BrigadevsSwarmClaw
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Brigade
spinabot · Agent harness
OSSMCP
Panel
5.74 spec wins
- Reliability
- 4.2
- Usefulness
- 5.8
- Cost
- 7.2
- Longevity
- 5.5
“Self-hosted agents with shared long-term memory that can execute terminal commands and browse, but without a sandbox.”
SwarmClaw
SwarmClaw AI · Agent harness
OSSMCP
Panel
5.61 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.7
- Usefulness
- 5.2
- Cost
- 6.7
- Longevity
- 4.8
“Open source, but the license is proprietary.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Brigade | SwarmClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Agent harness | Agent harness |
| Runs | local | local |
| Platforms | macos, linux, windows | macos, linux, windows, web |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | No |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | No |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | No |
| Git operations | No | No |
| Browser control | Yes | Yes |
| Sandboxed execution | No | Yes |
| Multi-agent orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, Llama, Ollama, OpenRouter, OrcaRouter, Groq | Claude, GPT, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama, Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | free | free |
| Starts at | n/a | n/a |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | proprietary |
| GitHub stars | 11,116 | 689 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Brigade | SwarmClaw | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 6.5 | 6.8 | SwarmClaw — Pick SwarmClaw if you want a free, self-hosted dashboard to orchestrate and visualize teams of agents for research, but not for hands-on coding. |
| El Crítico | 5.8 | 5.8 | no preference |
| El Profesor | 4.5 | 5.3 | SwarmClaw — SwarmClaw is a framework for orchestrating multiple agents, but it provides no native editing or verification capabilities itself. |
| La Inversora | 5.0 | 5.3 | SwarmClaw — A well-featured agent framework whose 'open source' label and free model are classic signs of a pre-monetization venture play. |
| La Jefa | 4.3 | 4.0 | Brigade — A self-hosted agent framework with no central management is a support and security liability at team scale; this is a tool for individuals, not an engineering department. |
| El Hacker | 8.0 | 6.5 | Brigade — Brigade is a proper self-hosted agent harness, offering real ownership with its MIT license, MCP support, and broad model compatibility. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.