# folk vs OpenClaw (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) to folk's 19.8 (F) for proactive personal assistants. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against folk's 19.8 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do proactive personal assistants.

- folk: F 19.8, rank #993 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk-nozomio.min.md
- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- folk, good for People who want a texting companion for habits, workouts, study and money goals, with a free tier. Also Free to start without a card; No incidents deducted, where OpenClaw loses 8 points for them.
- OpenClaw, good for A technical owner who wants an assistant on their own machine across many chat apps, with their choice of model and files they can read and delete. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 25; Schema & documentation, 84 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 0; Security & auth, 74 against 3; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 86 against 35. Also Open source.

| Category | folk | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 25 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 0 | 77 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 3 | 74 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 35 | 86 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | folk | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | Agent harness |
| Vendor | Nozomio, Inc. | OpenClaw Foundation |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Closed service under folk's terms (Nozomio, Inc., last updated 8 September 2026). | MIT |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |
| Popularity | none | 392k stars |