AOS vs
OpenClaw.
Open-source agent infra. Powerful. Empty. And yours to run.
OpenClaw is for engineering teams that want full control of a self-hosted agent. It is genuinely capable and moving fast. It is also yours to host, patch, and secure, with a third-party skill ecosystem that has already shipped malware. AOS is for founder-led companies that want a framework, not a substrate.
Self-hosting is a real job. Updates, dependencies, and security blocks are on you, week after week. Reviewers peg the upkeep at roughly fifteen hours a month.
The open plugin ecosystem is a liability. Security researchers found a meaningful slice of third-party add-ons were malicious, some aimed at crypto wallets.
It gives you a powerful agent. It does not give you a company. The departments, the named owners, the holds, you assemble those yourself.
Use OpenClaw if your team builds and maintains infrastructure. Use AOS if your team would rather run a business.