Openclaw vs Nanobrowser vs OWL

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

OWLcamel-ai/owl

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

20,151

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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

1 / 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, Python scripts or a local Gradio web UI; Docker image also available

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

MIT

Apache-2.0

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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 bring your own model API key or a local Ollama model

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, MIT code

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

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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

An LLM API key is needed for the main examples; an Ollama example runs a local model; other tool keys 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

Not documented; cloud model use needs only Python; browser tasks need a multimodal model

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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; Python 3.10 to 3.12

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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; pip/uv/conda install plus .env API keys, or a prebuilt Docker image

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

Manus: See pricing page
Openclaw: free software; does 1 of 6 Manus jobs
Nanobrowser: free software; does 1 of 6 Manus jobs
OWL: 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
- OWL: 20,151 GitHub stars, 7 commits in 12 weeks, licence Apache-2.0

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; OWL Yes, Python scripts or a local Gradio web UI; Docker image also available
- Code licence: Openclaw MIT; Nanobrowser Apache-2.0; OWL Apache-2.0
- 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; OWL No separate model weights; you bring your own model API key or a local Ollama model
- Commercial use: Openclaw Yes, MIT code; Nanobrowser Yes, Apache-2.0 code; model terms depend on the provider you choose; OWL Yes, Apache-2.0 code; model terms depend on the provider you choose
- 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; OWL An LLM API key is needed for the main examples; an Ollama example runs a local model; other tool keys 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; OWL Not documented; cloud model use needs only Python; browser tasks need a multimodal model
- Operating systems: Openclaw Windows, macOS and Linux installers; Nanobrowser Any desktop OS with Chrome or Edge; Firefox and Safari not supported; OWL Windows, macOS and Linux; Python 3.10 to 3.12
- Setup effort: Openclaw Installer and onboarding wizard; configure model access and channels; Nanobrowser Easy; install from the Chrome Web Store and connect a provider; OWL Medium; pip/uv/conda install plus .env API keys, or a prebuilt Docker image

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