goose alternatives
goose — Your native open source AI agent for code, workflows, and everything in between
Alternatives to goose
Claude Code
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that plans, edits and tests code from your terminal
Why it's an alternativeAnother agent that works in your terminal and on your machine: goose is an open-source, general-purpose agent with a desktop app, CLI, and API, while Claude Code is Anthropic's CLI-first coding agent.
OpenClaw
Open-source personal AI assistant that runs on your own machine and meets you in your chats
Why it's an alternativeAnother open-source agent that lives on your own hardware: goose is a desktop app and CLI for code and general tasks, while OpenClaw is a self-hosted framework that meets you in your chats.
OpenCode
Free, open-source terminal coding agent that works with 75+ model providers
Why it's an alternativeAnother open-source agent you run on your own machine: goose adds a native desktop app and API to its CLI, while OpenCode is a terminal-first coding agent.