# Claude Craft vs SuperClaude — Honest Comparison

> **TL;DR :** SuperClaude is a viral, single-prompt persona library optimised for individual developers. Claude Craft is a multi-stack, team-oriented framework with sprint workflow and browser-based QA. They solve different problems for different audiences. This page compares them honestly so you can pick the right tool.

**Last updated :** 2026-05-06 | **Claude Craft v8.3.1** | **SuperClaude v2.x (snapshot 2026-05)**

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## The Short Answer

| You are... | Pick |
|-----------|------|
| Individual developer who wants to switch persona quickly (`@architect`, `@reviewer`) on a side-project | **SuperClaude** — 5-minute install, zero learning curve |
| Tech lead managing a team of 3-15 developers on a multi-stack project | **Claude Craft** — built for team consistency, sprint workflow, audit trails |
| Building a one-off prototype | **Either** works — try the lightest tool first (SuperClaude) |
| Working on a regulated codebase (banking, health, public sector) needing audit trails and BMAD-style quality gates | **Claude Craft** — BMAD v6 with PRD/Tech Spec/INVEST/DoD gates |
| Want browser-based acceptance testing integrated with your AI workflow | **Claude Craft** — QA Recette + Chrome extension |
| Want a single-language English experience | **SuperClaude** — French/Spanish/German/Portuguese support is partial |
| Want full i18n in 5 languages (en/fr/es/de/pt) | **Claude Craft** — first-class i18n |

If you're undecided, **start with SuperClaude** to learn how Claude Code persona-based workflows feel. Migrate to Claude Craft when you need team consistency or sprint management.

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## Feature-by-Feature Comparison

### Core Architecture

| Feature | SuperClaude | Claude Craft |
|---------|-------------|--------------|
| Persona system | 11 built-in personas (architect, frontend, backend, security, etc.) | 72 specialised agents (organised in common, tech-reviewers, infrastructure, project) |
| Stack-specific reviewers | Generic (one persona for all stacks) | Per-stack (`@symfony-reviewer`, `@react-reviewer`, `@flutter-reviewer`, etc.) |
| Sprint management | None | BMAD v6 (Quick Flow / Standard / Enterprise tracks) |
| Quality gates | None | PRD ≥80%, Tech Spec ≥90%, INVEST 6/6, Sprint Ready 100%, Story DoD 100%, Spec Alignment ≥85% |
| Browser-based acceptance testing | None | QA Recette (Golden Rule: a fixed bug should NEVER reappear) |
| Local Kanban board | None | Built-in (Svelte + Hono + chokidar, no SaaS) |
| Continuous loop autonomous mode | None | Ralph Wiggum (`/common:ralph-run`) with adaptive circuit breaker |

### Stack Coverage

| Stack | SuperClaude | Claude Craft |
|-------|-------------|--------------|
| Symfony / PHP 8.5 | Generic | Dedicated: Clean Architecture, DDD, API Platform, Doctrine, Pest 4 |
| Laravel 13 / PHP 8.5 | Generic | Dedicated: Actions pattern, Pest 4, Sanctum, AI SDK, Passkey |
| Pure PHP 8.5 | Generic | Dedicated: PSR-12, PHPStan Level 10, DDD |
| React 19.2 + Compiler 1.0 | Generic | Dedicated: Hooks, Server Components, Zustand, React Query, bundle analysis |
| Vue.js 3.5+ (3.6 Vapor beta) | Generic | Dedicated: Composition API, Pinia, Alien Signals |
| Angular 20 LTS | Generic | Dedicated: Signals, Standalone, Zoneless, httpResource |
| Flutter 3.41 / Dart 3.11 | Generic | Dedicated: BLoC v9, Riverpod 3, Material 3, Impeller |
| React Native 0.85 New Arch | Generic | Dedicated: JSI, TurboModules, Fabric, Reanimated 4 |
| C# / .NET 10 LTS | Generic | Dedicated: Clean Architecture, CQRS, MediatR, EF Core |
| Python 3.14+ | Generic | Dedicated: FastAPI, Pydantic, free-threading, JIT |
| Paperclip 2026.403 | None | Dedicated: control plane + adapters |
| Docker / K8s / OpenTofu / Ansible | None | Dedicated infra agents (39 agents) |

### Operational Features

| Feature | SuperClaude | Claude Craft |
|---------|-------------|--------------|
| Installation | `npx superclaude install` | `npx @the-bearded-bear/claude-craft install . --tech=react --lang=fr` |
| Config update | Manual or re-run installer | `npx ... update` with diff preview |
| Languages supported | English (full), partial others | en, fr, es, de, pt (full parity, automated CI check) |
| Slash commands | ~30 | 211 across 26 namespaces |
| Skills (Claude Code v2.1.105+) | A few | 48 skills, 15 with `context: fork` for token isolation |
| Hooks templates | None | 9 templates (auto-format, security-block, pre-compact, output-filter, etc.) |
| Token optimisation guide | Generic | RTK integration + `context: fork` + sub-agent model routing (55-65% reduction stack) |

### Maintenance and Community

| Indicator | SuperClaude | Claude Craft |
|-----------|-------------|--------------|
| GitHub stars (2026-05) | ~22 600 | ~96 |
| npm weekly downloads | High (thousands) | Low (hundreds) |
| Contributors | 50+ | 1 (solo maintainer + co-maintainer search open) |
| Release cadence | Variable | Active (multiple releases/month) |
| First-party support contracts | None | Pro support tier in development |
| Security audit cadence | Ad-hoc | Quarterly multi-agent audits with public reports (`audit/YYYY-MM-DD-*/`) |

> **Honest note** : Claude Craft has fewer stars because it targets a niche (B2B francophone tech leads on Symfony/React/Flutter teams) and has been publicly active for less time. Stars do not reflect product-market fit in B2B tooling.

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## When SuperClaude Wins

### 1. Time-to-first-value for individual developers

If you're a single developer wanting to upgrade your Claude Code experience in 5 minutes, SuperClaude is faster. You install, you switch persona, you ship. Claude Craft requires picking a tech stack, a language, and understanding the sprint workflow ; the value is bigger but the ramp-up is longer.

### 2. Mindshare and discoverability

22 600 stars vs 96 stars — if you're searching "claude code framework" on GitHub trending, SuperClaude is what you find. This matters for solo developers asking "what does the community recommend ?".

### 3. Lighter footprint

SuperClaude's bundle is smaller. It does less. If you don't need 19 stacks and 211 commands, that simplicity is a feature.

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## When Claude Craft Wins

### 1. Multi-stack teams

You have a Symfony backend and a React frontend, with a Flutter mobile app. Claude Craft has dedicated reviewers, rules, and guides for each, with consistent BMAD sprint workflow across them. SuperClaude treats them as generic.

### 2. Sprint management with quality gates

If your team uses sprints (Scrum or otherwise), Claude Craft's BMAD v6 framework integrates the AI workflow with sprint phases (Analyse → Plan → Design → Implement) and enforces quality gates (PRD ≥80%, Story DoD 100%, etc.). SuperClaude has no sprint concept.

### 3. Browser-based acceptance testing

Claude Craft's QA Recette (Chrome extension + automated test runner) is unique. It enforces that fixed bugs never reappear. SuperClaude has no equivalent.

### 4. Multi-language teams (i18n)

If your team mixes French, Spanish, German, Portuguese speakers, Claude Craft installs rules in their language. The CI enforces parity across all 5 languages. SuperClaude is English-first.

### 5. Audit trails for regulated industries

Claude Craft generates SBOMs at every release, runs CodeQL + ShellCheck + i18n parity in CI, publishes quarterly multi-agent audit reports, and signs releases with `npm publish --provenance`. If you need to demonstrate due diligence to a security or compliance team, this matters.

### 6. Local Kanban without SaaS lock-in

If your IT department blocks Jira/Linear due to data residency rules, Claude Craft's local Kanban (Svelte + Hono + chokidar, no external service) is a drop-in alternative. SuperClaude has no Kanban.

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## Migration Paths

### From SuperClaude to Claude Craft

```bash
# 1. Backup your existing SuperClaude setup
cp -r .claude .claude.superclaude-backup

# 2. Install Claude Craft for your stack
npx @the-bearded-bear/claude-craft install . --tech=react --lang=en

# 3. Compare your CLAUDE.md and personas; migrate custom prompts to .claude/rules/
# 4. Run /workflow:init to bootstrap BMAD v6
```

### From Claude Craft to SuperClaude

```bash
# 1. Backup
cp -r .claude .claude.craft-backup

# 2. Uninstall Claude Craft
rm -rf .claude/

# 3. Install SuperClaude
npx superclaude install
```

Both projects respect each other's directory structures ; they don't overwrite outside `.claude/`.

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## Cohabitation

You can use both in the same machine for different projects. The `.claude/` directory is project-local. `~/.claude/` (global config) needs to be one or the other — pick the one you use most.

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## Disclosure

This page is maintained by Claude Craft authors. We have no commercial relationship with SuperClaude maintainers. Claims about SuperClaude are based on public documentation as of 2026-05-06. If anything is inaccurate, [open an issue](https://github.com/TheBeardedBearSAS/claude-craft/issues) and we'll correct it within 7 days.

SuperClaude maintainers are welcome to publish a comparable page on their side ; we'll link to it.

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## Related Reading

- [Claude Craft README](../README.md)
- [Claude Craft BMAD v6 framework](.claude/CLAUDE.md)
- [Claude Craft QA Recette](qa-recette/README.md)
- [SuperClaude GitHub](https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework)
