MyClaw: review and alternative
A plain description of MyClaw's managed OpenClaw hosting, the facts you need before buying, an honest review, and a side-by-side comparison with ControlClaw.
Updated November 7, 2026. MyClaw details come from their public pages. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
What is MyClaw?
MyClaw is a hosting service that runs OpenClaw for you. OpenClaw is the open-source, always-on AI agent that runs on its own machine, keeps memory between sessions and connects to email, chat and tools through skills. MyClaw gives each customer a private instance of it in the cloud, with a web dashboard to manage it. It also hosts Hermes Agent, a second open-source agent, and says Claude Code and Codex are coming.
The "managed" part means MyClaw looks after the server: the OpenClaw install, updates, daily backups and restarts when something crashes. The dashboard has a chat view, settings, a web terminal and a one-click restore. Everything inside OpenClaw is yours to set up: channels, API keys, skills and safety settings. MyClaw is an independent company. It is not affiliated with the OpenClaw project.
In short: it is OpenClaw hosting with a friendlier dashboard than a bare server. It is not a product with its own safety layer on top. That matters for the comparison later, because ControlClaw is the opposite: a service built around OpenClaw rather than a home for it.
MyClaw at a glance.
The things you would otherwise dig through their pricing page and FAQ to find.
MyClaw sells four personal plans, Lite to Ultra, that differ by server size. Each plan is one OpenClaw instance. A second agent means a second plan, or a seat on the Team plan, where each team member gets their own instance under one invoice. MyClaw does not say where its servers are. Its privacy policy says data may be processed in the United States. Billing is monthly or yearly, with a large discount for yearly. There is no free trial; instead you get 7 days to ask for your money back.
You bring your own LLM API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, OpenRouter or any compatible endpoint), or use MyClaw's own model API. Pro and higher plans include some AI credits. Beyond that, AI usage is billed on top of the subscription. Daily backups with one-click restore are on every plan. Support is by email, with priority support from Pro up.
- Type
- Managed hosting for OpenClaw (and Hermes Agent): a private instance with a web dashboard
- Agents per plan
- One OpenClaw per plan; the Team plan gives one per seat
- Where it runs
- Not published; the privacy policy says data may be processed in the United States
- Models
- Bring your own API key, or MyClaw's model API; AI usage not included in the subscription
- Memory
- On your instance; daily backups with one-click restore, and restore into a new instance
- Setup
- Minutes; you paste bot tokens and API keys yourself
- Safety controls
- OpenClaw's own sandbox and command approvals, set in the dashboard; two-factor sign-in; spend limits
- Team admin
- Team plan: a seat per person, Owner, Admin and Member roles, one invoice, spend limit per member
- Pricing
- Lite $29/mo or $199/yr; Pro $59/mo; Max $119/mo; Ultra $239/mo; Team seats $39 or $79/mo
- Open source
- OpenClaw is; the MyClaw platform is not
MyClaw review: easy hosting, with the guardrails left to you
We run the competing product, so read this with that in mind. We have tried to be fair; where MyClaw is better, we say so.
As a way to get OpenClaw online without a terminal, MyClaw does the job well. You pick a plan and the instance is up in minutes. The chat channels are already set up, so you paste a bot token and start talking. The dashboard is nicer than a bare server: a chat view, model settings, a web terminal if you want one, and a one-click restore from the daily backup. On a yearly plan it is also cheap. If you have run OpenClaw on your laptop and want it to keep going when the lid closes, this is a comfortable way to do that.
The limits show up when the agent starts handling things that matter. MyClaw keeps the instance running and has no say in what the agent does on it. Your API keys, mail passwords and bot tokens sit on the same machine the agent controls. Hidden instructions in an email or a web page can make the agent hand them over. The only approvals are OpenClaw's own, for shell commands, and only if you set them. Nothing checks what comes in, nothing limits who the agent may email, and there is no audit trail beyond OpenClaw's logs. None of this is a bug. It is just outside what a hosting product does.
The Team plan is a real step up from one-person hosting: a seat per person, roles, one invoice and a monthly spend limit per member. But each seat is still a separate agent on its own instance. The team controls cover billing and sign-in, not what the agents may do. Two things to check before you buy. MyClaw does not say where its servers are. And its prices differ between pages on its own site.
What MyClaw does well
- Instance ready in minutes, chat channels already set up
- Unmodified OpenClaw, plus Hermes Agent as a second option
- Bring any model key, or use their model API with credits
- Daily backups with one-click restore
- Team plan with seats, roles and a spend limit per member
Where it falls short
- Secrets live on the agent's instance
- No screening of incoming content, no email allow-lists; approvals only for shell commands
- Server location not published
- No free trial, and the refund terms differ between the FAQ and the terms of service
- No meetings or calls
Good for one person, or a small team, who wants their own OpenClaw instance without touching a server. Not a fit for any agent that sends email, holds credentials or talks to customers, because nothing stands between the agent and the outside world.
Same engine. Different job.
Both run the open-source OpenClaw
Your skills, prompts and memory work on either. Neither locks you into a proprietary agent.
Hosting versus guardrails
MyClaw keeps one OpenClaw instance per person running. ControlClaw adds the firewall, approvals, allow-lists and the fleet console around it.
Individuals versus teams with rules
MyClaw fits a person, or a group of people, each wanting their own instance. ControlClaw fits a team putting agents on email, chat and calls.
Feature comparison: ControlClaw vs MyClaw
| Feature | ControlClaw | MyClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| What you get | Managed OpenClaw agents plus AI Firewall, approvals and console | A private OpenClaw instance with a web dashboard, updated and backed up |
| Open source | YesOpenClaw and ControlClaw, both on GitHub | PartialOpenClaw is open; the MyClaw platform is not |
| Setup | Sixty seconds from a template; channels and keys wired for you | Minutes; channels already set up, you paste bot tokens and API keys |
| Servers | Hetzner or AWS in EU, US, UK, Singapore, or your own cloud | Not published; data may be processed in the United States |
| Safety | ||
| Secrets | YesHeld by the Firewall, never on the agent | PartialStored on the agent's instance |
| Prompt-injection screening | YesInbound mail, pages and files inspected first | NoNot offered |
| Approvals | YesOne queue, full context, audit trail | PartialOpenClaw's own approvals for shell commands, set in the dashboard |
| Email and calendar allow-lists | YesBy domain, address or group | NoNot offered |
| Spend and tool limits | YesPer agent, enforced outside the agent | PartialMonthly spend limit per instance or team member; tool limits are OpenClaw's own |
| Capabilities | ||
| Meetings and calls | YesJoins Meet, Zoom, Teams and phone calls | NoNot offered |
| Multiple agents | YesFleet, templates, shared Brain | PartialOne per plan; the Team plan gives one per seat |
| Repairs | One-click repair session you confirm | Restarts after a crash; restart from the dashboard, or delete and recreate |
| Backups | YesDaily and encrypted, included; kept 7 days and 4 weeks | Daily, with one-click restore |
| Commercial | ||
| Price | From $19/mo including a Small server | From $29/mo, or $199/yr |
| Trial | Fourteen days, no charge, card required | None; 7-day money-back on the hosting plan |
Where a row says "Not offered" it means the feature is not part of the managed service; you may be able to build it yourself on the instance.
MyClaw or ControlClaw: match the job.
Pick MyClaw
You want your own instance with a good dashboard, not a service.
- You are one person running one agent
- You are happy to paste your own keys and tokens
- The agent never touches customer email or money
- Each team member just needs their own assistant
- A low yearly price matters more than guardrails
Pick ControlClaw
Your agents talk to people outside your team.
- Agents send email, join calls or hold passwords
- More than one person needs to see what they do
- You want a human in the loop before risky actions
- You run more than one agent, or plan to
- EU data location matters
MyClaw vs ControlClaw pricing.
ControlClaw bills the plan flat and passes the server through at list price. MyClaw bills per instance, or per seat on Team, with discounts for yearly terms. On both, AI usage beyond what is included is billed separately.
MyClaw vs ControlClaw: common questions.
Is MyClaw the same as ControlClaw?
No. MyClaw is hosting: a private instance with OpenClaw installed and a dashboard to manage it. ControlClaw is a managed fleet service that adds an AI Firewall, approvals, allow-lists and a team console around OpenClaw agents.
Can I move my OpenClaw from MyClaw to ControlClaw?
Yes. Export the workspace, memory and skills from OpenClaw and import them into a new agent. Channels are reconnected from the console.
Do I lose any OpenClaw features on ControlClaw?
No. The agent is unmodified OpenClaw. The Firewall and approvals sit around it, not inside it.
Which is cheaper, MyClaw or ControlClaw?
It depends on how you pay. MyClaw Lite is $29 a month, or $199 a year, which works out at about $16.60 a month. ControlClaw Solo starts at $19/mo including the server, firewall and approvals. Both bill AI usage separately.
Can I bring my own server to ControlClaw instead?
Yes. Solo on your own cloud is $10/mo plus $5 per extra agent.
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