# GitHub Copilot vs OpenHands

**Leader by Vioscale score:** OpenHands

| Attribute | GitHub Copilot | OpenHands |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.2 (74% (medium)) | 63.9 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 85,182 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An artificial intelligence tool that integrates into developer editors and platforms to suggest code completions, answer questions, review code changes, and help with various coding tasks across multiple IDEs and interfaces. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"form":"autonomous_agent","autonomy":"autonomous","languages":"Multiple languages (including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, Go, Rub","oss_client":"closed","model_source":"model_agnostic","soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_seat","runs_commands":true,"self_hostable":false,"editor_support":"VS Code, IDEs, CLI, GitHub, chat apps, custom MCP servers","codebase_context":"repo_wide","multi_file_edits":true,"architecture_model":"vs_code_extension_cline","enterprise_controls":true,"zero_data_retention":false,"rag_on_external_documentation_urls":false,"bring_your_own_key_byok_api_support":false,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":false,"mcp_model_context_protocol_integration":false,"browser_automation_support_for_visual_qa":false,"local_llm_support_via_ollama_or_lmstudio":false,"multi_file_diff_generation_and_automated_apply":true,"privacy_mode_zero_data_retention_for_enterprise":false,"workspace_indexing_and_semantic_codebase_search":true,"terminal_bash_execution_and_self_correction_loops":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 | 25 | 70 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Render"},{"name":"Linear Code"},{"name":"CodeRabbit"},{"name":"Codemagic CI/CD"},{"name":"Zenhub"},{"name":"Codacy"},{"name":"Codecov"},{"name":"Qlty Cloud"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Azure Pipelines"},{"name":"Imgbot"},{"name":"CodeFactor"},{"name":"Rewind Backups"},{"name":"Percy"},{"name":"Argos Visual Testing"},{"name":"AccessLint"},{"name":"Rollbar"},{"name":"Testspace.com"},{"name":"Zube"},{"name":"Codetree"},{"name":"POEditor"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Rewind Backups for GitHub"},{"name":"PR Scheduler"},{"name":"abaplint"},{"name":"Metabob"},{"name":"LovableBot"},{"name":"OpenCode"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Gemini CLI"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Notion"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription|usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"GitHub Copilot Individual","features":["Code suggestions","Chat in editor","GitHub.com integration (limited)"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"For individual developers, freelancers, students, educators, and open source maintainers","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GitHub Copilot Business","features":["Organizational license management","Policy management","IP indemnity"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"For organizations with additional license management and policy controls","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GitHub Copilot Enterprise","features":["Native GitHub.com integration","Organization knowledge access in GitHub Mobile","Full developer control"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Native integration with GitHub.com with full enterprise features","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"GitHub Advanced Security - Secret Protection","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"active committer","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"GitHub Advanced Security - Code Security","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"active committer","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Codespaces storage and compute","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"core-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.18,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB/month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.07,"currency":"USD"}]}],"currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:41:33.202Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free, local, perpetual","features":["Web-based GUI","Terminal UI and CLI","Git integrations (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab)","Model-agnostic LLM support","Community support","Unlimited conversations"],"minSeats":1,"description":"Local, self-hosted MIT-licensed version for individual developers","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Individual","summary":"Free with BYOK; usage-based for OpenHands LLM provider","features":["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"],"minSeats":1,"description":"Cloud SaaS access with bring-your-own-key or pay-as-you-go LLM provider","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing; private VPC, SSO, enterprise support","features":["SaaS or self-hosted in your VPC","Enterprise SAML/SSO","Unlimited concurrent conversations per user","Large Codebase SDK","Organization support and multi-user RBAC","Centralized team billing","Cloud APIs","Priority support and named Customer Engineer","Shared Slack channel","Audit logs and budget controls"],"description":"Self-hosted or private VPC deployment with full control and enterprise support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source and free cloud tier (BYOK); usage-based LLM token pricing; Enterprise custom quote","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.openhands.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:05:48.465Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2026-07-30T17:07:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.7.2","date":"2026-07-30T10:45:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2026-07-30T03:47:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2026-07-29T22:43:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.6.1","date":"2026-07-28T17:16:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/cloud-1.47.1","date":"2026-07-21T13:53:05Z","type":"stable","version":"cloud-1.47.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/cloud-1.47.0","date":"2026-07-21T08:20:14Z","type":"stable","version":"cloud-1.47.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/cloud-1.46.2","date":"2026-07-15T16:05:32Z","type":"stable","version":"cloud-1.46.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/cloud-1.46.1","date":"2026-07-14T12:30:57Z","type":"stable","version":"cloud-1.46.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/cloud-1.46.0","date":"2026-07-10T19:51:59Z","type":"stable","version":"cloud-1.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/1.11.0","date":"2026-07-09T19:37:16Z","type":"stable","version":"1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/cloud-1.45.1","date":"2026-07-09T20:07:45Z","type":"stable","version":"cloud-1.45.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/cloud-1.45.0","date":"2026-07-09T19:28:57Z","type":"stable","version":"cloud-1.45.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FOpenHands%2FOpenHands&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (AI Coding Assistants)

| Capability | GitHub Copilot | OpenHands |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Form | Autonomous agent | Autonomous agent |
| Autonomy level | Autonomous | Autonomous |
| **Surface** |  |  |
| Editor / surface support | VS Code, IDEs, CLI, GitHub, chat apps, custom MCP servers | Web GUI, Terminal UI, CLI, IDE integration via Agent-Client Protocol (ACP) |
| **AI** |  |  |
| Model source | Model-agnostic (BYO key) | 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 languages (including Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, Go, Rub | Multiple programming languages |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Per-seat | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source client | Closed | OSS |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:35:27.752Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*