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Clawmont vs AgentKeeper
Short version: AgentKeeper is an agent-governance platform for security teams; Clawmont is a local-first security layer for individual developers running OpenClaw. They compete less than the category name suggests - and if you know which of those two people you are, the choice mostly makes itself.
AgentKeeper facts on this page come from their public website, verified on July 5, 2026; their product moves fast, so check their site for current details. Spot something outdated? Email [email protected] and we'll correct it.
Where AgentKeeper is genuinely stronger
Credit where due - AgentKeeper (by RAD Security, a funded team with a real product) wins outright on several dimensions:
- Cross-agent breadth. As of July 5, 2026 they covered roughly ten agent surfaces - Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Codex, Gemini CLI and more, plus an MCP gateway. Clawmont covers exactly one runtime: OpenClaw.
- Enterprise controls. RBAC, SSO/SAML, group policy, MDM fleet rollout, hosted session-replay investigations. Clawmont has none of that - it is single-user by design.
- A free tier. Their entry tier was $0 (limited history and scope). Clawmont has no free tier; the cheapest way in is a $30 one-time persona setup.
- Monitor-then-enforce rollout. Their audit-first operating mode is a genuinely good adoption pattern for teams.
If you are a security or platform team governing agents across a fleet of developer machines, stop reading - AgentKeeper is built for you and Clawmont is not trying to be.
Where Clawmont is stronger
- Local-first by default, for everyone. Clawmont's detection runs in-process on your machine and your provider API keys are stored in the OS keychain and never transmitted to our cloud. Hosted telemetry is their default posture (with BYOC/on-prem options at higher tiers); local-first is our only posture.
- Depth at the model-output boundary. Clawmont inspects all four checkpoints of the agent loop in-process - input, tool dispatch, tool result, and the model-output rail (credential leakage, covert exfiltration channels). Surface-level hooks can't sit on that last boundary the same way.
- Published, falsifiable metrics. We publish our red-team measurements - including the misses and the novel-attack drop-off - at clawmont.com/security. As of July 5, 2026, their public site published no detection-rate figures. We think showing the numbers, including the unflattering ones, is what a security product owes you.
- Cheaper for one person. Clawmont Security is $9.99/month bundled with a $30-$40 one-time setup, or $19.99/month standalone - versus their listed $15/month Pro (and $23/workstation/month Team, annual) as of July 5, 2026. No per-seat math, no annual lock-in.
- Public terms and security pages. Our terms, security methodology, and limitations are public; no login wall in front of the legal or trust surface.
Side by side
| Dimension | AgentKeeper (their site, July 5, 2026) | Clawmont |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Security/platform teams (top-down) | Individual developers (bottom-up) |
| Agent coverage | ~10 surfaces + MCP gateway | OpenClaw only - in-process |
| Where detection runs | Hooks per surface + hosted control plane (BYOC/on-prem at higher tiers) | Entirely on your machine, inside the gateway process |
| Boundaries inspected | Agent-action hooks + MCP gateway | All four: input, tool call, tool result, model output |
| Detection metrics published | None found on public site | Yes - including misses |
| Pricing (individual) | Free tier; Pro $15/mo flat (3 workstations); Team $23/workstation/mo annual | $30-$40 one-time setup + $9.99/mo bundled · $19.99/mo standalone |
| Enterprise (RBAC/SSO/fleet) | Yes - core strength | No - single-user by design |
| Audit trail | Hosted session replay with attribution | Hash-chained tamper-evident local log (+ optional 90-day hosted alert history) |
| License | Proprietary | BUSL-1.1 source-available - code is auditable |
The honest bottom line
Pick AgentKeeper if you manage agent risk across a team or a fleet of machines, need SSO/RBAC and centralized investigations, or run agents on surfaces other than OpenClaw. Pick Clawmont if you are one developer running OpenClaw agents with real credentials and you want the deepest local inspection available for that loop - keys never leaving your machine, every boundary checked in-process, and the detection numbers published where you can audit them. Neither product catches everything; we document our limitations and would encourage you to ask any vendor for theirs.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Clawmont and AgentKeeper?
They are built for different buyers. AgentKeeper (by RAD Security) is an agent-governance platform covering roughly ten agent surfaces - Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and more - with the RBAC, SSO, and fleet controls a security team needs. Clawmont is a local-first security layer for one runtime, OpenClaw, aimed at the individual developer: it runs in-process on your machine, your API keys never leave it, and the security subscription costs less ($9.99/month bundled, $19.99/month standalone).
Is Clawmont cheaper than AgentKeeper?
For an individual developer, yes as of July 2026: Clawmont Security is $9.99/month bundled with a one-time $30-$40 persona setup, or $19.99/month standalone, while AgentKeeper listed Pro at a flat $15/month (3 workstations) and Team at $23 per workstation/month (annual) on their public pricing. AgentKeeper also has a genuinely free tier, which Clawmont does not. Check both pricing pages for current numbers.
Which tool publishes detection metrics?
Clawmont publishes its red-team measurements openly - corpus detection rate, novel-attack generalization, and false-positive count, including the attacks it misses - at clawmont.com/security and security.clawmont.com. As of our last review of their public site, AgentKeeper does not publish detection-rate figures. Published numbers cut both ways: they show weaknesses too, and we think that trade is worth it.
Can I use both Clawmont and AgentKeeper?
They mostly don't overlap. If your team runs agents across Cursor, Copilot, and Claude Code, AgentKeeper covers surfaces Clawmont does not - Clawmont only protects agents running through OpenClaw. If your agents run through OpenClaw and you want in-process, local-first inspection of every prompt, tool call, tool result, and output, that is exactly what Clawmont does. Some setups reasonably want both.
Local-first security for OpenClaw agents
Four in-process checkpoints. Keys never leave your machine. Numbers published, misses included.