrome or Edge browser

Yes, fully local with Docker services and a local model

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

MIT

Apache-2.0

GPL-3.0 (copyleft)

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No bundled weights; depends on the hosted or local model you connect

No separate model weights; you bring a cloud API key or a local model

No separate model weights; you choose a local model (Ollama, LM Studio) or a cloud API

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, MIT code

Yes, Apache-2.0 code; model terms depend on the provider you choose

GPL-3.0 code allows commercial use if derived work stays GPL; local model terms vary

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Paid services needed?Differs

No OpenClaw paid tier; configured model/provider or hosting costs may apply

Nothing paid with a local model (Ollama, LM Studio); cloud model APIs are optional and paid per use

None required with a local model; cloud LLM APIs are optional

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

Gateway with cloud models: minimum 1 GB RAM, 1 core, 500 MB free disk, 64-bit OS; 2 GB+ RAM recommended (Raspberry Pi guide)

Any machine running Chrome or Edge with a cloud model; local models work best for simple tasks and need a 16k+ context

For local models, a GPU that can run a 14B model (Magistral, Qwen, DeepSeek); with a cloud API, no GPU needed

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Operating systemsDiffers

Windows, macOS and Linux installers

Any desktop OS with Chrome or Edge; Firefox and Safari not supported

Windows, macOS and Linux with Docker Desktop or Docker Engine

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Setup effortDiffers

Installer and onboarding wizard; configure model access and channels

Easy; install from the Chrome Web Store and connect a provider

Medium; Python 3.10, Docker Compose services (SearxNG, Redis), a local model server and .env config

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Openclaw vs Nanobrowser vs AgenticSeek (as alternatives to Manus)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=openclaw,nanobrowser,agenticseek&product=manus

Manus: See pricing page
Openclaw: free software; does 1 of 6 Manus jobs
Nanobrowser: free software; does 1 of 6 Manus jobs
AgenticSeek: free software; does 2 of 6 Manus jobs

- Openclaw: 392,686 GitHub stars, 42,127 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- Nanobrowser: 14,136 GitHub stars, 19 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0
- AgenticSeek: 27,515 GitHub stars, 30 commits in 12 weeks, licence GPL-3.0 (copyleft)

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Openclaw Yes, self-hosted gateway; hosted or local model providers; Nanobrowser Yes, runs inside your own Chrome or Edge browser; AgenticSeek Yes, fully local with Docker services and a local model
- Code licence: Openclaw MIT; Nanobrowser Apache-2.0; AgenticSeek GPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- Model weights licence: Openclaw No bundled weights; depends on the hosted or local model you connect; Nanobrowser No separate model weights; you bring a cloud API key or a local model; AgenticSeek No separate model weights; you choose a local model (Ollama, LM Studio) or a cloud API
- Commercial use: Openclaw Yes, MIT code; Nanobrowser Yes, Apache-2.0 code; model terms depend on the provider you choose; AgenticSeek GPL-3.0 code allows commercial use if derived work stays GPL; local model terms vary
- Paid services needed?: Openclaw No OpenClaw paid tier; configured model/provider or hosting costs may apply; Nanobrowser Nothing paid with a local model (Ollama, LM Studio); cloud model APIs are optional and paid per use; AgenticSeek None required with a local model; cloud LLM APIs are optional
- Hardware: Openclaw Gateway with cloud models: minimum 1 GB RAM, 1 core, 500 MB free disk, 64-bit OS; 2 GB+ RAM recommended (Raspberry Pi guide); Nanobrowser Any machine running Chrome or Edge with a cloud model; local models work best for simple tasks and need a 16k+ context; AgenticSeek For local models, a GPU that can run a 14B model (Magistral, Qwen, DeepSeek); with a cloud API, no GPU needed
- Operating systems: Openclaw Windows, macOS and Linux installers; Nanobrowser Any desktop OS with Chrome or Edge; Firefox and Safari not supported; AgenticSeek Windows, macOS and Linux with Docker Desktop or Docker Engine
- Setup effort: Openclaw Installer and onboarding wizard; configure model access and channels; Nanobrowser Easy; install from the Chrome Web Store and connect a provider; AgenticSeek Medium; Python 3.10, Docker Compose services (SearxNG, Redis), a local model server and .env config

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