AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Phantombot

Self-hosted AI agents that run from your own machine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.

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Phantom – Open-source AI agent on its own VM that rewrites its config▲18
An AI co-worker with its own computer. Self-evolving, persistent memory, MCP server, secure credential collection, email identity. Built on the Claude Agent SDK. - ghostwright/phantom
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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PhantomBuster▲536
Your leads in one place, supercharged by GPT
2023 · phantombuster.com · its alternatives →
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Phantombuster▲573
A marketplace of simple to use no-code APIs
2019 · phantombuster.com · its alternatives →
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Second.Me by Me.bot▲476
The first network of AIs (Open Source)
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OpenBotfree▲362
Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer
23d ago · openbot.run · its alternatives →
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Solidfree tier, from $40/mo▲471
Agents with their own computers, accounts, and budgets.
Sep 2026 · solid.tech · its alternatives →
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Phantom▲114
Voice-first AI agent that operates your Mac
Jul 2026 · heyphantom.app · its alternatives →
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MakersClaw▲418
Hire AI employees that live in your Slack, Teams, Telegram
Jun 2026 · makersclaw.com · its alternatives →
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CraftBot with Living UI▲277
Self-hosted proactive AI assistant that lives locally
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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HostedClaws▲108
Your own AI employee that runs 24/7 with no set up
Feb 2026 · hostedclaws.com · its alternatives →
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Rerun▲301
The easiest way to build AI agents for all your tasks
Jul 2026 · rerun.build · its alternatives →
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Ai Agents for Machines▲102
Build your own AI Agent for machines!
2025 · share.streamlit.io · its alternatives →
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Botbot.AI▲72
An enterprise chatbot solution provider
2018 · its alternatives →
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X4Y▲144
A self-hostable AI bot to generate ∞ "X for Y" startup ideas
2023 · squidandfish.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Deploy Hermes▲105
Private Telegram AI agents, live in under a minute
Apr 2026 · deploy-hermes.com · its alternatives →
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UX Bot Writer▲114
Self-hostable AI bot to generate the right words for your UX
2023 · squidandfish.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Self-hosted AI Starter Kit▲29
Fast, secure local AI workflows with minimal setup
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OpenBot▲36
Tag specialized agents like friends or employees
Jun 2026 · getopenbot.com · its alternatives →
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AgentSystems▲8
Discover and run self-hosted AI agents like apps
Nov 2025 · agentsystems.ai · its alternatives →
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PhantomX▲4
Unleash an army of coding agents built for Teams.
Jan 2026 · its alternatives →
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Foil▲83
An AI agent that monitors your AI agents
Mar 2026 · getfoil.ai · its alternatives →
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Phantom Threat Intelligence▲8
Safeguard your data in an everevolving cyber landscape
2025 · phantom.velstadt.com · its alternatives →
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The agent that builds and operates its own SaaS tools▲11
For context, we started working on our general AI agent CraftBot before OpenClaw came out. It works similarly to OpenClaw and Hermes agent: control your PC to do task + memory + proactivity. However, here is the catch: it can create and operate its own SaaS tools with the concept of Living UI Living UI is a system where an AI agent can scaffold and launch real, working web apps on demand. Each living UI can be a dashboard/software/internal tool. They are essentially just frontend with X techstack talking to a backend + database with the techstack of your choice, spun up in its own…
Jun 2026 · craftbot.live · its alternatives →
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Synthetic Brew▲9
Open-source AI agent runtime — build Agents in plain English
Jul 2026 · syntheticbrew.ai · its alternatives →

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