# Lovable vs OpenHands

| Attribute | Lovable | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.1 (74% (medium)) | 52.1 (61% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 90,914 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Lovable enables developers and non-technical users to create full-stack web applications by describing requirements in natural language. The platform provides cloud infrastructure, database management, authentication, payment processing, and pre-built integrations with external services. It is indexed under AI Coding Assistants.","source":"https://lovable.dev/blog/2025-01-13-targeted-edits-supabase-integration-improvements-and-pricing-updates","question":"What is Lovable?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Lovable offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://lovable.dev/blog/2025-01-13-targeted-edits-supabase-integration-improvements-and-pricing-updates","question":"Is Lovable free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Lovable supports the web, Windows and macOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://lovable.dev/blog/2025-01-13-targeted-edits-supabase-integration-improvements-and-pricing-updates","question":"What platforms does Lovable support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Lovable, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://lovable.dev/blog/2025-01-13-targeted-edits-supabase-integration-improvements-and-pricing-updates","question":"Can Lovable be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Lovable, including Supabase, GitHub, Stripe, Firecrawl, React Flow, Okta, Azure AD and Google. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://lovable.dev/blog/2025-01-13-targeted-edits-supabase-integration-improvements-and-pricing-updates","question":"What does Lovable integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Lovable. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Lovable not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://lovable.dev/security","question":"What security certifications does Lovable have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under AI Coding Assistants.","source":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","question":"What is OpenHands?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OpenHands is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","question":"Is OpenHands free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"OpenHands supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","question":"What platforms does OpenHands support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpenHands can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","question":"Can OpenHands be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for OpenHands, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Jira, Linear, Notion and Claude Code, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","question":"What does OpenHands integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. OpenHands is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/openhands/OpenHands","question":"Is OpenHands open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"OpenHands is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","question":"Where is OpenHands available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An AI assistant that enables anyone to create and deploy websites and web applications through chat-based conversations. It provides built-in hosting, databases, user authentication, file storage, serverless functions, and integrated payment processing, with enterprise security controls and regional data residency options. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"form":"chat_edit","autonomy":"edit","languages":"JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React","oss_client":"closed","model_source":"proprietary","pricing_model":"usage_credits","runs_commands":true,"self_hostable":false,"editor_support":"Web-based editor, desktop apps (macOS/Windows), mobile app","codebase_context":"repo_wide","multi_file_edits":true,"enterprise_controls":true,"zero_data_retention":false}` | `{"form":"autonomous_agent","autonomy":"autonomous","languages":"Multiple programming languages","oss_client":"oss","model_source":"model_agnostic","runs_commands":true,"self_hostable":true,"editor_support":"Web GUI, Terminal UI, CLI, IDE integration via Agent-Client Protocol (ACP)","codebase_context":"repo_wide","multi_file_edits":true,"enterprise_controls":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Firecrawl"},{"name":"React Flow"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Azure AD","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Gemini CLI"},{"name":"Datadog"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"SE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Limited credits for building, cloud hosting, and app features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_feature_credits":"4/month","daily_build_credits":"5/day","monthly_cloud_credits":"20/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free plan available with limited daily credits; paid plans use credit-based pricing structure","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://lovable.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T15:58:09.629Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Local Open Source","summary":"Free, MIT-licensed open source","features":["Best-in-class OpenHands Agent","Web-based GUI, Terminal UI, and CLI","Git integrations","Community support","Model agnostic"],"minSeats":1,"description":"Free open-source version for local development","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Individual","summary":"Free tier available, usage-based LLM pricing","features":["Hosted cloud access from desktop and mobile","API support for automation and scripting","Jira and Slack integrations","Secrets management","Cloud Agent SDK","MCP support","Bring your own LLM key or use OpenHands models at-cost"],"minSeats":1,"description":"Cloud-hosted SaaS version with free tier and optional pay-as-you-go LLM access","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing with enterprise-grade support","features":["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","Centralized team billing","Cloud APIs and integrations","Named customer engineer and priority support","Shared Slack channel support"],"description":"Self-hosted or managed SaaS with enterprise controls, private VPC, and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source version. Free SaaS tier available. Individual plan usage-based for LLM access. Enterprise custom pricing.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-13T19:36:21.322Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 2 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.27.1","date":"2026-10-12T19:33:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.27.0","date":"2026-10-12T15:06:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.26.0","date":"2026-10-08T20:36:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.25.0","date":"2026-10-06T00:56:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.24.0","date":"2026-09-25T15:09:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.23.0","date":"2026-09-23T17:24:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.22.0","date":"2026-09-22T16:28:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.21.0","date":"2026-09-22T01:50:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.20.0","date":"2026-09-17T07:15:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.19.0","date":"2026-09-16T19:24:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.18.0","date":"2026-09-11T18:27:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.17.0","date":"2026-09-09T19:27:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.16.0","date":"2026-08-27T18:19:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.15.0","date":"2026-08-21T14:01:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.14.0","date":"2026-08-17T21:41:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.13.0","date":"2026-08-13T01:57:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.12.0","date":"2026-08-07T19:33:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.11.0","date":"2026-08-07T18:01:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2026-08-05T15:54:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2026-08-03T18:49:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://lovable.dev/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=wren-dev&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (AI Coding Assistants)

| Capability | Lovable | OpenHands |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Form | Chat / edit | Autonomous agent |
| Autonomy level | Edit | Autonomous |
| **Surface** |  |  |
| Editor / surface support | Web-based editor, desktop apps (macOS/Windows), mobile app | Web GUI, Terminal UI, CLI, IDE integration via Agent-Client Protocol (ACP) |
| **AI** |  |  |
| Model source | Proprietary | 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 | JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React | Multiple programming languages |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Usage credits | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source client | Closed | OSS |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:32:03.321Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*