Comparison

Amazon Q Developer vs OpenHands

On the evidence we track, Amazon Q Developer leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Q Developer full profile →OpenHands full profile →

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★Amazon Q Developer81

OpenHands52

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon Q DeveloperLeader	OpenHands
vioscaleAI score	81 / 100medium · 71%	52 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$19	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	11	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_sec	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=wren-dev&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	90,914
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	2
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Amazon Q Developer81 / 100medium · 71%

OpenHands52 / 100medium · 61%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

Model

Amazon Q Developerfree

OpenHandscommercial

Price level

Amazon Q Developerfree

OpenHandslow

Starting price

Amazon Q Developer$19

OpenHands–

Transparent

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✗

Integrations

Count

Amazon Q Developer11

OpenHands6

Security

Disclosure policy

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

Fedramp

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands–

Gdpr

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands–

Hipaa

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands–

Iso27001

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands–

Pci

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands–

Soc2

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands–

Trust center

Amazon Q Developerhttps://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_sec

OpenHands–

Vulnerabilities

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHandsCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=wren-dev&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHands0

Github stars

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHands90,914

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHands100

Release

Cadence days

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHands2

History

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHands20 items

License

Spdx

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHandsMIT

Language

Primary

Amazon Q Developer–

OpenHandsTypeScript

Market

Availability

Amazon Q DeveloperAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

OpenHandsAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Amazon Q Developer7 items

OpenHands7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Coding Assistants
Capability	Amazon Q Developer	OpenHands
Core
Form	Autonomous agent	Autonomous agent
Autonomy level	Autonomous	Autonomous
Surface
Editor / surface support	JetBrains, IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Console, CLI, GitHub,	Web GUI, Terminal UI, CLI, IDE integration via Agent-Client Protocol (ACP)
AI
Model source	Single-vendor	Model-agnostic (BYO key)
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped	✗	✓
Context
Codebase context	Repo-wide indexing	Repo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits	✓	✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools	✓	✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option	✓	-
Security
Enterprise controls	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage	Java, .NET, and general programming languages	Multiple programming languages
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	-
Licensing
Open-source client	Closed	OSS

Core

Form

Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous agent

OpenHandsAutonomous agent

Autonomy level

Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous

OpenHandsAutonomous

Surface

Editor / surface support

Amazon Q DeveloperJetBrains, IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Console, CLI, GitHub,

OpenHandsWeb GUI, Terminal UI, CLI, IDE integration via Agent-Client Protocol (ACP)

Model source

Amazon Q DeveloperSingle-vendor

OpenHandsModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Amazon Q Developer✗

OpenHands✓

Context

Codebase context

Amazon Q DeveloperRepo-wide indexing

OpenHandsRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands-

Security

Enterprise controls

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

Amazon Q DeveloperJava, .NET, and general programming languages

OpenHandsMultiple programming languages

Commercial

Pricing model

Amazon Q DeveloperFree

OpenHands-

Licensing

Open-source client

Amazon Q DeveloperClosed

OpenHandsOSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

An AI coding assistant available in IDEs, AWS Management Console, and communication platforms that generates code suggestions, performs vulnerability scanning, and autonomously handles complex tasks like unit testing, documentation, and code reviews.

Independently observed

OpenHands

A platform that deploys autonomous agents to plan, write code, and apply changes across codebases, enabling teams to complete complex development tasks end-to-end. Built on open-source foundations and designed for enterprise-scale software development.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

FreeFree tier

Perpetual free tier: 50 agentic chat interactions and 1,000 lines of code transformation per month

Free TierFree

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

OpenHands

HybridFree tier

Free open-source version. Free SaaS tier available. Individual plan usage-based for LLM access. Enterprise custom pricing.

Local Open SourceFree
- Best-in-class OpenHands Agent
- Web-based GUI, Terminal UI, and CLI
- Git integrations
- Community support
- Model agnostic
IndividualFree
- Hosted cloud access from desktop and mobile
- API support for automation and scripting
- Jira and Slack integrations
- Secrets management
- Cloud Agent SDK
- +2 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- SaaS or self-hosted in private VPC
- Enterprise SAML and SSO
- Unlimited concurrent conversations per user
- Large Codebase SDK
- Multi-user role-based access control
- +4 more

as of 2026-09-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amazon Q Developer	OpenHands
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

iOS

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✗

Android

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✗

macOS

Amazon Q Developer✗

OpenHands✓

Windows

Amazon Q Developer✗

OpenHands✓

Linux

Amazon Q Developer✗

OpenHands✓

CLI

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon Q Developer✓

OpenHands✓

Self-hosted

Amazon Q Developer✗

OpenHands✓

On-premise

Amazon Q Developer✗

OpenHands✓

Hybrid

Amazon Q Developer✗

OpenHands✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)

Slack
GitHub
GitLab

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

26 total - 23 not shared

JetBrains
IntelliJ IDEA
Visual Studio
VS Code
Eclipse
AWS Console
Microsoft Teams
AWS Management Console
AWS CLI
GitHub Enterprise Cloud
Asana
1Password
Tailscale
Brave Search API
AWS Marketplace
Vanta
Cast AI
Orca Security
TrendMicro Vision One
Aurora Endpoint Defense
iOS
Android
CLI

Independently observed

OpenHands

11 total - 8 not shared

Bitbucket
Jira
Linear
Notion
Claude Code
Codex
Gemini CLI
Datadog

Independently observed

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