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JunieReleaseJunie Eco mode hands implementation to a lower-cost modelGitHub CopilotPlansGitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every licensed userSierraReleaseSierra launches Compliance Console for outbound agentsGitHub CopilotReleaseGitHub Copilot Fusion becomes generally availableGitHub CopilotReleaseGitHub Agentic Workflows become generally availableAmpPlatformAmp launches an Android appMicrosoft 365 CopilotReleaseLearning Agent and admin-deployed custom MCP connectors arrive in CopilotKiroPlansKiro replaces its upgrade discount with a free first month and 500 trial creditsGleanReleaseGlean release 565 adds agent import/export and an Azure Files connectorGoogle AntigravityReleaseAntigravity 2.28 adds a built-in browser and any-file attachmentsSynthesiaReleaseSynthesia launches a Localization API for dubbing videos at scaleRunwayReleaseRunway launches Runway Ads for generating and publishing ad variantsOpenCodeReleaseOpenCode 2.2 adds Desktop plugins and a refreshed desktop appOpenAI CodexReleaseGPT-6.1 Terra becomes available in Codex
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Free alternatives to Amp

2 alternatives verifiably meet “Verified free tier”. 3 more are not verified either way.

Qualifying2
Self-hosting verified1
Free tier2
ReplacingAmp
Entry price$20/mo
Free tierYes
Open source · self-hostingNot verified Yes
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Free alternatives

Listed alphabetically. ToolMarketCap does not rank alternatives: each card states why it appears, with the first-party page behind every reading. Offers are shown beside the record and never change which tools appear or their order.

OpenHandsBackground agents
Why it appears
  • Meets: Verified free tierYes — open source locally, and a free cloud Individual plan with your own keyopenhands.dev ↗
  • Meets: Same use caseBackground agents
  • Meets: Self-hostingYes — the free Agent Canvas, Teams, and Enterprise are self-hostedopenhands.dev ↗
  • Meets: Open sourceYes — MIT, the OpenHands Agent Canvas and its source on GitHubopenhands.dev ↗github.com ↗
  • Meets: SSO and an enterprise planSSO: Enterprise tier only — SAML/SSOopenhands.dev ↗
  • Meets: Different deployment modelAgent platform — Amp: Cloud agentsopenhands.dev ↗ampcode.com ↗
  • Meets: Recent verified changes1 verified change in 30 days
Entry priceFree plan only
Free tierYes
Open sourceYes
Self-hostingYes
1 verified change in 30 days · latest Platform · 13 Oct 2026OpenHands agents can run on DigitalOcean from Agent Canvas
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Not verified either way

These alternatives have no verified value for “Verified free tier”. They are not excluded because they fail it — the record does not say.

Augment CodeFactoryOna

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Alternatives are tools in Amp's editorial segment or assigned as its peers. A reading is “not verified” when no first-party page states it — never assumed either way. Oldest record verified 2 Oct 2026. How alternatives work