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OpenHands vs Kodus
OpenHands has 88,562 GitHub stars, 11,641 forks, 713 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Kodus has 1,407 stars, 153 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenHands leads on adoption by 6,194% (88,562 vs 1,407 stars). OpenHands is written in TypeScript under MIT; Kodus is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. OpenHands has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Kodus 11%. Kodus was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| OpenHands | Kodus | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 89K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 12K | ⑂ 153 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenHands if
- You weight community size — 89K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Kodus if
- You want the Kodus feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Kodus fits your workflow better
About OpenHands
OpenHands is an open source platform that provides a self hosted control center—Agent Canvas—for managing and orchestrating autonomous AI coding agents. It lives in the developer tools and AI assisted coding ecosystem, designed to turn local or remote agents into a persistent, automated engineering team. The platform supports multiple agent backends and integrates with third party services to enable scheduled or event driven automation workflows.
read the full OpenHands overview →
About Kodus
Kodus is an AI code review tool for teams that integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure Repos. It lives in the Developer Tools / AI Assisted Coding ecosystem and is distributed as a TypeScript monorepo. The project centers on Kody, an AI agent that reviews pull requests, flags risks by severity, and suggests fixes inside the normal review workflow.
read the full Kodus overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenHands or Kodus more popular?
OpenHands has 88,562 GitHub stars and Kodus has 1,407. OpenHands has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenHands and Kodus free?
Both are open source. OpenHands is licensed under MIT, and Kodus has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between OpenHands and Kodus?
OpenHands is written in TypeScript and Kodus in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, OpenHands or Kodus?
Choose OpenHands if you want the larger community (88,562 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Kodus if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.