OpenClaw alternatives

OpenClaw is on iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and Slack, and to start you self-host it. These 8 agents do a similar job. Each row says what the two have in common and the one thing that changes if you switch.

The 8 closest

Ordered by how much ground they share with OpenClaw: same job first, then the same things it can do, then the same places you can reach it. Not a ranking of quality, which we have not measured.

folk
A personal AI with an isolated cloud computer and a persistent memory graph
iMessageTelegramWhatsAppDiscordVoice
Both do Email and Web researchNot on Slack
Lindy
A work assistant you reach in Slack, iMessage or Gmail, built on the web first
SlackiMessageSMSWeb
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on WhatsApp, Telegram and Discord
Notis
Executes across your existing tools from a text, on five channels
iMessageWhatsAppTelegramSlackEmail
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on Discord
Vellum
An agent with its own identity and filesystem, across text, desktop and voice
TelegramSlackEmailVoiceWeb
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on iMessage, WhatsApp and Discord
Air by WZRDbeta
A persistent Ubuntu computer per person, driven from an iMessage thread, in private beta at $50 a month
iMessageWeb
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and Slack
Muse
Meta's personal agent, reachable inside WhatsApp, running on a cloud computer of its own
WhatsAppWeb
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on iMessage, Telegram, Discord and SlackSide by side
Rene
One agent for every app and errand, in iMessage, WhatsApp or Telegram, with a morning brief and no number published
iMessageWhatsAppTelegram
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingNot on Discord and Slack
TryOpenClaw
A hosted OpenClaw in your contacts on five platforms, unaffiliated with the project
iMessageWhatsAppTelegramDiscordSlack
Both do Email and Calendar and schedulingCreate an account

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