Choosing between a visual multi-agent orchestrator and a self-hosted proactive agent. See which platform fits your automation strategy.
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Maia
Maia prioritizes transparency through 'The Canvas.' You see exactly how the multi-agent system plans to solve your task, allowing you to audit and adjust steps before they run.
OpenClaw
OpenClaw operates as a proactive background service. It interprets your intent and finds its own path to completion, often acting autonomously via a heartbeat scheduler.
Maia
Maia's cloud-native architecture can orchestrate thousands of specialized agents simultaneously, enabling massive parallel operations like processing entire datasets, scraping hundreds of sites, or running large-scale outreach campaigns — all in a single workflow execution.
OpenClaw
OpenClaw follows a linear agentic approach, executing tasks step-by-step with basic parallelization for simpler workloads. It's effective for personal automation but not built for the kind of large-scale, concurrent multi-agent operations that enterprise workflows demand.
Maia
Maia uses a secure, isolated browser environment for web tasks, ensuring your local system remains protected while providing high-fidelity automation.
OpenClaw
OpenClaw keeps all data on your hardware. While this offers total privacy, it requires technical oversight as the agent has direct access to your local file system and shell.
Maia is designed for professional teams who need reliable, visual, and human-verifiable automations. OpenClaw is more suited for developers and power users who want a self-hosted, proactive personal assistant.
OpenClaw primarily works with Markdown and local files. Maia features a specialized Export Agent for generating high-fidelity PDFs, Word documents, and presentations.
Maia focuses on business platform integrations like Slack and Gmail. OpenClaw is built specifically to be controlled via messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.
