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OpenRig vs Zaelar

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OpenRig compared with Zaelar
DetailOpenRig logo OpenRigZaelar logo Zaelar
What it doesA persistent team of coding agents Personal AI agent for schedules, reminders, lists and everyday tasks
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelOpen source Freemium
PricingNot given Free: 500 Energy for 30 days, no credit card required, first 1,000 accounts. Spark: $19.99/month with 1,300 Energy monthly. Pulse: $39.99/month with 3,000 Energy monthly. Surge: $79.99/month with 6,500 Energy monthly. Overdrive: $149.99/month with 13,000 Energy monthly. Self-hosted: €0 forever under
Key features
  • Start teams with one command and manage agents across multiple machines
  • Mix Claude Code, Codex and Pi agents in one team
  • Agents delegate and coordinate work with named task assignments and queue ownership
  • Agents message each other directly and read each other's screens
  • Restore agent conversations after restart or reboot from snapshots
  • Choose different models and reasoning effort per agent
  • Bring custom harnesses and integrate with MCP servers and Claude Desktop
  • Start Docker Compose services alongside agent teams
  • Control message filtering with typing guards and chat broadcasts
  • Voice and text commands with natural language understanding
  • Calendar scheduling with recurring appointments and exceptions
  • Spoken reminders at scheduled times
  • Multi-task execution in single sentence
  • English and Spanish language support
  • Cross-device sync between phone and computer
  • Approval required for financial transactions
What makes it different
  • One conversation interface with a lead agent coordinating specialists behind the scenes
  • Mix multiple coding models and harnesses in one managed team
  • Run entirely self-hosted on your own machine with no external coordination
  • Open source with Apache 2.0 license and extensible harness contracts
  • Conversational AI that works like talking to a person, not a search interface
  • Fully isolated private cloud machine for each user with Zaelar Cloud
  • Free self-hosting option with full software access
  • Transparent Energy usage with no surprise billing
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)28 no change since last check7 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)60
Citation Flow (Majestic)3621
Referring domains (Majestic)1914

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