# OpenHands vs Paperclip (slim)

> OpenHands scores 70.8 (BB) on agent readiness against Paperclip's 59 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent multi agent. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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OpenHands scores 70.8 (BB) on agent readiness against Paperclip's 59 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent multi agent.

- OpenHands: BB 70.8, rank #120 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openhands.min.md
- Paperclip: C 59, rank #390 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paperclip.min.md
- OpenHands, good for Teams that want to self-host a coding agent with a web UI, per-conversation Docker sandboxes and scheduled or webhook automations, or embed the agent through a Python SDK and REST API. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 66; Schema & documentation, 87 against 81; Agent ergonomics, 78 against 70; Maintenance & community, 85 against 78. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Paperclip, good for Someone running several coding or operations agents who wants one place for tasks, budgets, approvals and history across harnesses. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | OpenHands | Paperclip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 83 | 66 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 66 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenHands | Paperclip |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | All Hands AI | Paperclip Labs, Inc. |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | MIT (Agent Canvas, SDK, tools and Agent Server). OpenHands Cloud is a hosted service | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-07-23 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-09-03 | 2026-07-23 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |
| Popularity | 90k stars | 99k stars, 60k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |