Alternatives to OpenHands

Self-hosted control centre for running coding agents against your projects. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as OpenHands.

  • Codex CLI

    OpenAI's open source coding agent that runs in your terminal.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Codex CLI is OpenAI's single Apache-licensed terminal agent requiring OpenAI access, rather than a self-hosted interface that runs several different agents.

  • Gemini CLI

    Google's open source AI agent for the terminal, powered by Gemini.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Gemini CLI is Google's Apache-licensed terminal agent with a free tier, tied to Google authentication and Gemini cloud models instead of multiple agents.

  • Cursor

    An AI code editor built on VS Code, with coding agents that plan and carry out tasks.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSCommand line

    Cursor is a closed-source VS Code-based editor with built-in agents on macOS and CLI, with heavier use requiring a paid plan.

  • GitHub Copilot

    An AI coding assistant from GitHub that suggests code and carries out coding tasks in editors and terminals.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSCommand line

    GitHub Copilot is a closed-source hosted assistant with editor, macOS app and CLI agents, requiring a GitHub account and paid plans for heavier use.

Also worth comparing

These listings name OpenHands as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Amazon Q Developer

    AWS AI coding assistant that writes, debugs and refactors code in your IDE.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    OpenHands is a free, MIT-licensed self-hosted interface for running several coding agents across local and cloud backends, though you still pay for model access.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.