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handup and the alternatives
Other good tools approve agent actions from your phone or a web inbox. Each page lists what they do well, when to pick them, and the sources we checked on .
handup vs Agent Approve
Agent Approve and handup both route coding-agent approvals to your phone. Compare agents, platforms, pricing, hosting and privacy, with sources.
Compare →handup vs gotoHuman
gotoHuman is a hosted review inbox for AI workflows and teams; handup is a local approval inbox for coding agents and scripts. Compare features, pricing and hosting, with sources.
Compare →handup vs Happy (Happy Coder)
Happy is an open-source phone and web companion for Claude Code and Codex sessions; handup is an approval inbox for agents and scripts. Compare scope, platforms, pricing and privacy, with sources.
Compare →handup vs Claude Code Remote Control
Claude Code Remote Control lets eligible Claude subscribers steer a local session and answer permission prompts from the Claude app. Compare it with handup, with sources.
Compare →handup vs claude-remote-approver
claude-remote-approver is a free, open-source Claude Code hook that sends permission prompts to your phone through ntfy. Compare it with handup, with sources.
Compare →Looking for HumanLayer? Its earlier approval SDK was removed from its repository in September 2025, and its current product is a multiplayer coding-agent workspace, so it is not an approval inbox to compare like for like (removal PR, current product, accessed 2026-10-05).