Donely Alternative: AI Executive Assistant vs Hosting Infrastructure

Donely is a well-built product. Multi-instance OpenClaw management, agency-friendly billing, per-instance access control — it's clearly designed for people who want to deploy and manage OpenClaw instances at scale.

That's not what you need if you're a CEO.

If you're a founder or executive who wants your inbox triaged, your calendar protected, and your morning sorted — Donely is a platform looking for a use case. MrDelegate is that use case, pre-built.

What Donely Is

Donely describes itself as a way to "Host & Manage OpenClaw Powered AI Employees." Key features:

• Deploy OpenClaw instances in under 2 minutes
• Manage unlimited instances from one dashboard
• Per-instance access control (good for agencies)
• Volume discounts at scale (8 instances = 20% off)
• $25/month per instance

Their use cases are telling: "Founder Journey" (personal + business instance), "Agency Model" (one instance per client), "Enterprise Scale" (one instance per department).

It's infrastructure. Hosting. A management layer. Donely gives you boxes to put AI in.

What MrDelegate Is

MrDelegate is an AI executive assistant. Not infrastructure. Not a platform. An assistant that runs your CEO workday:

• Inbox triage every 30 minutes — 200 emails become a 5-minute review
• Morning brief at 7am — emails, calendar, bookings, priorities
• Calendar protection — conflicts flagged, deep work time protected
• Calendly integration — booking summaries delivered automatically
• Dedicated VPS — your own instance, not shared

The workflows are pre-built. The integrations are pre-connected. You sign up, connect Gmail and Google Calendar, and it's working. 8 minutes.

The Core Difference

Donely gives you a running OpenClaw instance. What you do with it is up to you.

MrDelegate gives you a running CEO assistant. What it does is already decided — inbox triage, morning brief, calendar protection.

"Donely gives you a box. MrDelegate gives you a fully-trained executive assistant."

	Donely	MrDelegate
Price	$25/month per instance	$47/month all-in
Target customer	Agencies, developers	CEOs, founders
What you get	Running OpenClaw instance	Configured CEO assistant
Inbox triage	DIY setup	✅ Ready day 1
Morning brief	DIY setup	✅ 7am daily
Calendar protection	DIY setup	✅ Automated
Setup time	Hours of configuration	8 minutes
Multi-instance mgmt	✅ Core feature	Not applicable

When Donely Makes Sense

Donely is the right choice if you're:

• An agency deploying OpenClaw for multiple clients
• A developer who wants to build custom AI workflows
• Running OpenClaw for different departments with isolated data
• Someone who wants control over every configuration detail

When MrDelegate Makes Sense

MrDelegate is the right choice if you're:

• A CEO who wants outcomes, not infrastructure
• A founder drowning in 150+ emails/day
• An executive who wants a morning brief and calendar protection running today
• Anyone who wants to try an AI assistant in 8 minutes, not 8 hours

The Price Reality

At $25/month, Donely seems cheaper. But you need to add:

• Hours of your time to configure workflows
• Ongoing maintenance as things change
• Troubleshooting when integrations break

MrDelegate at $47/month includes all of that. For a CEO, the actual cost of DIY is always higher than the sticker price.

Try MrDelegate Free for 3 Days

8-minute setup. No credit card today. Your inbox triaged, calendar protected, and morning brief delivered — all before your first meeting.

Start your free trial → mrdelegate.ai/start

If you've been looking at Donely and wondering how to configure it for CEO workflows — this is the pre-built version.