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Automatisch vs open-claude-cowork
Automatisch has 13,975 GitHub stars, 1,064 forks, 287 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. open-claude-cowork has 4,359 stars, 735 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Automatisch leads on adoption by 221% (13,975 vs 4,359 stars). Automatisch is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence; open-claude-cowork is written in JavaScript under MIT. Automatisch has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, open-claude-cowork 17%. open-claude-cowork was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Automatisch | open-claude-cowork | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 14K | ★ 4.4K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-02-11 | 2026-05-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 735 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Automatisch if
- You weight community size — 14K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick open-claude-cowork if
- You want the open-claude-cowork feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and open-claude-cowork fits your workflow better
About Automatisch
Automatisch is an open source integration platform for workflow automation, positioned as an alternative to Zapier. It lives in the JavaScript, low code, no code, self hosted, and automation ecosystem, and it is categorized under Productivity & Utilities / Automation. The project lets users connect services such as Twitter and Slack so that business processes can be automated without writing code.
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About open-claude-cowork
Open Claude Cowork is an open source JavaScript desktop chat application in the Electron, Node.js, and Anthropic Claude ecosystem. It uses the Claude Agent SDK, Composio Tool Router, and MCP, and includes Secure Clawdbot for messaging platforms.
read the full open-claude-cowork overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Automatisch or open-claude-cowork more popular?
Automatisch has 13,975 GitHub stars and open-claude-cowork has 4,359. Automatisch has the larger community by that measure.
Are Automatisch and open-claude-cowork free?
Both are open source. Automatisch has no licence declared in this registry, and open-claude-cowork is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Automatisch and open-claude-cowork?
Automatisch is written in JavaScript and open-claude-cowork in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Automatisch or open-claude-cowork?
Choose Automatisch if you want the larger community (13,975 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose open-claude-cowork if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.