ActOnce Spend Gateway vs Guava

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ActOnce Spend Gateway compared with Guava
Detail	ActOnce Spend Gateway	Guava
What it does	Policy-driven spending controls for AI agents	Voice agent API for regulated industries
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: $0/month (open source, self-hosted). Pro: $24/month with hosted dashboard, 3 agents, 1,000 spend checks/month. Team: $99/month with 10 agents, 10,000 checks/month, team approvals. Business: $299/month with unlimited agents and checks.	Starter: Free (500 minutes per year, $0.15 per minute overage). Build: $149 per month (1,500 minutes per year, $0.14 per minute overage). Scale: $499 per month (7,000 minutes per year, $0.13 per minute overage). Enterprise: Custom pricing with volume-based rates and no overages.
Key features	Policy Engine with YAML configuration for amount limits, merchant allowlists, category blocks, business hours, and duplicate windows Duplicate Detection using SQLite to prevent the same purchase twice within a configurable time window Human-in-the-Loop approval with Telegram alerts and dashboard queue for purchases exceeding threshold MCP-Native integration for OpenClaw, Hermes, and any MCP-compatible agent Zero Credential Exposure with no access to cards, tokens, or Stripe credentials Local-first architecture with all policy files, logs, and databases stored on your machine Dry-run and simulation mode for testing policies before deployment	Code-based agent logic (Python and TypeScript SDKs) Integrated ASR, language and TTS in one runtime Wideband voice codec (16 kHz) Turn-taking and interruption handling Real-time tuning and debugging tools Quick deployment via CLI Email support and SLA on Scale plan Multi-language support for BPO Escalation to human with full context
What makes it different	Policy-driven rules that the agent cannot override, unlike prompt-based guardrails Zero credential exposure means the gateway never sees payment cards or API keys Duplicate detection with SQLite prevents duplicate purchases within a configurable time window Native MCP integration works out of the box with OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, and Cursor	Single integrated runtime, not stitched third-party APIs Built-in tenacity: agent retries, re-asks and escalates on failure 14-day deployment from kickoff to live call 99.9% uptime SLA across 100+ regulated deployments Compliance certifications included on all plans at no extra cost
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	21 no change since last check	39 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	6	8
Citation Flow (Majestic)	19	37
Referring domains (Majestic)	12	195

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