Dosu vs OpenHands (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dosu and OpenHands share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Dosu starts cheaper, at $16 a month against $500 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dosu grades higher on ease of use. OpenHands grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dosu
Shared knowledge layer that keeps docs and coding agents in sync
OpenHands
Open-source platform for AI coding agents and automations
Which one is for you
Pick Dosu if
- Fits if your team wants docs that follow code changes in GitHub or GitLab
- Works for open-source maintainers, since public repositories are free
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your code is private: the free plan covers public repositories only
- Pricey if you pay monthly, because the $16 price is the yearly rate and $192 is charged upfront
- Skip it if you rely on Linear, which is an Enterprise integration
- Watch out: extra credits can be added on Pro but their price is not published
- Watch out: the Pro trial length is not stated
Pick OpenHands if
- Fits if you can self-host and want coding agents on your own machine
- Makes sense if you already pay an LLM provider and want to use that key
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a hosted service, as the pricing page lists no vendor-hosted plan
- Tight if you grow, since Teams is capped at 10 users and 5,000 sessions a month
- Watch out: every plan needs your own LLM key and that cost is paid separately
- Watch out: SSO and roles are not in the free version
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADosuFair | 2.4GPAOpenHandsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $16 a month on yearly billing ($192 upfront), under the category's $19.99 cheaper-quarter start. | BAgent Canvas is free (MIT) on your own machine, but the LLM bill is yours. Teams is $500 a month for 10 users, $50 a seat past that. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives 200 credits a month but only on public repositories, so private code means paying. | BA free open-source program you can run on a laptop, with no caps, but with your own LLM key and one shared identity. |
| Features | CSelf-updating pull-request docs, doc generation, an MCP server and chat. Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only, and extra credits have no published price. | CBring-your-own-agent canvas, event-driven automations and team controls. The listing's gaps: no roles or SSO on the free version and no vendor-hosted plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect repositories and knowledge sources before it does anything. | DNo store rating, and the route is to self-host it on a laptop or shared VM. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb product with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda links plus an MCP server and CLI. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear and Notion listed, plus an SDK. |
| Best for | docs that update as your code changes | running coding agents on your own machine for free |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dosu and OpenHands. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dosu starts at $16 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OpenHands starts at $500 a month and scores 2.0.
Dosu scores higher and starts $484 a month lower. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 1 scores higher than Dosu for less, and 79 score higher than OpenHands for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- OpenHands is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
- OpenHands also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Dosu | OpenHands | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront) | $500 per month for up to 10 users |
| Free plan | 200 credits a month, public repositories only. | Agent Canvas is free and open source (MIT) to self-host on a laptop or shared VM, with your own LLM key and a single shared identity. |
| Free trial | Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Dosu | OpenHands |
| Price read from | dosu.dev | openhands.dev |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dosu
- The Free plan is limited to public repositories and 200 credits a month.
- The $16 Pro price is shown on the annual setting, as $192 billed upfront; the monthly-billing price was not readable.
- Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only; Pro covers Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda.
- Extra credits can be added on Pro, but the page does not give their price.
OpenHands
- You pay your LLM provider separately: every plan is bring-your-own-key.
- Teams is capped at 10 users (+$50 a month per seat) and 5,000 sessions a month.
- The free Agent Canvas has a single shared identity, with no user roles or SSO.
- Teams and Enterprise are self-hosted; the pricing page lists no vendor-hosted plan.
Key features
Dosu
- Self-documenting pull requests
- Documentation is updated when the code it describes changes.
- Doc generation and sync
- Dosu writes docs from a description you give it and can connect to existing documentation to maintain it in place.
- Shared knowledge for agents
- Coding agents connect over MCP and contribute what they learn, so other agents reuse it instead of re-discovering it.
- Source integrations
- GitHub and GitLab repositories on all plans, and Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda on Pro and above.
- Observability and analytics
- Pro adds views of what the team is working on and what Dosu's contribution has been.
OpenHands
- Agent Canvas
- A workspace for chatting with coding agents, customizing them and setting automations, run locally with your own LLM key.
- Bring your own agent
- Use third-party agents such as Claude and Codex alongside OpenHands, with MCP servers and secrets on every plan.
- Event-driven automations
- Start work from GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, schedules or other integrations, such as PR review or CI-failure fixes.
- Team controls
- Teams adds user identity and RBAC, SSO/SAML, budgeting and usage controls, and built-in OAuth integrations.
- SDK and control plane
- The product menu lists an SDK and an Agent Control Plane for building and governing agents across an organization.
Plans
Dosu
Free$0
200 credits a month, public repositories only, self-documenting PRs, doc generation, MCP server and web chat.
Pro$16
per month, billed annually ($192 upfront)
4,000 credits a month, private repositories, private knowledge bases, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda, analytics.
EnterpriseCustom
Credits as needed, SSO and custom RBAC, audit logs, Linear and custom integrations, Slack support.
OpenHands
Agent Canvas$0
Open source (MIT), self-hosted on your laptop or a shared VM; bring your own LLM key and agent.
Teams$500
per month for up to 10 users
Self-hosted, multi-user RBAC, SSO/SAML, budgeting, built-in integrations; +$50 a month per extra seat.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited seats and organizations, enterprise agreement, SLA-based support and a customer success manager.
Ways to pay less
Dosu
No public discounts listed.
OpenHands
- Other savings
30-day trial of Teams
The Teams plan is listed with a 30-day trial that can be started from the pricing page.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dosu or OpenHands?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dosu is cheaper to start with: $16 a month, against $500 a month for OpenHands. Dosu starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront), and OpenHands starts at $500 per month for up to 10 users.
Which has a free plan, Dosu or OpenHands?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dosu and OpenHands have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.