Comparison

Continue vs OpenHands

On the evidence we track, OpenHands leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Continue38

★OpenHands64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Continue	OpenHandsLeader
Vioscale score	38 / 100low · 41%	64 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	70
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=continuedev&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FOpenHands%2FOpenHands&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	35,643	85,182
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	3	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	1
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Continue38 / 100low · 41%

OpenHands64 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

Continue✓

OpenHands✓

Model

Continueopen_source

OpenHandscommercial

Price level

Continuefree

OpenHandslow

Transparent

Continue✓

OpenHands✓

Integrations

Count

Continue–

OpenHands70

Security

Disclosure policy

Continue–

OpenHands✓

Vulnerabilities

ContinueCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=continuedev&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

OpenHandsCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FOpenHands%2FOpenHands&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Continue✓

OpenHands–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Continue1

OpenHands0

Github stars

Continue35,643

OpenHands85,182

Activity

Commits last 30d

Continue3

OpenHands100

Release

Cadence days

Continue–

OpenHands1

History

Continue20 items

OpenHands20 items

License

Spdx

ContinueApache-2.0

OpenHandsMIT

Language

Primary

ContinueTypeScript

OpenHandsTypeScript

Market

Availability

ContinueAvailable worldwide

OpenHandsAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Coding Assistants
Capability	Continue	OpenHands
Core
Form	CLI agent	Autonomous agent
Autonomy level	Agentic	Autonomous
Surface
Editor / surface support	VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin	Web GUI, Terminal UI, CLI, IDE integration via Agent-Client Protocol (ACP)
AI
Model source	-	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	-	Multiple programming languages
Commercial
Pricing model	Free	-
Licensing
Open-source client	OSS	OSS

Core

Form

ContinueCLI agent

OpenHandsAutonomous agent

Autonomy level

ContinueAgentic

OpenHandsAutonomous

Surface

Editor / surface support

ContinueVS Code extension, JetBrains plugin

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

Model source

Continue-

OpenHandsModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Continue✓

OpenHands✓

Context

Codebase context

ContinueRepo-wide indexing

OpenHandsRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Continue✓

OpenHands✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Continue✓

OpenHands✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Continue✓

OpenHands-

Security

Enterprise controls

Continue-

OpenHands✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

Continue-

OpenHandsMultiple programming languages

Commercial

Pricing model

ContinueFree

OpenHands-

Licensing

Open-source client

ContinueOSS

OpenHandsOSS

What each one is

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

Continue

Continue is a coding agent available as a command-line tool with integrations for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It assists developers with code generation and editing, designed to amplify rather than replace human developers.

Independently observed

OpenHands

Leader

OpenHands is an open-source platform for deploying AI-powered coding agents that automate development tasks. It runs locally, in the cloud, or self-hosted, integrates with developer tools like GitHub, Slack, and Linear, and supports individual developers through enterprise organizations.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Continue

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

OpenHands

Leader

HybridFree tier

Free open-source and free cloud tier (BYOK); usage-based LLM token pricing; Enterprise custom quote

Open SourceFree
- Web-based GUI
- Terminal UI and CLI
- Git integrations (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab)
- Model-agnostic LLM support
- Community support
- +1 more
IndividualFree
- Everything in Open Source
- Hosted cloud access from desktop and mobile
- API support for automation and scripting
- Jira and Slack integrations
- Bring your own LLM key or use OpenHands provider
EnterpriseContact sales
- SaaS or self-hosted in your VPC
- Enterprise SAML/SSO
- Unlimited concurrent conversations per user
- Large Codebase SDK
- Organization support and multi-user RBAC
- +5 more

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Continue	OpenHands
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

macOS

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

Windows

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

Linux

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

CLI

Continue✓

OpenHands✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

Self-hosted

Continue✓

OpenHands✓

On-premise

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

Hybrid

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

Air-gapped

Continue✗

OpenHands✓

Integrations

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

Continue

Not documented yet.

OpenHands

Leader

12 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Slack
Jira
Linear
Notion
Claude Code
Codex
Gemini CLI
Datadog
Notion

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.