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Open source alternatives to Devin[006]

Devin is an autonomous AI software engineer that plans tasks, writes and tests code, and works in its own sandbox. Below are 6 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.

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OpenHands is the closest by design, running an agent with a real terminal, editor and browser in a container so it can attempt a ticket end to end. opencode and Cline keep a human in the loop and are more reliable day to day for that reason, while SWE-agent is best treated as a research harness for benchmark-style GitHub issues rather than a product.

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What is the best open source Devin alternative?

opencode is the most popular open source Devin alternative by GitHub stars (190,000 stars). The other 5 options are ranked above.

Are these Devin alternatives self-hostable?

Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.

Are they free?

All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.

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