A New OpenClaw Competitor: ToqanClaw Promises Privacy in AI Agent Race

In brief Prosus launched ToqanClaw, a no-code AI platform that lets businesses build custom tools through natural language prompts. The company is pitching ToqanClaw as a GDPR-compliant European alternative to AI agents like OpenClaw, with data kept under local control. Prosus says early users have cut reporting times, boosted revenue, and improved operations using the platform’s AI-powered automations. European tech investment group Prosus has launched ToqanClaw, a no-code platform that lets businesses build custom tools and automations simply by describing what they need in plain language. The company is presenting it as a safer, more private alternative to OpenClaw-style agents, with data kept under European control, as detailed in its official announcement.“Built in-house and integrated with Prosus' own AI platform, Toqan, it brings many of OpenClaw's features into a secure environment, where your data stays under your control and is never used to train third-party models,” Prosus said in its announcement.ToqanClaw runs on Prosus' in-house AI infrastructure and is being rolled out across a network of more than five million restaurants, merchants, and entrepreneurs, according to the company. This is especially important in the context of the GDPR.That positioning may appeal to organizations concerned about privacy and governance around AI tool use, since agent systems often rely on external tools and services that are not fully controlled by the model provider.This comes as OpenClaw, Hermes, and similar AI agents have drawn growing regulatory attention in Europe. German authorities have already taken action against biometric data practices in identity systems, and concerns around security and data handling continue to rise.Early results from restaurant partners show practical improvements. One Dutch café chain reduced financial reporting from weeks to 30 minutes and achieved 40% year-on-year revenue growth, Prosus says. Another increased deliveries by 25% while cutting overtime by 60%.Prosus has also trained its own Large Commerce Model on data from more than a billion customers and hundreds of millions of daily interactions. The company claims this allows agents to move beyond basic task execution and start anticipating what a business needs.Alongside ToqanClaw, Prosus is also introducing a consumer-facing assistant called Zapia, which is less focused on business applications and more tailored to everyday use.“We’re not only building the future for our ecosystem partners, we’re also building AI that works for consumers. The future isn’t about opening ten apps to plan your week, book a trip or compare a price. You'll simply tell your assistant what you want, and it will get it done,” Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi said in a statement.Daily Debrief NewsletterStart every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.