Emergent is the most comprehensive enterprise option at $200/mo — but KiloClaw already has the SSO and team management that Emergent is still building, at 22x lower cost.
Try KiloClaw FreeHow does Emergent compare to KiloClaw for managed OpenClaw hosting? Here's a side-by-side breakdown of the key differences.
| Feature | KiloClaw | Emergent |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Managed Hosting | Managed Hosting (enterprise) |
| Pricing | $9/mo ($4 first month) | $200/mo |
| Free trial | 1 week, no credit card | Unclear |
| Setup time | < 60 seconds | 1–20 minutes |
| Chat platforms | Telegram, Discord, Slack | Multiple |
| AI models included | 500+ via Kilo Gateway, zero markup | Yes |
| Managed LLM | Yes (free models + 500+ paid) | Yes |
| BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) | Yes | Yes |
Emergent makes sense if you need the most comprehensive enterprise feature set with the highest resource limits and managed LLM access. Their enterprise positioning is strong.
KiloClaw is $9/mo vs $200/mo — 22x cheaper. KiloClaw already has SSO, audit logs, and team management (Emergent doesn't yet). Published security audit. 500+ models with zero markup.
| Feature | KiloClaw | Emergent |
|---|---|---|
| VM isolation | Firecracker micro-VM (hardware-level) | Yes |
| Security audit | Independent assessment, white paper published | No published audit |
| Scheduled tasks / cron | Built-in | Yes |
| Auto-restart & monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Team management & SSO | Yes (enterprise-grade) | No (RBAC in development) |
| Unified billing with dev tools | Yes (Kilo Code account) | No |
KiloClaw underwent a 10-day independent security assessment covering 60+ adversarial tests and 30 threat scenarios. Each customer runs in a dedicated Firecracker micro-VM with 5-layer tenant isolation. Read the security white paper →
Simple pricing. No surprises. AI tokens billed separately at zero markup.
AI inference is billed separately — pay as you go or bundle with a Kilo Pass.