# The open source OpenManus alternative a team can own

> If OpenManus got you a running agent and you now need a team to own it, Kortix is open source and puts the whole system in one git repo you own. Work lands through a change request a person approves.

URL: https://openmanusalternative.com/

For teams that got OpenManus running

**The open-source AI Operating System**

`kortix.yaml`

```yaml
# kortix.yaml
triggers:
  - slug: daily-digest
    type: cron
    cron: '0 0 9 * * 1-5'
    prompt: Summarize yesterday's support tickets and open a change request with the digest.
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna

Connector credentials are brokered server-side and never enter the machine.

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Open source · Any model, your keys · Self-host, VPC, or on-prem

## Kortix, OpenManus, Manus and OpenHands: what you own after setup

Each rival is one kind of tool; the Kortix column is the platform that holds the whole system a team owns.

| | Kortix (recommended) | OpenManus | Manus | OpenHands |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Yes, the code is yours to run and modify | No, a hosted product | Yes, the code is yours to run and modify |
| What it is | One git repo holding agents, skills, memory and connectors | A Python framework for building general AI agents | A hosted general-purpose AI agent you drive from a browser | A self-hosted control center for coding agents and automations |
| How you run it | Kortix Cloud, your VPC, or your on-prem network | You clone it, install the dependencies, and run it yourself | In Manus's cloud only. No self-host path | Locally, in Docker, on a VM, or in your cloud |
| Model choice | Any model provider with your own keys | You set the model and API key in config.toml | Manus chooses the model | Bring your own model, any LLM |
| How work is reviewed | Work reaches main through a change request a person approves | No review gate; the run returns output to you | Output stays in the app | Pull requests on code |

## The layers Kortix puts in the repo

Each layer is a file or a command in the repo your team owns.

### 1. Your whole system is a git repo you own

Your agents, their skills, your company memory, and every connector live in one git repo you own.

`kortix.yaml`

```yaml
# kortix.yaml
agents:
  support-triage:
    file: agents/support-triage.md
    connectors: all
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna

### 2. A sandbox and a branch per session

One isolated sandbox per session, each with its own isolated machine and branch.

`terminal`

```sh
$ kortix sessions new --prompt "Summarize this week's commits and open a change request"
$ kortix cr ls
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna

### 3. Work lands through a change request

Session work reaches `main` through a change request.

`terminal`

```sh
$ kortix cr ls
# review what the agents propose
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna

**20,000+** GitHub stars

## Open source. Read it, fork it, audit it.

[Kortix on GitHub](https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna)

## Questions a team asks before it switches

Short answers about OpenManus and what Kortix adds.

### Is OpenManus free to run?

Yes. Its own project site calls it an open-source framework for building general AI agents, and you run it yourself. The recurring cost is the model API you point it at in config.toml.

### What does a framework leave to the team?

OpenManus is a framework you assemble and run yourself. The platform around the work is yours to build: one repo that holds agents, skills, company memory and connector rules, a review gate before a change counts, and a hosted or self-hosted path. Kortix is that platform.

### Can I self-host Kortix?

Yes. Run it on Kortix Cloud, in your VPC, or on your own on-prem network. Self-host is free.

### Does an agent change the repo without review?

No. Session work reaches `main` through a change request. Merge is default-deny for agents. Approval gates you set. Off until you set them.

### Which models can Kortix use?

Any model provider with your own keys. Or the ChatGPT plan you already pay for. Or sign in with your OpenCode Console account for OpenCode Zen and Go.

### How is Kortix different from a coding harness such as OpenHands?

OpenHands is a control center for coding agents. Kortix runs work from every team, not only code, from one repo that holds the agents, skills, memory and connectors.

## Move from a framework to a system your team owns

Start with one job and grow from there.

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