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This page describes the key differences between OpenHands Local GUI (open source) for individual developers and small teams running the Local GUI on their own machines, and OpenHands Enterprise for organizations that need advanced collaboration, integrations, and management capabilities.

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Feature Comparison

The table below highlights the key differences between the OpenHands Local GUI and OpenHands Enterprise offerings:
FeatureLocal GUIOpenHands Enterprise
Full breadth of agent functionality (sub-agents, MCP, skills, model agnosticism)✅✅
Where does the agent run?Local dev machinesScalable, runtime sandboxes
Scalability Multiple concurrent agent conversationsLimited by machineUnlimited, on-demand
’@OpenHands’ in Slack and Jira Important for real-time resolution of bugs and feedback❌✅
‘@OpenHands’ in GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Important for real-time resolution of PR comments and failing tests❌✅
Centralized storage of agent conversations Important for auditability❌✅
Manage multiple agent conversations in one place Give users centralized visibility into all agent conversations❌✅
Share conversations Unlock collaboration use cases❌✅
Remote monitoring of agent conversations Enable Human-in-the-Loop operations for running agents❌ Requires access to machine where agent is running✅ Monitor remotely from OpenHands Enterprise UI
Multi-user management and RBAC Roll out to several users and teams❌✅
SAML❌✅
REST APIs❌✅

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When to Choose Each Option

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OpenHands Local GUI

The OpenHands Local GUI is ideal for:
  • Individual developers exploring AI-assisted coding
  • Small teams with basic requirements
  • Self-hosted environments where you manage your own infrastructure
  • Running OpenHands locally on your own machine

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OpenHands Enterprise

OpenHands Enterprise is the right choice when you need:
  • Team collaboration — Share conversations and manage multiple users from a single platform
  • Platform integrations — Invoke OpenHands directly from Slack, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket
  • Scalability — Run unlimited parallel agent conversations without local resource constraints
  • Enterprise security — SAML authentication, RBAC, and centralized audit logs
  • Remote monitoring — Track agent progress in real-time from anywhere

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Getting Started

Try Local GUI

Get started with OpenHands on your local machine using Docker or the CLI launcher.

Contact Enterprise Sales

Discuss your organization’s requirements and get a customized deployment plan for OpenHands Enterprise.