# IronClaw vs Dots (slim)

> IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) to Dots's 28.3 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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IronClaw scores 66.7 (B) on agent readiness against Dots's 28.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- IronClaw: B 66.7, rank #288 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ironclaw.min.md
- Dots: F 28.3, rank #973 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-dots.min.md
- IronClaw, good for One technical owner who wants a self-hosted assistant over Gmail, Calendar, Slack and Telegram with credentials kept out of the model's reach. Ahead on Reliability, 67 against 3; Schema & documentation, 74 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 22; Security & auth, 66 against 58; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 74 against 38; Transparency & trust, 75 against 31. Also Open source.
- Dots, good for A ChatGPT Pro or Enterprise user who wants ongoing work tracked across mail, documents, code and Slack with approval before sends.

| Category | IronClaw | Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 67 | 3 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 74 | 41 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 22 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 38 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | IronClaw | Dots |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | NEAR AI | OpenAI |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Proprietary hosted service. The governing terms were not read |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Popularity | 13k stars | none |