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Promptbook versus OpenClaw

When to choose Promptbook

When you want a team to take over an entire operation, such as turning podcast recordings into transcripts and publishing materials. Roles, tasks and conversations are files in one project, with changes you can review in Git.

When to choose OpenClaw

When you want assistants inside WhatsApp or Slack and control over which agent answers in each channel. Your own Gateway can run multiple agents and scheduled jobs.

Promptbook versus OpenClaw
FeaturePromptbookOpenClaw
Tasks and chats in project GitYes.book files in one repositoryPartialGit for workspace files, separate sessions
Self-hostingYesYour computer or serverYesYour own Gateway
Runs with your computer offConditionalWhen hosted elsewhereConditionalWhen Gateway runs elsewhere
Where your data livesOn your host: project files with Git change history.On your host: workspaces and Gateway sessions; optional workspace Git
AI modelsClaude, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, … including local. Automatic choice from available models for the task.Claude, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, … including local; routing and fallback
Scheduled tasksYesRecurring agent tasksYesGateway scheduled jobs
IntegrationsUniversal browser. Web apps even without a connector.Browser, plugins, MCP and messaging channels
Passwords and credentialsLocal encrypted Wallet; passwords outside the agent’s context.Gateway stores; external secret providers also supported
Trust modelZero Trust: E2E App–engine. The relay cannot read working content.Own Gateway as the trust boundary; pairing and permissions
Mobile and remote controlYesApp over E2E to your own engineYesChannels and clients; VPN/SSH, optional encrypted tunnel
AI tools and selectionCodex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, OpenCode, … Automatic choice by task and availability.Own runtime, Codex/Claude and other integrations; routing and fallback

E2E protects the App–engine connection. External AI and services receive authorized inputs. Git keeps file history; it does not encrypt files or undo external actions. Wallet stays outside Git. Data and security ↗ Connection architecture ↗

Feature details

Self-hosting

PromptbookThe engine that runs and schedules agent work lives on your computer, company server or VPS under your control.

OpenClawRun the Gateway on your own device or a remote host. It coordinates sessions, channels and scheduling.

Runs with your computer off

PromptbookClosing the controls leaves work running. Shutting down the engine host stops it. An engine on a running server can continue.

OpenClawA remote Gateway can keep running. Scheduled jobs need the Gateway to be running.

Where your data lives

PromptbookAgents, tasks and conversations stay in project files on your host, with an auditable Git change history. Git does not encrypt files or undo actions in external services; Wallet stays outside it.

OpenClawOn your host: workspaces and Gateway sessions; optional workspace Git

AI models

PromptbookClaude, GPT, Gemini, Qwen and other models through supported tools and extensible integrations, including local models depending on the adapter and task. You are not tied to one vendor. External models receive the inputs they need.

OpenClawClaude, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, … including local; routing and fallback

Scheduled tasks

PromptbookGive a team of agents an ongoing responsibility, goal and rules. The engine runs one-off and recurring tasks.

OpenClawThe Gateway schedules jobs, keeps their history and delivers results to selected channels.

Integrations

PromptbookA universal browser operates web apps much like a person, including services without a ready-made connector or API. Capabilities depend on access, permissions and each service’s restrictions.

OpenClawBrowser, plugins, MCP and messaging channels

Passwords and credentials

PromptbookWallet is an encrypted credential vault on your host, separate from Git. A protected integration fills verified sign-in forms without putting passwords in the agent’s context. Protection requires keeping Wallet isolated from agent tools.

OpenClawGateway stores; external secret providers also supported

Trust model

PromptbookZero Trust for the App–engine connection: working content is encrypted between endpoints, and neither the relay nor central backend decrypts it. External AI and tools receive authorized inputs; account and operational metadata remain separate.

OpenClawOwn Gateway as the trust boundary; pairing and permissions

Mobile and remote control

PromptbookUse the control App to assign work, follow chats and manage the project over an authenticated E2E connection to your own engine. The local Console has separate access on the engine host. Closing the App does not stop the operation.

OpenClawChannels and clients; VPN/SSH, optional encrypted tunnel

AI tools and selection

PromptbookCodex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, … A shared interface supports further integrations. Promptbook automatically chooses a suitable available tool and model for the task, capabilities and configured accounts, respecting your choices and limits.

OpenClawOwn runtime, Codex/Claude and other integrations; routing and fallback

Core features reviewed 10 November 2026. Integrations, models and access reviewed 11 November 2026.