Ellipsis
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VisitEllipsis vs Octopus
What both publish
| Fact | Ellipsis | Octopus |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | The command-line client starts sessions, streams output, manages configurations and opens sessions in the browser IDE. | The octp command-line client can trigger reviews, index repositories, query the codebase, manage knowledge documents, and report usage. |
| Company | Ellipsis says it started in 2023, joined Y Combinator's W24 batch, and is installed on more than 67,000 repositories across 400-plus companies. | The site identifies SC Technology Limited as the company behind Octopus and gives its registered address as 3rd Floor, 86–90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE. |
| Documentation depth | Documentation includes getting-started guides, configuration schemas, API reference, SDK guides, CLI instructions, integrations and security material. | Public documentation covers setup, integrations, pricing, CLI, self-hosting, GitHub Actions, security, privacy, terms, and a dated changelog. |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Notable news | The company announced the Ellipsis Agent Cloud on July 28, 2026, expanding from code review into configurable managed coding agents. | Product Hunt shows Octopus Review promoted with the tagline “Ship code fast, no bugs” and a visible score of 10 on its listing page. |
| Product | Ellipsis is a managed cloud platform for building and running coding agents for feature generation, background tasks, and code review. | Octopus indexes a codebase for context and automatically reviews pull requests, posting severity-rated findings as inline comments. |
| Security | Ellipsis says it is SOC 2 Type I certified and SOC 2 Type II is in progress. | The security overview says HTTP traffic uses TLS 1.2 or higher and OAuth tokens for listed third-party integrations are encrypted at the row level using AES-256. |
Ellipsis plans
- IndividualsFree
- Organizations—
- Standard support$5,000 a month
- Advanced support$10,000 a month
- Premier support$15,000 a month
- Managed SaaS—
Octopus plans
- Cloud Free TierFree
- Self-HostedFree
- Cloud Usage-Based—
Pick Ellipsis if…
Ellipsis suits engineering teams building their own tools, workflows, and agent-powered applications. Organizations should consider its usage-based charges and whether they need direct support, which is offered through paid packages.
Pick Octopus if…
Octopus suits teams seeking automated pull-request reviews with AI context, shared review guidance, and support for multiple Git providers. It also fits teams that want to self-host or optionally run models and embeddings locally.