Self-Hosted AI Agent Platform // 13 Hosts Compared

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You Deploy
OpenClaw?

175K+ GitHub stars. MIT licensed. Zero paid tiers. Self-hosted only. Choose your infrastructure.

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175K+
GitHub Stars
13
Platforms
$0
Software Cost
MIT
License
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All Platforms

Platform
Price
Tier
Key Features
Railway
$5-10/mo
True One-Click
Browser wizard, zero CLI // Auto-HTTPS // 1GB persistent disk
DigitalOcean
$12-24/mo
True One-Click
Security-hardened Droplet // Auto-SSL, firewall, fail2ban // Container isolation, gateway tokens
Render
$7-25/mo
True One-Click
Blueprint IaC from render.yaml // Auto health checks every 30s // Export endpoint for portable backups
Hostinger
$8.99/mo
True One-Click
Docker template // Integrated AI credits in billing // No separate API account needed
KiloClaw
$49/mo
True One-Click
Fully managed // No SSH/Docker/YAML // 500+ models
AWS Lightsail
$20-40/mo
Near One-Click
Bedrock integration // Claude Sonnet default // Most setup steps (IAM role)
Contabo
~$4.50/mo
Near One-Click
Best value // 8GB RAM included // SSH required for onboard
Zeabur
Varies
Near One-Click
Dedicated server required // AI Hub multi-model // Growing ecosystem
Alibaba Cloud
~$4+/mo
Near One-Click
Qwen default model // Chinese ecosystem // Low starting price
Tencent Cloud
Varies
Near One-Click
QClaw branded // Official sponsor // Enterprise sandbox
ClawHost
$4-12/mo
Near One-Click
Third-party multi-cloud // Hetzner/DO/Vultr options // 261 GitHub stars
Fly.io
$10-15/mo
CLI Required
12-15 CLI commands // Developer-only // Edge deployment
Oracle Cloud Free
$0/mo
CLI Required
Free forever // 4 ARM CPUs, 24GB RAM // Manual install required
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Monthly Cost

Testing
$1-6/mo
Oracle free tier + minimal API
Personal
$6-13/mo
Single platform, moderate use
Small Business
$25-50/mo
Production setup + API costs
Heavy Automation
$100-200+/mo
High-volume agent loops
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System Reqs

Mode
RAM
GPU
Notes
Gateway
4GB
None
2 vCPU, 10GB disk, Node.js 22+
Local 7B
16GB
8GB VRAM
Minimum for local inference
Local 13B
24-32GB
16GB+ VRAM
Full local model support
MINIMUM
2GB
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On The Horizon

01  NemoClaw (NVIDIA fork)
02  ClawTrust managed hosting
03  Official Docker Hub image
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