OpenHands

An open-source platform for running autonomous coding agents on your laptop, a VM or the cloud.

Open sourceSelf-hostableAI coding assistants

Verified facts: 4 of 4
Alternatives ranked: 5
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About OpenHands

OpenHands, formerly OpenDevin, is an open-source platform for autonomous software engineering agents. Its own agent can explore a repository, write and run code, use a browser and open pull requests, and its Agent Canvas client can also orchestrate other agents such as Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI. You can run it on your laptop, move execution to a shared VM or cloud sandboxes when tasks get heavy, and set up automations triggered by events in your tools. It works with closed models and open-weight models, including local ones, with your own API keys. The core is MIT-licensed and free to self-host; a paid Teams tier adds multi-user identity and access control, and Enterprise covers VPC or on-premises deployment with support. It's maintained by All Hands AI and has a large research and contributor community. It suits teams that want agent automation they can inspect, self-host and adapt.

Best for: Teams that want self-hostable autonomous agents and the freedom to use any model.

What works

MIT-licensed and free to self-host
Can orchestrate other agents, not just its own
Works with open-weight and local models

Why people leave

More setup than a hosted agent
Multi-user features need the paid Teams tier
Results depend heavily on the model you connect

Top OpenHands alternatives

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1
Cline
Open-source agent that works interactively inside your editor.
74.6
2
Devin
A hosted autonomous agent if you'd rather not run the infrastructure.
66.5
3
goose
Open-source local agent with a desktop app, simpler to start with.
62.6
4
Factory
Commercial agent platform with on-prem options and enterprise support.
57.2
5
Jules
A free-to-try hosted cloud agent for GitHub repositories.
55.3

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OpenHands: common questions

Is OpenHands free?

Yes. OpenHands is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is OpenHands open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at All-Hands-AI/OpenHands. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does OpenHands run on?

OpenHands is available for Web, macOS, Windows, Linux and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to OpenHands?

The highest-ranked OpenHands alternatives right now are Cline, Devin and goose. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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OpenHands facts

4 of 4 verified

License: MIT; Checked Oct 25, 2026all-hands.dev(opens source in a new tab); “Open source and free to self-host. Open source (MIT)”
Teams plan: $499/month for up to 10 users; Checked Oct 25, 2026all-hands.dev(opens source in a new tab); “Teams $499/month Up to 10 users”
Other agents: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI; Checked Oct 25, 2026all-hands.dev(opens source in a new tab); “Use Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenHands, or your own stack.”
On-premises: Yes; Checked Oct 25, 2026all-hands.dev(opens source in a new tab); “OpenHands runs in your environment, whether on-prem or private cloud, so your code never leaves your control.”