Comparison

hermes-agent vs openclaw

On the evidence we track, hermes-agent leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★hermes-agent65

openclaw53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	hermes-agentLeader	openclaw
vioscaleAI score	65 / 100medium · 51%	53 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$20	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	25	19
Security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40openclaw%2Fcodex&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	391,411
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	2
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

hermes-agent65 / 100medium · 51%

openclaw53 / 100high · 79%

Pricing

Free tier

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

Model

hermes-agentfreemium

openclawopen_source

Price level

hermes-agentmid

openclawfree

Starting price

hermes-agent$20

openclaw–

Transparent

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

Integrations

Count

hermes-agent25

openclaw19

Security

Vulnerabilities

hermes-agent–

openclawCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40openclaw%2Fcodex&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

hermes-agent–

openclaw0

Github stars

hermes-agent–

openclaw391,411

Activity

Commits last 30d

hermes-agent–

openclaw100

Release

Cadence days

hermes-agent–

openclaw2

History

hermes-agent–

openclaw20 items

License

Spdx

hermes-agent–

openclawMIT

Language

Primary

hermes-agent–

openclawTypeScript

Market

Availability

hermes-agentAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

openclawAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

hermes-agent5 items

openclaw5 items

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

hermes-agent

Leader

An open-source autonomous agent deployable locally or in the cloud, with built-in learning capabilities, support for 20+ messaging platforms, web automation tools, and compatibility with multiple AI model providers.

Independently observed

openclaw

OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant designed for individual users that operates locally on your machines and connects to messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Slack. It handles tasks such as email management, calendar scheduling, and flight check-ins without relying on centralized cloud services.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

hermes-agent

Leader

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $20/month with monthly credits. Model providers and hosted services have separate pricing.

FreeFree
- Free open-source agent
- Access to free models
$20 Plan$20/month with $22 monthly credits
- Access to 200+ cutting-edge models
- Built-in tool use
- $22 monthly credits (10% bonus)
- $10 rollover cap
$100 Plan$100/month with $110 monthly credits
- Access to 200+ cutting-edge models
- Built-in tool use
- $110 monthly credits (10% bonus)
- $50 rollover cap
$200 Plan$200/month with $220 monthly credits
- Access to 200+ cutting-edge models
- Built-in tool use
- $220 monthly credits (10% bonus)

as of 2026-09-22verify ↗

openclaw

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	hermes-agent	openclaw
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

iOS

hermes-agent✗

openclaw✓

Android

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

macOS

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

Windows

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

Linux

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

CLI

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✗

Self-hosted

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

On-premise

hermes-agent✓

openclaw✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (8)

Telegram
Discord
Slack
WhatsApp
Signal
Matrix
Feishu
Google Chat

hermes-agent

Leader

27 total - 19 not shared

Email
CLI
Mattermost
SMS
DingTalk
WeCom
Weixin
QQ Bot
Yuanbao
BlueBubbles
Home Assistant
Microsoft Teams
MCP servers
OpenRouter
OpenAI
Modal
Daytona
Docker
Atropos

Independently observed

openclaw

22 total - 14 not shared

iMessage
GitHub
Notion
Apple Messages
Apple Photos
Google Workspace
Spotify
Google Places
Apple Reminders
Granola
ElevenLabs
Teams
LINE
Zalo

Independently observed

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