OpenHands

OpenHands is an open source AI agent platform that plans, writes, and applies code changes across codebases, for software engineering teams and individual developers.

  • Free plan
  • Web app · API
  • Verified 16 Oct 2026

What OpenHands does

OpenHands runs autonomous AI agents that plan, write, and apply code changes across codebases. It offers a web-based GUI, a Terminal UI, and a CLI, and can trigger workflows from GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, and schedules.

Built for

  • Software engineering teams
  • Individual developers

Key features

  • Web-based GUI, Terminal UI, and CLI
  • Trigger workflows from GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear and schedules
  • Enterprise SAML / SSO (Enterprise plan only)
  • Large Codebase SDK (Enterprise plan only)
  • Jira and Slack integrations (Individual plan and above)

Pros and cons

Pros

  • The Local (Open Source) plan is listed as free.
  • The Individual plan is listed as free.
  • Workflows can be triggered from GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, and schedules.
  • Interfaces include a web-based GUI, a Terminal UI, and a CLI.
  • Signup is self-serve.

Cons

  • Enterprise SAML / SSO is available only on the Enterprise plan.
  • The Large Codebase SDK is available only on the Enterprise plan.
  • Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
  • Jira and Slack integrations are listed for the Individual plan and above, not the Local plan.

Where OpenHands is listed

OpenHands is listed under AI coding agents in AI coding tools.

Code reviewDevOps and infrastructureFor developers

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