# OpenClaw vs Orchid (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) to Orchid's 20.2 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against Orchid's 20.2 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistants reached by message.

- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- Orchid: F 20.2, rank #992 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orchid-ai.min.md
- 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 50; Schema & documentation, 84 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 0; Security & auth, 74 against 0; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 86 against 24; Transparency & trust, 68 against 60. Also Open source.
- Orchid, good for A founder or operator who wants Gmail and calendar triage by text with approval before anything leaves. Also No incidents deducted, where OpenClaw loses 8 points for them.

| Category | OpenClaw | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 10 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 0 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenClaw | Orchid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | OpenClaw Foundation | Zero Email, Inc. |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | Closed service under Orchid's Terms of Service (Zero Email, Inc., last updated 16 January 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | none |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Popularity | 392k stars | none |