> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://allhandsai-vertex-agent-server-docs.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Enterprise vs. Open Source

> Compare OpenHands Enterprise and Open Source offerings to choose the right option for your team

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

## Feature Comparison

The table below highlights the key differences between the OpenHands Agent Canvas and OpenHands Cloud / Enterprise offerings.

| Feature                                                                   | Agent Canvas (Local Backend) | Agent Canvas (VM Backend) | OpenHands Cloud (Hosted) | OpenHands Enterprise (Self-hosted) |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| **CORE**                                                                  |                              |                           |                          |                                    |
| Works on your local projects                                              | ✓                            | —                         | —                        | —                                  |
| One-off agents                                                            | ✓                            | ✓                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| Secrets, MCP, skills                                                      | ✓                            | ✓                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| LLM Profiles                                                              | ✓                            | ✓                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| [**AUTOMATIONS**](/openhands/usage/automations/overview)                  |                              |                           |                          |                                    |
| Scheduled automations                                                     | ✓                            | ✓                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| Polling automations (w/ conditional logic)                                | ✓                            | ✓                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| Event-driven automations                                                  | —                            | ✓ VM must be reachable    | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| **SANDBOXING & SCALE**                                                    |                              |                           |                          |                                    |
| Isolated sandboxes                                                        | —                            | On Roadmap                | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| Scalable, always-on agents                                                | —                            | —                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| **INTEGRATIONS & ADMIN**                                                  |                              |                           |                          |                                    |
| Use OpenHands in Slack, GitHub, GitLab                                    | ✓                            | ✓                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| One-click integrations                                                    | —                            | —                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| Authentication & authorization                                            | —                            | —                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| Role-based access control                                                 | —                            | —                         | ✓                        | ✓ Keycloak                         |
| [Multi-user organizations](/openhands/usage/cloud/organizations/overview) | —                            | —                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| Enforce default LLMs                                                      | —                            | —                         | ✓                        | ✓                                  |
| **ENTERPRISE**                                                            |                              |                           |                          |                                    |
| SAML                                                                      | —                            | —                         | —                        | ✓                                  |
| Custom runtime images                                                     | —                            | —                         | —                        | ✓                                  |
| LLM gateway & budgeting                                                   | —                            | —                         | —                        | ✓ LiteLLM                          |
| [Observability](/enterprise/analytics)                                    | —                            | —                         | —                        | ✓ Laminar                          |
| [Plugin marketplace](/enterprise/plugin-marketplace)                      | —                            | —                         | —                        | ✓                                  |
| **License**                                                               | Open Source                  | Open Source               | Commercial SaaS          | Commercial                         |

## When to Choose Each Option

### OpenHands Agent Canvas

The OpenHands Agent Canvas 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 using the Agent Canvas

### OpenHands Enterprise

OpenHands Enterprise is the right choice when you need:

* **Multi-use RBAC** — 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
* **Usage Monitoring** — Track and enforce budgets; monitor usage across all users

## Getting Started

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    Get started with OpenHands on your local machine using Docker or the CLI launcher.
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  <Card title="Contact Enterprise Sales" icon="envelope" href="https://openhands.dev/contact">
    Discuss your organization's requirements and get a customized deployment plan for OpenHands Enterprise.
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