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Free alternatives to OpenHands

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

Qualifying2
Self-hosting verified1
Free tier2
ReplacingOpenHands
Entry priceFree plan only
Free tierYes
Open source · self-hostingYes Yes
Changes 30d1
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Free alternatives

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AmpBackground agents
Why it appears
  • Meets: Verified free tierYes — Hobby plan, with pay-as-you-go orbs or your own runnersampcode.com ↗
  • Meets: Same use caseBackground agents
  • Meets: Self-hostingYes — self-hosted orbs: agent run environments on your own infrastructureampcode.com ↗
  • Meets: SSO and an enterprise planSSO: Team tier and above — SAML/OIDC SSOampcode.com ↗
  • Meets: Different deployment modelCloud agents — OpenHands: Agent platformampcode.com ↗ampcode.com ↗openhands.dev ↗
  • Meets: Recent verified changes3 verified changes in 30 days
Entry price$20/mo
Free tierYes
Open sourceNot verified
Self-hostingYes
3 verified changes in 30 days · latest Platform · 27 Oct 2026Amp launches an Android app
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JulesGoogle · Background agents
Why it appears
Entry priceNo verified price
Free tierYes
Open sourceNot verified
Self-hostingNot verified
0 verified changes in 30 days · latest Release · 9 Mar 2026Gemini 3.1 Pro becomes available in Jules
Compare with OpenHands2 differences →Add to stack

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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Switch from OpenHands — by your requirements→Screen Background agents→OpenHands pricing1 planOpenHands change history5 changes
Alternatives are tools in OpenHands'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