--- title: "screenpipe vs row-bot" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/screenpipe-screenpipe-vs-siddsachar-row-bot" tools: ["screenpipe-screenpipe", "siddsachar-row-bot"] --- # screenpipe vs row-bot *GraphCanon updated Aug 26, 2026* ## Verdict Pick screenpipe if yC-backed project that focuses on local privacy-centric AI services for recording and analyzing user activities with multimodal techniques; pick row-bot if row-Bot is a personal AI assistant emphasizing local processing for voice tasks, vision analysis, shell interactions, browser automation, scheduling, health tracking and secure messaging. [screenpipe](https://screenpipe.com) reports 21k GitHub stars, 2.1k forks, and 89 open issues, last pushed Aug 26, 2026. [row-bot](https://row-bot.ai) has 1.4k stars, 169 forks, and 33 open issues, last pushed Aug 12, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [screenpipe's repository](https://github.com/screenpipe/screenpipe) and [row-bot's repository](https://github.com/siddsachar/row-bot). | | [screenpipe](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe.md) | [row-bot](/tools/siddsachar-row-bot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | AI that records and analyzes everything you do, say, hear locally | Personal AI assistant with local-first integration | | Stars | 21,227 | 1,424 | | Forks | 2,133 | 169 | | Open issues | 89 | 33 | | Language | Rust | Python | | Adopt for | YC-backed project that focuses on local privacy-centric AI services for recording and analyzing user activities with multimodal techniques. | Row-Bot is a personal AI assistant emphasizing local processing for voice tasks, vision analysis, shell interactions, browser automation, scheduling, health tracking and secure messaging. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Computer Vision, Data & Retrieval, Inference & Serving, Speech & Audio | AI Agents, Computer Vision, Data & Retrieval, Speech & Audio | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [screenpipe](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe.md) | [row-bot](/tools/siddsachar-row-bot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 89 | 33 | | Stars delta | +693 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | -14 (30d) | Unknown | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/siddsachar-row-bot/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: screenpipe - **Adopt for:** YC-backed project that focuses on local privacy-centric AI services for recording and analyzing user activities with multimodal techniques. ## Decision facts: row-bot - **Adopt for:** Row-Bot is a personal AI assistant emphasizing local processing for voice tasks, vision analysis, shell interactions, browser automation, scheduling, health tracking and secure messaging. ## Choose when ### Choose screenpipe if… - screenpipe is primarily Rust; row-bot is Python. - License: screenpipe is Other, row-bot is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to screenpipe: agents, agi, ai-memory, audio-recording. - Also covers Inference & Serving. - Need to monitor and analyze personal data locally with privacy in mind ### Choose row-bot if… - row-bot is primarily Python; screenpipe is Rust. - License: row-bot is Apache-2.0, screenpipe is Other. - Tags unique to row-bot: ai-assistant, langchain, local-llm, ollama. - When you prioritize data privacy and prefer all models to run locally via Ollama or your chosen environment. ## When NOT to use screenpipe - Require cloud-based centralized AI services for user activity analysis - Looking for open-source tools as Screenpipe uses an unspecified license ## When NOT to use row-bot - If you are looking for an assistant that runs exclusively in the cloud because Row-Bot focuses on local-first integration with optional cloud services. - In scenarios where centralized data management is a requirement as Row-Bot emphasizes data sovereignty by keeping information locally accessible and secure. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between screenpipe and row-bot? screenpipe: AI that records and analyzes everything you do, say, hear locally. row-bot: Personal AI assistant with local-first integration. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose screenpipe over row-bot? Choose screenpipe over row-bot when screenpipe is primarily Rust; row-bot is Python; License: screenpipe is Other, row-bot is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to screenpipe: agents, agi, ai-memory, audio-recording; Also covers Inference & Serving; Need to monitor and analyze personal data locally with privacy in mind. ### When should I choose row-bot over screenpipe? Choose row-bot over screenpipe when row-bot is primarily Python; screenpipe is Rust; License: row-bot is Apache-2.0, screenpipe is Other; Tags unique to row-bot: ai-assistant, langchain, local-llm, ollama; When you prioritize data privacy and prefer all models to run locally via Ollama or your chosen environment. ### When should I avoid screenpipe? Require cloud-based centralized AI services for user activity analysis Looking for open-source tools as Screenpipe uses an unspecified license ### When should I avoid row-bot? If you are looking for an assistant that runs exclusively in the cloud because Row-Bot focuses on local-first integration with optional cloud services. In scenarios where centralized data management is a requirement as Row-Bot emphasizes data sovereignty by keeping information locally accessible and secure. ### Is screenpipe or row-bot more popular on GitHub? screenpipe has more GitHub stars (21,227 vs 1,424). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are screenpipe and row-bot open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (screenpipe: Other, row-bot: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to screenpipe or row-bot? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [screenpipe alternatives](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/alternatives) and [row-bot alternatives](/tools/siddsachar-row-bot/alternatives) ([screenpipe markdown twin](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/alternatives.md), [row-bot markdown twin](/tools/siddsachar-row-bot/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/screenpipe-screenpipe-vs-siddsachar-row-bot.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, screenpipe or row-bot? screenpipe: Very active. row-bot: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for screenpipe and row-bot? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [screenpipe trust report](/tools/screenpipe-screenpipe/trust); [row-bot trust report](/tools/siddsachar-row-bot/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=screenpipe-screenpipe`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=screenpipe-screenpipe) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_