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OpenClaw hosting compared: managed and VPS options, formerly Clawdbot

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OpenClaw, formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot, runs as an always-on gateway. Compare providers with official templates or documentation for hosting it, and check what the docs say about sizing and security.

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OpenClaw hosting providers

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List prices from each provider's official pricing page, excluding VAT. Ordering and filters never depend on affiliate relationships. See the methodology.

Prices in USD, excluding VAT. ≈ marks a price the provider lists in EUR, converted at the ECB rate of 25 Sep 2026.≈ Estimated conversion from the listed USD price at the ECB reference rate of 23 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1193 USD). Billing currency not verified: providers may bill in USD, and your bank's rate and fees differ. Prices exclude VAT. EUR list prices are shown as the provider lists them (the dataset converts them to USD at the ECB rate of 25 Sep 2026).

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Hosted OpenClaw betas

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Model APIs for OpenClaw

These providers document OpenClaw support in another role: they serve the models it calls or connect to it. They do not run OpenClaw itself, so they are not in the hosting comparison above.

What the official OpenClaw docs say

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Compare by framework

  • Hermes Agent

    Open-source agent from Nous Research

    Hosts with an official template or docs: DigitalOcean, Fly.io, OVHcloud

    Compare Hermes Agent hosting

  • OpenClaw

    Always-on agent gateway, formerly Clawdbot

    Hosts with an official template or docs: DigitalOcean, Fly.io, Hetzner, Hyperstack, OVHcloud

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  • Ollama

    Local models behind an HTTP API

    Hosts with an official template or docs: DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Hyperstack, Lambda, Modal, Nebius, OVHcloud, Scaleway

    Compare Ollama hosting

  • vLLM

    High-throughput inference server

    Hosts with an official template or docs: DigitalOcean, Hyperstack, Lambda, Modal, Nebius, OVHcloud

    Compare vLLM hosting

  • Dify

    Open-source LLM app and workflow builder

    No host with an official template or docs in our data yet

    Compare managed hosting for Dify

  • Flowise

    Low-code builder for LLM flows and agents

    Hosts with an official template or docs: DigitalOcean, Nebius

    Compare managed hosting for Flowise

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How we compare

  1. Monthly plan prices.

    Rows lead with the provider's cheapest verified monthly plan of this kind; with a region or EU filter, the cheapest plan available there. An introductory price is only shown next to its renewal price and is never used to rank. Prices exclude VAT and sales tax.

  2. Not verified means not verified.

    When no official source confirms a value we show “Not verified” instead of an estimate. Where a provider's terms do not allow its prices to be republished, we link to its live pricing instead.

  3. Freshness on every row.

    Updated today: checked on the current day (UTC). Fresh: up to 7 days. Stale: up to 30 days. Needs refresh: older than that.

  4. No paid placement.

    Results only change order with the sort you pick. Affiliate relationships never affect order, filters or which providers appear.

Filters match a provider when one of its listed offers meets every GPU, VRAM, region, price and billing-increment condition together. Spot, reserved and serverless billing list each provider that offers that pricing and show only prices on that basis, or “not verified” when we have none. Without a GPU filter, providers are matched on their own regions and lead with their monthly plans. Read the full methodology and our affiliate disclosure.

Frequently asked questions

Can I host OpenClaw on a VPS?

Yes. OpenClaw's own install guides cover several VPS providers. With models used through an API, its DigitalOcean guide runs the gateway on 1 vCPU and 1 GB of RAM (accessed 26 Sep 2026).

How much RAM does OpenClaw need?

OpenClaw's DigitalOcean guide uses 1 GB of RAM when models run through an API, and its Hetzner guide asks for at least 6 GB to build the image from source (accessed 26 Sep 2026). Running a local model on the same server needs far more memory, or a GPU. The monthly prices on this page therefore skip plans with less than 1 GB of RAM.

Is OpenClaw the same as Clawdbot?

Yes. OpenClaw was previously called Clawdbot and then Moltbot, so older guides may use those names.

Should the OpenClaw gateway be public?

The official docs recommend keeping it on loopback and connecting through an SSH tunnel or Tailscale Serve rather than exposing it to the internet.

Why do some plans show an introductory and a renewal price?

Some hosts sell the first term at a lower introductory price and charge a higher price when the plan renews. We rank and label plans by the renewal or standard monthly price and show the introductory price next to it, so a first-term discount is never presented as the running cost.