Choose Conductor if
you use a Mac or Conductor Cloud and want four integrated harnesses, live Multiplayer, managed scripts, and a GitHub-centered review flow.
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Claxedo vs. Conductor
Conductor now spans local Mac workspaces and a paid hosted Cloud with Multiplayer, four integrated harnesses, managed scripts, API access, persistent review state, and an experimental browser preview. Claxedo differs on open self-hosting, cross-platform desktop clients, and Pi plus any ACP agent as integrated harnesses.
The capabilities that decide it.
| Capability | Conductor | Claxedo |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | macOS workspace plus hosted Cloud and Multiplayer platform for parallel coding agents | Open-source workspace for every coding agent, with a control plane you can host |
| Team / multi-user | Multiplayer and organization-scoped Teams/Enterprise plans with shared live workspaces | Multi-user, with accounts and organizations |
| Harnesses | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode; other CLIs can run through Big Terminal presets | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Pi, plus any ACP agent |
| Interfaces | Mac app, terminal, review/checks, experimental browser preview, Cloud collaboration, and HTTP API | Chat and a real terminal, side by side |
| Platforms | macOS client; hosted Amazon Linux cloud sandboxes; iOS app coming soon | Desktop on Mac, Windows and Linux, plus web and mobile web |
| Remote access | Cloud workspaces continue after the Mac app closes and can be shared live or driven through the API | Pick up the same session from any device |
| Self-host | No self-hosted Cloud or control-plane option documented | Yes, on your own machine or your own Cloudflare |
| License | No public source repository or license documented | MIT |
| Backing | $22M Series A from Spark and Matrix; Y Combinator also participated | Independent, open source |
| Pricing | Free local tier; Pro $50/mo; Teams $60/user/mo; Enterprise custom | Free. Bring your own model provider and sandbox. |
An honest split.
Where Conductor is better
- Parallel isolated workspaces with dispatcher and at-a-glance activity state.
- An integrated review flow with diffs, line comments, GitHub review threads, checks, pull-request creation, and merge actions.
- $22M Series A financing from Spark and Matrix, with Y Combinator participating.
- A free local tier that uses your existing provider subscriptions or keys; Cloud and Multiplayer are paid-plan features.
Where Claxedo is different
- Pi as a built-in harness plus any ACP agent in the chat UI, beyond Conductor's four integrated harnesses and terminal presets.
- Native desktop clients on macOS, Windows, and Linux; Conductor's desktop client remains macOS-only.
- A self-hostable relay and control plane rather than Conductor's hosted Cloud and API.
- An open-source, self-hosted multi-user control plane; Conductor does not document public source or a self-hosted control plane.
Which should you pick?
Choose Claxedo if
you want Pi and any ACP agent as integrated harnesses, cross-platform desktop clients, open source, or a self-hosted control plane.
First-party sources
- Conductor
- Documentation
- Harnesses
- Big Terminal Mode
- Pricing
- Conductor Cloud
- Multiplayer
- Cloud FAQ
- Conductor API
- Project scripts
- Review and merge
- Agent modes and skills
- Todos
- Browser preview
- Platforms
- Changelog
- Series A
- Content owner
- Claxedo maintainers
- Last reviewed
- Review due
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