Comparison

OpenHands vs Sweep

On the evidence we track, Sweep leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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OpenHands52

★Sweep61

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	OpenHands	SweepLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100medium · 61%	61 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	1
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=wren-dev&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
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	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

OpenHands52 / 100medium · 61%

Sweep61 / 100medium · 54%

Pricing

Free tier

OpenHands✓

Sweep✓

Model

OpenHandscommercial

Sweepfreemium

Price level

OpenHandslow

Sweeplow

Transparent

OpenHands✗

Sweep✓

Integrations

Count

OpenHands6

Sweep1

Security

Disclosure policy

OpenHands✓

Sweep–

Soc2

OpenHands–

Sweep✓

Vulnerabilities

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

Sweep–

Adoption

Dependent repos

OpenHands0

Sweep–

Github stars

OpenHands90,914

Sweep–

Activity

Commits last 30d

OpenHands100

Sweep–

Release

Cadence days

OpenHands2

Sweep–

History

OpenHands20 items

Sweep–

License

Spdx

OpenHandsMIT

Sweep–

Language

Primary

OpenHandsTypeScript

Sweep–

Market

Availability

OpenHandsAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

SweepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Content

Faq

OpenHands7 items

Sweep6 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	OpenHands	Sweep
Core
Form	Autonomous agent	Inline completion
Autonomy level	Autonomous	Agentic
Surface
Editor / surface support	Web GUI, Terminal UI, CLI, IDE integration via Agent-Client Protocol (ACP)	JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, CLion
AI
Model source	Model-agnostic (BYO key)	Single-vendor
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	-	Per-seat
Licensing
Open-source client	OSS	Closed

Core

Form

OpenHandsAutonomous agent

SweepInline completion

Autonomy level

OpenHandsAutonomous

SweepAgentic

Surface

Editor / surface support

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

SweepJetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, CLion

Model source

OpenHandsModel-agnostic (BYO key)

SweepSingle-vendor

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

OpenHands✓

Sweep✗

Context

Codebase context

OpenHandsRepo-wide indexing

SweepRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

OpenHands✓

Sweep✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

OpenHands✓

Sweep✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

OpenHands-

Sweep✓

Security

Enterprise controls

OpenHands✓

Sweep✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

OpenHandsMultiple programming languages

Sweep-

Commercial

Pricing model

OpenHands-

SweepPer-seat

Licensing

Open-source client

OpenHandsOSS

SweepClosed

What each one is

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

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

Sweep

Leader

An AI-powered coding agent and autocomplete system designed for JetBrains IDE users, featuring predictive code suggestions that anticipate the next edits developers will make.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Sweep

Leader

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free trial. From $10/month for unlimited autocomplete; $20 Pro and $60 Ultra for power users.

Free TrialFree
- 1,000 Autocompletes
- $5 API credits included
- All JetBrains IDEs supported
- Privacy Mode available
Basic$10/month
- Unlimited autocomplete
Pro$20/month
- Unlimited autocomplete
- More API credits
- Priority support
Ultra$60/month
- Unlimited autocomplete
- Highest API credit allocation

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	OpenHands	Sweep
WebPlatforms	✓	-
macOSPlatforms	✓	-
WindowsPlatforms	✓	-
LinuxPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

OpenHands✓

Sweep–

macOS

OpenHands✓

Sweep–

Windows

OpenHands✓

Sweep–

Linux

OpenHands✓

Sweep–

CLI

OpenHands✓

Sweep–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

OpenHands✓

Sweep✓

Self-hosted

OpenHands✓

Sweep✗

On-premise

OpenHands✓

Sweep✗

Hybrid

OpenHands✓

Sweep✗

Integrations

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

OpenHands

11 total

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

Independently observed

Sweep

Leader

4 total

Web Search
Fetch Tools
Remote MCP Servers
JetBrains

Independently observed

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