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HOL Guard vs Warp

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Warp

Open-source terminal with built-in AI agents and cloud infrastructure for coding workflows

Freemium
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Verdict

HOL Guard and Warp are both Coding AI tools. Warp scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.3 vs 7.8 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Warp is available on Web and Windows and offers an API.

Best overall

Warp

  • Software Engineers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • Engineering Teams
  • Platform Teams

Choose HOL Guard if

  • You want a tool built for approving risky agent actions locally, Protecting secrets from coding agents, Reviewing MCP servers, skills and plugins before use.
  • Open source under Apache-2.0 with public code and release history.
  • Works offline with no account on the free local tier.

Choose Warp if

  • You want a tool built for Terminal-centric developers who want AI assistance in the command line, and teams automating PR review, issue triage and other tasks with cloud agents.
  • Permanent free tier that includes the terminal and the Warp Agent CLI.
  • Open-source client under AGPL v3 allows the code to be audited.
Best for beginners
HOL Guard
Best for business
HOL Guard

Features

18 features compared.

  • Pre-action interception
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Policy outcomes
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Local audit trail
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • MCP, skills and plugin inspection
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Layered policy
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Plugin scanner
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Risk check
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Coverage matrix
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Broad agent support
    HOL Guard
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Blocks
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Warp Agent
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Agent Auto-Detection
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Codebase Context
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Cloud Agents
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Factories as Code
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Any Model or Harness
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Warp Drive
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Evals and Benchmarks
    HOL Guard
    Not available
    Warp
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    HOL Guard
    Freemium
    Warp
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    HOL Guard
    Yes
    Warp
    Yes
  • Starting price
    HOL Guard
    $0
    Warp
    $0
  • Plans
    HOL Guard
    5 plans
    Warp
    5 plans

HOL Guard plans

  • Free

    $0

    Local protection on one machine, no account required

    • Local scanning and command interception
    • On-device decisions and change diffs
    • Local policy
    • Offline support
    • Local leaked-secret scanning

  • Solo

    $4.99/month

    Personal Cloud memory across two devices

    • 2 devices
    • 30-day retention
    • 1 GB storage
    • Monitoring of up to 5 GitHub repositories
    • 250 credential validity checks per month

  • Pro

    $15/month

    Longer history and alerts for one person

    • 5 devices
    • 180-day retention
    • 5 GB storage
    • Audit log sync
    • Alert notifications
    • Policy versioning

  • Team

    $30/user/mo

    Shared policy and fleet visibility for teams

    • Up to 25 devices
    • 365-day retention
    • 25 GB plus 5 GB per seat
    • Shared policy
    • Owner queues
    • Fleet dashboards

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Identity review, evidence export and self-hosted deployment review

    • Identity and access review
    • Redacted evidence export via webhook
    • Volume pricing
    • Self-hosted or VPC deployment review

Warp plans

  • Free

    $0

    Terminal plus pay-as-you-go agent usage

    • Modern terminal
    • Warp Agent CLI access
    • bring your own AI inference
    • limited cloud agents
    • limited Warp Drive

  • Build

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Individuals using agents regularly

    • $20 of agent usage per month at API rates
    • frontier and open-source models
    • extended cloud agents
    • unlimited Warp Drive
    • private email support

  • Max

    $200/month

    Heavy agent users

    • $200 of agent usage per month (10x Build)
    • add-on usage
    • auto-reload
    • spend cap

  • Business

    $50/user/mo

    Teams up to 25 seats

    • $20 of agent usage per seat
    • team usage metrics
    • admin data controls
    • bring your own API keys
    • SAML SSO

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations

    • Custom shared usage pools
    • self-hosted cloud agents
    • BYOLLM
    • Enterprise Analytics API
    • dedicated account manager

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

HOL Guard
7.8overall
Warp
8.3overall

  • Action Interception

    HOL Guard
    8.0
    Warp
    Not rated

  • Agent Coverage

    HOL Guard
    7.8
    Warp
    Not rated

  • Ease of Setup

    HOL Guard
    7.5
    Warp
    Not rated

  • Transparency & Openness

    HOL Guard
    8.6
    Warp
    Not rated

  • Pricing Clarity

    HOL Guard
    7.2
    Warp
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    HOL Guard
    Not rated
    Warp
    8.4

  • Feature Depth

    HOL Guard
    Not rated
    Warp
    8.6

  • Value for Money

    HOL Guard
    Not rated
    Warp
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    HOL Guard
    Not rated
    Warp
    8.5

  • Documentation & Support

    HOL Guard
    Not rated
    Warp
    8.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

HOL Guard

Pros

  • Open source under Apache-2.0 with public code and release history
  • Works offline with no account on the free local tier
  • Lets you approve or block actions instead of only logging them
  • Covers MCP servers, skills, plugins and package installs, not just shell commands
  • Publishes a coverage matrix and states its limits openly

Cons

  • Coverage depth varies by agent and event type, and some integrations are alpha
  • Install instructions cover macOS and Linux; Windows support is not stated
  • Cloud tiers add cost, and annual prices are not listed
  • Site has no visible terms or company address on the product page

Warp

Pros

  • Permanent free tier that includes the terminal and the Warp Agent CLI.
  • Open-source client under AGPL v3 allows the code to be audited.
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex and other third-party agents rather than locking users to one model.
  • Block-based terminal and editor-style input improve on a traditional command line.
  • Cloud agents can be self-hosted in a customer's VPC on Enterprise.

Cons

  • Agent usage is billed at API rates, so heavy use can exceed the $20 Build allowance; Max costs $200/month.
  • Business plan is limited to 25 seats; larger teams must contact sales.
  • No verified iOS or Android app.
  • Product scope has widened from a terminal to Factories, which may be more than terminal-only users need.

Platforms

  • Web
    HOL Guard
    Not supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • Windows
    HOL Guard
    Not supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • macOS
    HOL Guard
    Supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • iOS
    HOL Guard
    Not supported
    Warp
    Not supported
  • Android
    HOL Guard
    Not supported
    Warp
    Not supported
  • API
    HOL Guard
    Not supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    HOL Guard
    Not supported
    Warp
    Not supported
  • Linux
    HOL Guard
    Supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • CLI
    HOL Guard
    Supported
    Warp
    Supported

Integrations

HOL Guard

7 integrations
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • OpenCode
  • GitHub Copilot CLI
  • GitHub Actions
  • MCP servers

Warp

11 integrations
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Sentry
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Claude Code
  • Codex

Company

  • Company
    HOL Guard
    Hashgraph Online DAO LLC
    Warp
    Warp
  • Founded
    HOL Guard
    Not listed
    Warp
    2020
  • Headquarters
    HOL Guard
    Not listed
    Warp
    New York, NY
  • Monthly users
    HOL Guard
    Not listed
    Warp
    800k+ devs
  • Listing
    HOL Guard
    Claimed
    Warp
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is HOL Guard better than Warp?

It depends on your workflow. HOL Guard is built for approving risky agent actions locally, Protecting secrets from coding agents, Reviewing MCP servers, skills and plugins before use. Warp is built for Terminal-centric developers who want AI assistance in the command line, and teams automating PR review, issue triage and other tasks with cloud agents.

What are the key feature differences between HOL Guard and Warp?

HOL Guard: Local approvals for AI coding agent actions before they touch your machine. Warp: Open-source terminal with built-in AI agents and cloud infrastructure for coding workflows.

Does HOL Guard or Warp have a free plan?

Yes, both do. HOL Guard is freemium and Warp is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, HOL Guard or Warp?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.