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Delegmate vs OpenClaw: a managed teammate or an agent you host?

OpenClaw is a popular open-source agent you run yourself, on your own computer or server, and talk to through chat apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord or Slack, with your own model keys and skills you add. Delegmate is a managed teammate for companies: nothing to host, its own Google Workspace account, and your admins in control.

SetupDelegmate: Sign in with your Workspace admin account; nothing to hostOpenClaw: Install and run it yourself, and keep it updated
Who it is forDelegmate: Teams at a companyOpenClaw: Mostly one person, on hardware they control
Its own identityDelegmate: Its own Workspace account and phone number on your domainOpenClaw: Uses the machine and accounts you give it
ModelsDelegmate: Chosen for each kind of work, under business terms that don't train on your dataOpenClaw: Bring your own model and API keys
SafetyDelegmate: Approvals, an activity log and spending limits, set by your adminsOpenClaw: Up to you: it runs with the access you give it, and third-party skills need checking
CostDelegmate: $39 a month per teammate, plus creditsOpenClaw: Free and open source; you pay for hosting and models

Choose Delegmate when

  • You want it working today, with nothing to run
  • It works for a team, not just you
  • Your admins need control and a record
  • Customers should reach it at your domain

Choose OpenClaw when

  • You want full control of the code and where it runs
  • You're happy to host and maintain it
  • It's for you, on your own accounts
  • You want to choose and pay for the models yourself

Better together

Developers often run their own agent for themselves. A Delegmate teammate is the one the rest of the company can hand work to, with no one maintaining it.

Questions

Can I see what it does?

Every step is in its activity log, and it asks before anything new, costly or irreversible.

Do I need my own model keys?

No. Models are part of the service, chosen for each kind of work.

Where does my data go?

It works in your own Google Workspace. Model providers work under business terms that don't let them train on your data.

Add your first teammate today

Sign in with your Google Workspace admin account. It takes a couple of minutes.

What is said here about OpenClaw is from its public information as of November 2026, and may have changed since: check OpenClaw’s own site for the latest. OpenClaw is a trademark of its owner. Delegmate is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenClaw.