# SWE-agent review

> SWE-agent takes a GitHub issue and tries to automatically fix it, using your LM of choice. It can also be employed for offensive cybersecurity or competitive coding challenges. [NeurIPS 2024] 

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/swe-agent/

## SWE-agent at a glance

- **Category:** [Coding agents](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/coding-agents/)
- **Website:** [swe-agent.com](https://swe-agent.com)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #329 overall, #97 in Coding agents, momentum score 26
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 48; Aug 16: 54; Aug 23: 67; Aug 30: 84; Sep 6: 78; Sep 13: 55; Sep 20: 59; Sep 27: 70; Oct 4: 52; Oct 11: 74; Oct 18: 56; Oct 25: 69

## SWE-agent alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [Cindy](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/makecindy-cindy/) | 8.8k | – |
| #2 | [OpenMausBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/milind-soni-openmausbot/) | 9.6k | – |
| #3 | [Orca](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/stablyai-orca/) | 111.7k | – |
| #4 | [OpenBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/copilotkit-openbot/) | 9.1k | – |
| #5 | [Agent Reach](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/) | 107.2k | – |
| #6 | [Skill Recorder](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/microsoft-skill-recorder/) | 5.6k | – |

## SWE-agent FAQ

### How popular is SWE-agent?

SWE-agent has 20.7k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 69 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 64 a week. That made it #97 among AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to SWE-agent?

Other AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: Cindy (#1), OpenMausBot (#2), Orca (#3), OpenBot (#4), Agent Reach (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)