# Sistava vs OpenHands

*Developer Frameworks*

Sistava vs OpenHands

OpenHands, built by All Hands AI (formerly OpenDevin), is an open-source AI coding agent that plans, edits, and runs code in a sandboxed environment through a GUI, CLI, or SDK. It is free to self-host with your own LLM key, with an optional OpenHands Cloud for hosted usage and an Enterprise tier for governed, multi-user deployment. Like Devin, it is a developer tool for engineering teams, not a business workforce.

> **Bottom line:** OpenHands is a coding agent for one repo at a time. Sistava is a workforce: hire specialists for sales, marketing, support, and operations who work as a team, not a single agent running in a sandbox.

## Profile

- **Pricing:** Open-source (free, MIT), self-hosted with your own LLM key. OpenHands Cloud: free tier (10 conversations/day) plus pay-as-you-go LLM usage. Enterprise self-hosted, custom.
- **Founded:** 2024, San Francisco (All Hands AI, formerly OpenDevin)
- **Funding:** $5M seed (Sep 2024, led by Menlo Ventures). 50,000+ GitHub stars.
- **Focus:** Open-source AI coding agent with a GUI, CLI, and SDK for autonomous software engineering

## Why Sistava

- OpenHands is a coding agent for one repo at a time. Sistava is a workforce: hire specialists for sales, marketing, support, and operations who work as a team, not a single agent running in a sandbox.
- OpenHands is self-hosted or metered by LLM usage, so you own the infrastructure and the token bill. Sistava is one flat monthly plan with everything, including the underlying model calls, included.
- Honest concession: OpenHands is genuinely strong, and free, for a technical team that wants full control of a coding agent's environment and LLM choice. Sistava does not compete there. We are not a coding tool at all.

## Feature Comparison

| Feature | OpenHands | Sistava |
|---|---|---|
|  | Software engineers | Founders and operators, no code |
|  | Writes, tests, ships code | Runs business functions |
|  | Yes, MIT licensed | ✗ |
|  | Self-hosted or OpenHands Cloud | Managed cloud |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | Free (self-hosted) + Cloud usage-based | Free + $49/mo |