How The Agency compares

Hermes Agent and The Agency are both personal AI agents with persistent memory, natural-language scheduling, and MCP support. The difference is ownership: Hermes is open-source software you self-host and maintain — The Agency is a hosted web service you just sign into. Here's an honest look at both.

Lindy and The Agency are both no-code AI agents you set up in plain English, both aimed at non-technical people. The difference is shape: Lindy is a business “AI employee” platform where you build many specialized agents, while The Agency gives you one personal agent for your own life and work. Here's an honest look at both.

OpenClaw and The Agency are both personal AI agents that take real actions across your apps and live in chat — but they target opposite users. OpenClaw is a free, open-source agent that technical users self-host and secure themselves; The Agency is a hosted product for non-technical people, with managed security and approvals on sensitive actions. Here's an honest look at both.

Both are hosted AI assistants built for non-technical people — no servers, no API keys. Martin is a focused concierge you reach by SMS, phone call, WhatsApp, email, or Slack to manage your calendar, inbox, reminders, and to-dos — and it can even phone people on your behalf. The Agency is one named persona agent you build a relationship with that also runs saved, schedulable workflows, writes reports, and extends to any app over OAuth, any MCP tool, and local tools on your Mac. Here's an honest look at both.