Agent platform comparison
A dated, evidence-led view of where Neutron sits beside agent engines and gateways. Measurements and third-party claims are scoped to the pinned July review rather than presented as permanent buying-guide facts.
A stellar view of the agentic ecosystem
The original footprint study is preserved as a visual comparison. Exact line-count labels are withheld until the measurement can be reproduced; the relative stellar composition remains the approved illustration. Hover a star or focus a platform button for its dated trade-offs.
The stellar composition preserves the original July 2026 footprint study. Exact source-line labels are omitted because the old values lack a reproducible measurement artifact. Interaction details and the matrix below distinguish reviewed evidence from items that were not assessed.
Different surfaces, different boundaries
Neutron competes on its multi-user governance plane. OpenClaw and Hermes remain broader at communication and provider seams; engine products solve a different layer. Unknowns stay marked instead of being presented as negative claims.
| Capability | Neutron | Claude Code | Codex | OpenCode | OpenClaw | Hermes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human users and role-aware access | Named users and roles | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Operator + channel allowlists; no human-user model identified | Reviewed callers equally trusted |
| Two-person approval routing | Optional role or named-user routing | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Approval exists but was not documented as a security boundary |
| Multiple deployments from one image | Configured instance map | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Separate gateways recommended | Separate instances recommended |
| Agent-driven administration | Gated by default; explicit allow grants broad administration | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Owner-only configuration in reviewed surface | Not assessed |
| Interactive approval and gating | Adapter-specific approval paths | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Approval present; trust boundary differs |
| Interaction surfaces | Web, GitHub/GitLab mentions, MCP, embed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | 25 conformance-tested channels + 5 native apps | Provider transports assessed; channel count not retained |
| Adapter and provider breadth | Neutron Core agent engine; Claude Agent SDK + OpenCode SDK adapters; catalog, compatible API-key backends, custom endpoints | Not assessed | Not assessed | OpenCode SDK adapter for Neutron Core | ~57 providers | ~30 provider transports |
Review basis: pinned public repositories and documentation from July 2026. This is a dated technical comparison, not a guarantee of current third-party capability. Corrections and reproducible measurements are welcome.