--- title: "Orchestrators compared" description: "Orchestrators sit on top of terminal agents and run several at once, usually one git worktree per task. Most of them reuse the login of the agent they run, which is why \"what does this cost on top of my Claude plan\" is so often zero." canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/layers/orchestrator" --- # Orchestrators > Orchestrators sit on top of terminal agents and run several at once, usually one git worktree per task. Most of them reuse the login of the agent they run, which is why "what does this cost on top of my Claude plan" is so often zero. ## Orchestrators (18) - [agent-manager](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/agent-manager) (Free): Go terminal UI on tmux that runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini and other agent CLIs side by side, with live status in one list and diff comments sent back to the agent. - [Claude Squad](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-squad) (Free): Terminal app on top of tmux that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Aider and other agents in separate git worktrees, with a background auto-accept mode and a diff view. - [cmux](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/cmux) (Free tier): Native macOS terminal on libghostty with vertical tabs, notification rings and a scriptable browser for running Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and other CLI agents at once. - [Conductor](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/conductor) (Free tier): A Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor agents side by side, one git worktree per workspace, with your own subscriptions and keys. - [dmux](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/dmux) (Free): FormKit's open source tmux pane manager. Each pane gets its own git worktree and branch, launches the agents you pick, and merges or opens a pull request from the pane menu. - [Emdash](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/emdash) (Free tier): Open source desktop app from General Action that runs coding agents in parallel worktrees, schedules repeat work, previews apps in a built-in browser and reviews diffs. - [Herdr](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/herdr) (Free): Rust single binary with a background server that keeps agent terminals running after you disconnect, marks each pane working, blocked or idle and reattaches over SSH. - [Multica](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/multica) (Free tier): Self-hostable platform that assigns issues to AI coding agent CLIs like Claude Code and Codex, and tracks their work in one workspace. - [Nimbalyst](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/nimbalyst) (Free tier): MIT licensed desktop workspace that puts Claude Code and Codex sessions on a kanban board, with optional worktrees, inline diff review and visual editors for markdown and mockups. - [opcode](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/opcode) (Free): Asterisk's open source Tauri desktop app for Claude Code. Browses your sessions, runs custom agents in the background, manages MCP servers, tracks usage and checkpoints sessions. - [Orca](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/orca) (Free tier): Stably AI's desktop app that runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other CLI agents side by side in isolated worktrees, with SSH worktrees, Design Mode and a mobile companion. - [Paseo](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/paseo) (Free): Self-hosted daemon that spawns coding agents on your machine and streams them to desktop, web, mobile and CLI clients, with voice mode and an end-to-end encrypted relay. - [Sculptor](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/sculptor) (Free): Imbue's desktop app for running parallel Claude Code agents in isolated containers, jumping into each one to test, then reviewing and merging. An experimental research preview. - [Superset](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/superset) (Free tier): Source-available desktop app that runs many CLI agents in parallel, one git worktree per workspace, with a diff dashboard, SSH workspaces and scheduled automations. - [T3 Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/t3-code) (Free): Ping Labs' open source control surface for the agents already installed on your machine. Desktop, web, iOS and Android clients over one local harness, with native git worktrees. - [Vibe Kanban](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/vibe-kanban) (Free): Kanban board that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and other agents in parallel worktrees with diff review. Bloop shut down in April 2026, the project is community maintained. - [Vibe Notch](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/vibe-notch) (Free): Open source macOS menu bar app that shows Claude Code sessions in the MacBook notch. Tracks several sessions at once, approves or denies tool calls and shows the chat history. - [YYLO](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/yylo) (Free): Command-line orchestrator for coding agents, repeatable workflows, and receipt-backed repository changes. Typed task, validation, merge, and release-readiness boundaries. ## Also available as an orchestrator (2) Products whose primary form is something else but ship one of these too. - [OpenHands](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/openhands) (Free tier): MIT licensed coding agent and control center. Runs in Docker, on your servers or on OpenHands Cloud, and drives Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI over ACP with their own logins. - [Warp](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/warp) (Free tier): Terminal with a built in agent and an Agent CLI, open sourced under AGPL-3.0 in April 2026. Runs Claude Code, Codex and other CLI agents in tabs with worktrees, plus cloud agents. ## Related [Open in the finder](https://whichcoding.tools/?where=orchestrator) Data: CC BY 4.0. Credit whichcoding.tools and link to https://whichcoding.tools. Full terms in [LICENSE-DATA](https://github.com/benjamincanac/whichcodingtools/blob/main/LICENSE-DATA). ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](https://whichcoding.tools/sitemap.md) for all pages.