Backplanes vs ActOnce Spend Gateway

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Backplanes compared with ActOnce Spend Gateway
Detail	Backplanes	ActOnce Spend Gateway
What it does	Intent-based visibility and control for AI agents	Policy-driven spending controls for AI agents
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Know is free with no seats or trial clock. Enforce and Prove is a subscription priced on the agent work you put under control, not per seat. Contact for subscription pricing details.	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.
Key features	Monitor, warn or block agent actions Policy drafting from observed agent activity Audit trail for every decision One-command installation Local policy enforcement without external calls	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
What makes it different	Drafts policies from actual agent behavior before anything is enforced Deterministic, intent-based decisions instead of authorization checks No OAuth into AI providers or agent changes required PII and credentials scrubbed before leaving the machine	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
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	10 no change since last check	21 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	6
Citation Flow (Majestic)	30	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	88	12

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