An agent you run yourself, an employee that bee-hub.ai runs for you. The facts side by side.
OpenClaw, first called Clawdbot and briefly Moltbot, is first and foremost an open-source personal AI agent: it runs on your own computer, is operated via messenger apps and can send emails, edit files and run commands1,2. It remains a tool that each person installs, secures and controls themselves.
An AI employee from bee-hub.ai is not another tool for individuals. It takes over a defined workflow in your business, works in the background in your ERP and inbox and presents results for approval. bee-hub.ai is responsible for setup, operation and maintenance.
| OpenClaw | bee-hub.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open-source personal AI agent on your own computer, operated via WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and other messengers1,2 | AI employees, trained on a defined workflow in your business |
| Who does the work | The agent for one person, on request or on configured schedules, with access to inbox, files and command line1,11 | The AI employee; a person reviews and approves |
| Pricing | Free under the MIT license; the user pays the model provider for the connected language model1 | Per AI employee; AI chat for all staff at no extra cost |
| Where the data lives | Locally on your own computer; where content goes depends on the language model the user chooses1,2 | Your server, private cloud or a German hosting provider; language model from a European provider13 |
| Training on your data | Depends on the language model the user connects1,2 | Excluded by contract13 |
| Work in the ERP | Only via self-built or third-party skills, browser or command-line control1 | Works inside your existing ERP, DMS and email, like an additional employee |
| Who is in control | The person running the agent defines rules and approvals for commands themselves10 | An agreed workflow with rules, approvals and a log, set up by bee-hub.ai |
| Setup and operation | Do it yourself: installation, configuration, skills, updates and security1,2 | Onboarding, operation and maintenance by bee-hub.ai |
Using OpenClaw means giving an agent access to your inbox, files and command line[1]. Security and updates then stay in-house.
Every widely used piece of software has vulnerabilities. What matters is who in your business installs updates, reviews extensions and limits access.
At bee-hub.ai, every AI employee is limited to one purpose. A person approves before write access to your systems. bee-hub.ai is responsible for operation, maintenance and monitoring.
Two more personal agents that are often mentioned in the same breath.
Both are tools for individual tasks or for teams that build things themselves. They do not permanently take over a defined workflow in your business on their own.
The real difference lies in who sets things up, who maintains them and who is responsible.
Set it up and maintain it yourself, or have it set up and maintained.
Who is the expert for that in your company?
At bee-hub.ai, every AI employee is limited to one purpose and works mostly by fixed rules. We only deploy fully autonomous agents when explicitly commissioned.
A personal agent helps whoever runs it.
The AI employee takes over a workflow, looked after by bee-hub.ai.
No. OpenClaw is an open-source personal agent that each person installs, secures and controls on their own computer1,2. bee-hub.ai provides AI employees that take over a defined workflow, such as entering orders from the inbox into the ERP. They work inside your existing systems, and a person approves. bee-hub.ai is responsible for setup, operation and maintenance.
Yes. The project launched in November 2025 as Clawdbot. After a trademark request from Anthropic over the similarity to the name Claude, it was renamed Moltbot on 27 January 2026 and OpenClaw on 30 January 20262,3.
That depends on who runs it. The agent gets access to inbox, files and command line1. In 2026, a serious vulnerability (CVE-2026-25253, since fixed) and 341 malicious skills on the ClawHub marketplace became known4,5. The operator defines rules and approvals for commands themselves10. At bee-hub.ai, every AI employee is limited to one purpose and a person approves write access. bee-hub.ai is responsible for operation and monitoring.
Only via self-built or third-party skills, or by having the agent operate the browser and command line1. Building, reviewing and securing that is up to you. An AI employee from bee-hub.ai works inside your existing ERP; bee-hub.ai handles the connection, and we clarify the technical requirements before you commission us.
30 minutes, one process from your business.