# Openfort vs Agent Vault by Self (slim)

> Openfort scores 70.1 (BB) to Agent Vault by Self's 52.4 (D) for wallet spend limits. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Openfort scores 70.1 (BB) on agent readiness against Agent Vault by Self's 52.4 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Agent Vault by Self leads on security & auth. Both do wallet spend limits.

- Openfort: BB 70.1, rank #175 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openfort.min.md
- Agent Vault by Self: D 52.4, rank #823 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/self-agent-vault.min.md
- Openfort, good for A team that wants server-held wallets for agents on EVM chains and Solana with enclave signing, a free start and a CLI an agent can drive. Ahead on Reliability, 88 against 40; Schema & documentation, 89 against 76; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 87 against 48; Transparency & trust, 69 against 47. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.8 out of 5.
- Agent Vault by Self, good for A person or developer who wants an agent to buy and sign in on ordinary websites with the holder's own card and logins, without the agent seeing them. Ahead on Security & auth, 76 against 65. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Openfort | Agent Vault by Self |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 88 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 89 | 76 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 76 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 48 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Openfort | Agent Vault by Self |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Openfort (Alamas Labs Inc.) | SocialConnect Labs, Inc. (Self Labs) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.openfort.io` | `https://mcp.agentvault.io/mcp` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| x402 | payer tooling only | no |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Openfort Developer Terms of Service. The Node SDK and OpenSigner are MIT. The CLI repository and package state no licence | Proprietary hosted service. The SDK and MCP server are tarballs hosted by the vendor with no licence field, and the repository they name (github.com/selfxyz/agent-vault) is not public. The checkout recipe registry, selfxyz/agent-checkout-skill, is MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 30 |
| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-17 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-01-16 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-04 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 10 stars, 7.6k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |