# Octop review

> A smarter, self-hosted AI assistant — multi-user, multi-agent.

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

## Octop at a glance

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

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

- Board rank: #104 overall, #44 in Coding agents, momentum score 62
- Downloads that week: 1.9k (−27% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 137; Aug 16: 231; Aug 23: 167; Aug 30: 171; Sep 6: 95; Sep 13: 2.7k; Sep 20: 888; Sep 27: 1.5k; Oct 4: 1.9k; Oct 11: 1.3k; Oct 18: 1.2k; Oct 25: 468

## Octop 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 | – |

## Octop FAQ

### How popular is Octop?

Octop has 11.4k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 468 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 892 a week. Its main package had 1.9k downloads that week, −27% against its own 4-week average. That made it #44 among AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Octop?

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/)