MetaGPT alternatives

Cross-listing of MetaGPT as a harness. Multi-agent OSS framework that simulates a software company — PM, architect, engineer, QA. Generates docs + code + tests from a one-line prompt. Full MetaGPT record →

  1. 1 Replit Agent v3 Agent IDEs & coding harnesses

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (llm-arbitrate) · same memory unit (document) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ released 2026-03-13 Compare with MetaGPT →

  2. 2 v0 (Vercel) Agent IDEs & coding harnesses

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (llm-arbitrate) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ? ★ 510 Compare with MetaGPT →

  3. 3 Cognition Devin v2 / Spec Mode Agent IDEs & coding harnesses

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (llm-arbitrate) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ✓ released 2026-10-26 Compare with MetaGPT →

  4. 4 Lovable.dev — harness Agent IDEs & coding harnesses

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (llm-arbitrate) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ✓ Compare with MetaGPT →

  5. 5 OpenHands Agent IDEs & coding harnesses

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (llm-arbitrate) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 92k released 2026-09-25 MIT Compare with MetaGPT →

  6. 6 Zed (Agentic Editing) Agent IDEs & coding harnesses

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 89k released 2026-08-12 GPL-3.0-or-later (primary), with Apache-2.0… Compare with MetaGPT →

  7. 7 Bolt.new (StackBlitz) — harness Agent IDEs & coding harnesses ⚠ inactive — no longer developed (pivoted)

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same conflict handling (llm-arbitrate) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 17k Compare with MetaGPT →

  8. 8 Opencode (SST) Agent IDEs & coding harnesses

    also in Agent IDEs & coding harnesses · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also open source · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 222k released 2026-10-22 MIT Compare with MetaGPT →

Ranked by shared memory design (storage, retrieval, conflict handling, memory unit), same section and shared must-haves (open source, self-hosting, MCP), with adoption as a tie-breaker. ✓ confirmed · — no · ? not in the catalog yet. Want picks for your own requirements? Use the chooser. Checking a whole project? Check your stack.