OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI assistant you install and run on your own machine. Rerun runs your agents for you, each on a private, isolated Box.
Last reviewed , against each product’s public pricing and docs.
Pick OpenClaw if you want a free, MIT-licensed assistant, are comfortable in a terminal and happy to run it on a machine you keep on and secure. Pick Rerun if you want the same autonomy without installing, hosting or securing anything, with approvals and a dashboard your team can read.
Rerun does what they do, without the terminal.
Four differences that change your day to day, shown on the real product.
OpenClaw needs a terminal install and runs on a machine you keep on and secure. Rerun agents live on a private Box in the cloud and run on schedule, whether you are online or not.
A payment just failed
Margo is chasing it
New email from a lead
Jules is drafting a reply
Every morning at 7:00
Sam sorted your inbox
Each Box is your own isolated computer, not your laptop. Agents stop before anything risky and wait for your approval in the app.
Gmail, Slack, Notion and 190+ apps connect in one click, plus any MCP server or API. Bring your own model, or use ours.
Invite teammates, share agents and watch every run on a live dashboard, with memory that sharpens the agent after each correction.
## Procedure
1. Pull unpaid invoices from Stripe daily
2. Send a first reminder on day 7 past due
3. Escalate to the account owner after 2 tries
4. Log every touch in the CRM thread
## Exceptions
- Never chase an invoice under $50
- Read references/tone.md before escalating
## Billing
- Pays around day 30, sometimes later
- A PO number is required on every invoice
- Invoices go to ap@acme.co, not to Dana
## People
- Dana Reyes runs ops, answers within a day
- Escalations go through their COO
## Voice
- English, formal, no emoji
- Sign off as the founder, not an assistant
- Keep it under 120 words
## Timing
- Follow up twice, then stop
- Send whenever the draft is ready
No migration project. Start with the one task that costs you the most, and let it prove itself.
Describe it in plain words. The agent sets up its own instructions and skills.
One click per app. Keep the model you used, with your own API key or sign-in.
The agent now runs on its Box, around the clock, and asks you before anything risky.
OpenClaw is free and MIT-licensed. You pay for the model you plug in and for the machine it runs on, and you own uptime and security. Rerun is one plan from $24 a month with the private Box, model credit and unlimited runs included.
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3 agents
Three agents running side by side, each with its own job and tools.
1 Box
Your own private computer in the cloud, where your agents live. Only yours, and your data stays inside it.
1 seat
Your own workspace, with extra seats whenever your team grows.
Bring your own AI
Optional: your own key, subscription or local model.
190+ apps
All your tools ready to connect, plus any MCP or API.
Unlimited executions
No run quotas. Your agents work around the clock.
Agent & Skill library
Ready-made agents and skills, just drag and drop.
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An honest, head-to-head comparison of Hermes Agent and OpenClaw across architecture, memory, security, setup, and cost, plus when self-hosting either agent is the wrong call.
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Rerun does what they do, without the terminal.
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Rerun does what they do, without the terminal.
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Rerun does what they do, on the model you choose, with its own plan.
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Read the comparisonYes. Rerun gives you autonomous agents without installing anything: each one runs on your private Box in the cloud, with approvals, memory and a live dashboard.
OpenClaw runs tools with shell and file access on its host unless you turn on sandboxing, so its safety depends on how you configure it. Rerun agents run on an isolated Box instead of your laptop and pause for approval before anything consequential.
Yes. Bring your own API key, your own Claude or ChatGPT sign-in, or a local model. Or use the models Rerun hosts.
No. Everything happens in the browser: create the agent, describe its job, connect your apps.
No. Rerun is a hosted product. Dedicated or self-hosted infrastructure is available on Enterprise.
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