# OpenClaw vs Poke (slim)

> OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) to Poke's 37.6 (F) for assistant proactive. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenClaw scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against Poke's 37.6 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do assistant proactive.

- OpenClaw: B 67.1, rank #270 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openclaw.min.md
- Poke: F 37.6, rank #955 of 986 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/poke.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 51; Schema & documentation, 84 against 42; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 30; Security & auth, 74 against 24; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 86 against 31; Transparency & trust, 68 against 58. Also Open source.
- Poke, good for One person who wants an assistant in their text messages that reads and drafts mail, manages a calendar and reaches other apps through MCP. Also No incidents deducted, where OpenClaw loses 8 points for them.

| Category | OpenClaw | Poke |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 42 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 30 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 24 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenClaw | Poke |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent harness | Platform |
| Vendor | OpenClaw Foundation | The Interaction Company of California Inc. |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary service under Poke's Terms of Service. The `poke` npm package (CLI and Node.js SDK) declares MIT |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-06-25 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-03-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-09-11 |
| Customer content may train models |  | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 392k stars | none |