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OpenHands
OpenHands · founded 2024
What it is
OpenHands is an open-source platform for building and running AI coding agents, with interfaces, automation and controls for individuals and organizations. It offers a terminal or CLI, a collaborative web interface and an SDK for creating agents and coordinating workflows programmatically. Automations can start agents from GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, schedules and supported integrations. Described workflows include reviewing pull requests, triaging issues, investigating incidents and opening pull requests with proposed fixes. OpenHands supports agent stacks including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenHands, as well as closed models and open weights. It can run locally, in the cloud or in an organization’s VPC; enterprise deployments can be self-hosted on Kubernetes. Enterprise controls include isolated container runtimes, prompt-injection detection that can halt activity, access controls for secrets and tools, and audit logs. Its governance control plane lists RBAC, guardrails, reporting, observability, budgeting and an LLM gateway. The Open Source plan lists one user with unlimited daily conversations; Individual lists one user and 10 daily conversations, while Enterprise lists unlimited users and conversations. An early-preview Agent Canvas desktop app is available for macOS, Windows and Linux.
For and against
For
- Provides CLI, web GUI and an SDK.
- Automations can start from several listed services.
- Supports multiple agent stacks and model types.
- Enterprise controls include audit logs and access controls.
- Open Source plan lists unlimited daily conversations.
Against
- Individual plan lists 10 daily conversations.
- Open Source and Individual plans list one user.
- Agent Canvas itself does not provide isolation.
- Desktop app is described as an early preview.
The verdict
OpenHands offers multiple ways to build and run coding agents, with broader governance controls described for enterprise use. Review the plan limits and execution-environment caveat before choosing a workflow.
Who it suits
OpenHands suits individuals and organizations building coding-agent workflows, from command-line use to integrated engineering automations. Teams considering Agent Canvas should note its local runtime does not provide isolation.
Plans and prices
Individual
SaaS · 1 user · 10 daily conversations · BYOK or OpenHands models at cost
Read 11 Oct 2026 · openhands.dev
Open Source
Runs locally · 1 user · Unlimited daily conversations · Community support
Read 11 Oct 2026 · openhands.dev
Enterprise
SaaS or self-hosted · Unlimited users · Unlimited daily conversations · SAML/SSO
Read 11 Oct 2026 · openhands.dev
On the record
- Agent interfaces
- The product includes terminal/CLI, a collaborative web GUI, and an SDK for creating agents and orchestrating workflows programmatically.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Coding agent
- Yesopenhands.dev · read 20 Sep 2026
- Automations
- Automations can trigger agents from GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, schedules, and supported integrations to carry out engineering workflows.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Chat assistance
- Yesopenhands.dev · read 20 Sep 2026
- Codebase indexing
- Yesopenhands.dev · read 20 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- OpenHands can run locally, in the cloud, or in an organization’s VPC; the enterprise page describes self-hosting on Kubernetes.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop availability
- Agent Canvas has an early preview desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.docs.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Enterprise governance
- The enterprise control plane includes RBAC, guardrails, reporting, observability, budgeting, and an LLM gateway.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The enterprise page lists GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Jira, and Linear integrations out of the box.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Local runtime caveat
- The Agent Canvas documentation warns that agents can run commands and access files and connected tools in their execution environment, and says Canvas itself does not provide isolation.docs.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Models and agents
- OpenHands says it supports Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenHands, and other agent stacks, as well as closed models and open weights.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Plan limits
- The pricing comparison lists one user and unlimited daily conversations for Open Source, one user and 10 daily conversations for Individual, and unlimited users and conversations for Enterprise.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Pull requests
- OpenHands describes workflows that review pull requests, triage issues, investigate incidents, and open pull requests with proposed fixes.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- Enterprise features include isolated container runtimes, prompt-injection detection with automatic halt, access controls for secrets and tools, and audit logs.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Enterprise plan includes priority support and a shared Slack channel, and the enterprise page says contracts include direct access to the research team.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
- Terminal access
- Yesopenhands.dev · read 20 Sep 2026
- What it does
- OpenHands is an open-source platform for building and running AI coding agents, with interfaces, automations, and controls for individual and organizational use.openhands.dev · read 11 Oct 2026
