ClawNode
Free 3-day trial · OpenClaw from $16.00/mo · Nodes from $64.00/mo
Your own AI agent - on your own Node.
Pick your flavour: OpenClaw - plug in your own Anthropic or OpenAI key and go; or a Node - a managed VPS with Ollama + an open-source LLM preinstalled, no API keys at all.
Built for indie hackers, developers, and technical founders. Compare ClawNode vs self-hosting · Platform architecture
- 3‑day free trial · cancel anytime
- Ollama + open-source model preinstalled · swap models any time
BYOK or no keys
OpenClaw runs on your Anthropic / OpenAI key. Nodes run a local open-source model - no API key at all.
Flat monthly price
One predictable bill. No per-token surprises, no provider invoices on top.
Your VPS, your data
Single-tenant VPS per plan. With a Node, prompts never leave the box; with OpenClaw, only your chosen LLM provider sees them.
Swap models any time
ollama pull
any supported model and keep building. Guide.
Pick a plan
OpenClaw (BYOK, cheapest) or a Node (Ollama + open-source LLM preinstalled). Monthly or annual, cancel anytime.
OpenClaw
1 vCPU · 1 GB · BYOK
The cheapest way onto ClawNode. Plug in your own Anthropic or OpenAI API key and use whichever model you already have access to.
Monthly
$16.00 /mo
Annual
$160.00 /yr
Small Node
2 vCPU · 4 GB · NVMe SSD
Great for indie hackers evaluating autonomous workflows or running lightweight background agents.
Monthly
$64.00 /mo
Annual
$640.00 /yr
Standard Node
4 vCPU · 16 GB · NVMe SSD
The sweet spot for production 24/7 workflows, bigger context windows, and stronger open-source models.
Monthly
$129.00 /mo
Annual
$1,290.00 /yr
Every plan includes the 3-day free trial. Want a direct comparison? See full pricing.
What your OpenClaw developer agent handles
ClawNode is purpose-built for recurring developer operations. These are the highest-leverage workflows teams automate first.
Task triage automation
- Classifies incoming tasks, applies tags, and routes by ownership
- Requests missing context before assignment
- Closes stale tasks by policy and keeps backlog clean
Routine workflow automation
- Runs scheduled maintenance and dependency updates
- Runs lint/test/build pipelines before deployments
- Posts concise run summaries and actionable context
Repo health monitoring
- Watches failing checks and recurring CI breakages
- Flags stale branches, aging reviews, and unowned work
- Triggers playbooks when system health drops
Release and deployment checks
- Runs pre-release validation before shipping
- Surfaces blockers with owner assignment and deadlines
- Posts deployment status summaries to your preferred channel
Incident response workflows
- Collects logs and metrics as incidents are detected
- Attaches environment metadata automatically
- Creates scoped remediation tasks with implementation hints
Engineering handoff prep
- Summarizes large changes for faster handoff
- Highlights risky modules and likely regression areas
- Suggests targeted tests for changed paths
Developer alerts and escalation
- Sends only actionable alerts, not noisy status spam
- Escalates critical CI failures immediately
- Creates follow-up tasks automatically when incidents occur
Workflow templates for builders
- Start with templates for triage, monitoring, and cleanup
- Customize policies per service, environment, and action type
- Scale from one workflow to your full stack
Ownership-first controls
- Your data, your integrations, your models, your permissions
Built for
Security by design
Security, privacy, and control
Your agent runs on your own dedicated instance. Secrets are encrypted at rest, every dashboard action is ownership-checked, and nothing is shared across customers.
Dedicated, single-tenant instances
Every customer runs on their own VPS with isolated storage and execution context. No shared workers, no shared filesystem, no noisy neighbours.
Token‑protected Control UI
Your agent's Control UI requires a per‑instance token. Guessing the URL isn't enough — requests without a valid token are rejected before hitting your agent.
Encrypted secrets at rest
Gateway tokens, root passwords, and connected credentials are encrypted with application‑level crypto before they ever touch the database.
Private URLs, ownership‑checked APIs
Dashboard URLs use opaque UUIDs, and every instance endpoint verifies the signed‑in user actually owns the instance. No enumeration, no cross‑tenant access.
Local inference by default
Every Node ships with Ollama and an open-source model preinstalled. Prompts and completions stay on your VPS — ClawNode never proxies your data through a shared model provider.
Questions about security, compliance, or access controls? Contact us or open a ticket from your dashboard.
Why developers use ClawNode
"Ops triage used to eat every morning. Now ClawNode labels, routes, and requests missing details before standup."
B Alex Carter
"We connected one workflow first and were running autonomous maintenance in under an hour."
A Priya Shah
"The biggest win is consistency. Repo hygiene happens 24/7 without another ops checklist."
C Marcus Lee
"Approval gates made adoption easy: we started read-only, then enabled write actions once we trusted outputs."
D Daniel Nguyen
"It feels less like chat and more like a junior maintainer that never sleeps."
C Sofia Martinez
"The ROI was obvious after week one. We got back several hours that were previously spent on repetitive maintenance."
C Ethan Brooks
Setup in under 10 minutes
How it works
ClawNode gives you a purpose-built OpenClaw execution agent, not another chat tab. Configure policies once and let workflows run continuously.
Connect your tools
Define the agent's behavior
Run 24/7 workflows
No API keys. Ever.
Every Node boots with Ollama and an open-source model
already installed. Your agent talks to an OpenAI-compatible endpoint on
localhost - no
registration, no billing account, no keys to rotate.
Want a different model? ollama pull
anything from the
public library, point OpenClaw at
it, and restart the gateway.
Prefer a cloud provider? You can still wire OpenClaw to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint from inside your Node. Full walkthrough in our open-source LLM guide.
Built for always-on developer workflows
Reliable infrastructure means your automation keeps running even when your team is offline.
Your workflows continue executing without manual babysitting
Deploy close to your team for fast checks and low-latency automation
Triage, monitoring, and maintenance routines run 24/7
Need help rolling out automation?
Questions about rollout, access policies, or workflow design? Our support team responds quickly. Contact us or open a ticket from your dashboard - we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
Sign up to get started - support is available to all customers from the dashboard.
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