How it compares.

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• Herdr

  Open source · Apache-2.0

  An open-source app for running coding agents, built on a terminal runtime that keeps them alive, with a desktop app, a TUI and a phone app.

  Where they’re ahead

  • It is released. One install command, Homebrew and a Windows installer exist today; Lumbridge is built from source and opens on November 13, 2026.
  • Windows is a supported platform. Our Windows code is in the tree but untested.
  • The phone app is published in the iPhone and Android app stores. Our iOS app is not signed or published yet.
  • A large community: its repository showed about 50 thousand stars on the day we checked, and it has a plugin marketplace.

  Pick Herdr when

  Pick Herdr if you want a finished, well-documented way to run coding agents on macOS, Linux or Windows today, with a phone app from the store.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want the agent workspace to come with mail, notes, a private library, speech, a software factory and your own model serving, and you can wait for the release or build from source.

  herdr.dev Free. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Orca

  Open source · MIT

  An open-source desktop agent IDE that runs many coding agents in parallel, each in its own git worktree, with diff review, a CLI and a phone companion.

  Where they’re ahead

  • It is released for macOS, Windows and Linux with downloads; Lumbridge is built from source and opens on November 13, 2026.
  • It has features our pages do not list: a worktree per agent, annotated diff review, a built-in browser with design mode, computer use, and native GitHub and Linear views.
  • It names 27 supported agent CLIs and has a plugin system for themes, editors and panels.
  • A very large community: its repository showed about 121 thousand stars on the day we checked.

  Pick Orca when

  Pick Orca if you want a polished agent IDE today on any desktop OS, with worktrees, diff review and a browser in one window, using agent subscriptions you already have.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want one self-hosted stack that also covers mail, a private library, speech both ways, a gated software factory and model serving on your own hardware.

  onorca.dev Free; enterprise rollout by contacting the team, no prices listed. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Rex

  License not stated

  A terminal multiplexer in beta from Superlogical that keeps terminal sessions alive on a server so you can close the app and resume from another device.

  Where they’re ahead

  • It is in beta with outside testers; Lumbridge has no public release until November 13, 2026.
  • It builds on libghostty, a widely used terminal core, and the team includes the creator of Ghostty.
  • The site lists live session sharing with other people and a web client. Our pages list neither for Core.

  Pick Rex when

  Pick Rex if you want a fast, persistent terminal from the people behind Ghostty and are happy to join a waitlist for a closed beta.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you need open source you can host and change, or want more than the terminal: mail, library, speech, factory and model serving.

  superlogical.com Lumbridge vs Rex →Not stated (waitlist beta). Checked 2026-11-10.

• Paradev (formerly Superset)

  Open source · MIT

  An open-source workspace for running many coding agents at once, each task in its own git worktree and branch, with a desktop app, CLI and iPhone app.

  Where they’re ahead

  • It is released, with a downloadable macOS app; Lumbridge is built from source and opens on November 13, 2026.
  • A worktree and branch per task, with diff review and merge in one window. Our pages do not list worktree handling.
  • Hosted cloud workspaces in a sandbox, plus a TypeScript SDK and an MCP server.
  • A published iPhone and iPad app. Our iOS app is not signed or published yet.

  Pick Paradev (formerly Superset) when

  Pick Paradev if you work on a Mac and want parallel agents in worktrees with diff review today, or want hosted cloud workspaces.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you run on Linux machines you own and want the workspace to come with mail, library, speech, a gated factory and model serving, with no hosted service in the loop.

  paradev.com Lumbridge vs Paradev (formerly Superset) →Free desktop app; paid Pro, Team, Ultra and Enterprise plans. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Warp

  Open source · AGPL-3.0 (UI framework crates under MIT); client only

  An agentic development environment born out of the terminal, with an open-source client, cloud agents and Warp Factories for running software factories.

  Where they’re ahead

  • A mature, released terminal for macOS, Windows and Linux, with a company and paid support behind it.
  • Code review inside the terminal: review changes, leave comments and send them back to an agent.
  • Warp Factories is offered now, with factories as code, evals and runs on their cloud or self-hosted. Our Factory supports one code host and has no installer.
  • Team features such as single sign-on, usage metrics and admin controls. Lumbridge has no accounts or teams yet.

  Pick Warp when

  Pick Warp if you want a polished agentic terminal on any desktop OS today, team administration, or a hosted software factory with included model usage.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want the whole stack on machines you own, under a permissive license, including mail, library, speech and model serving.

  warp.dev Lumbridge vs Warp →Free plan; paid Build, Max, Business and Enterprise plans; Factories billed by usage or plan. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Factory

  License not stated

  An agent-native software development platform whose Droids plan, build, review, test and ship software across the command line, desktop, web, chat and CI.

  Where they’re ahead

  • A released commercial platform with a desktop app and CLI on macOS, Windows and Linux.
  • Droids work from chat tools, issue trackers and CI, with automations for event-driven and scheduled work. Our Factory supports one code host and starts only from an explicit request.
  • Enterprise features: single sign-on, audit logging, zero data retention, and on-premise deployment options.
  • A public API for sessions, automations and usage, plus analytics.

  Pick Factory when

  Pick Factory if you want a supported software factory for a team now, wired into your chat, tracker and CI, with enterprise controls.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want to own and read the factory’s code, run it on your own machines with open models, and use the same stack for terminals, mail and speech.

  factory.com Lumbridge vs Factory →Subscription plans for individuals and teams; Business and Enterprise by contacting sales; no free plan listed. Checked 2026-11-10.

• OpenHands

  Open source · MIT

  An open-source platform for software engineering agents: a self-hosted control center, CLI and SDK for coding agents and automations, with a commercial cloud.

  Where they’re ahead

  • It is released and installable today with npm or one container image; Lumbridge is built from source and opens on November 13, 2026.
  • A large community: its repository showed about 93 thousand stars on the day we checked.
  • Agents can be triggered from chat, code hosts, trackers and monitoring tools, and each conversation can run in its own container.
  • An SDK for building agent workflows into your own tools, and it runs several agents including its own.

  Pick OpenHands when

  Pick OpenHands if you want an open-source, self-hosted agent team with automations and integrations that you can install today.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want a terminal-first workspace with a phone app, plus mail, library, speech and model serving around the factory.

  openhands.dev Lumbridge vs OpenHands →Free to self-host; paid Teams and Enterprise plans; a commercial cloud. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Devin

  License not stated

  An autonomous software engineer that runs in the cloud or on your machine, tests in its own browser and works until the pull request is ready to merge.

  Where they’re ahead

  • A released product that takes a task to a tested pull request, with each session in its own virtual machine.
  • It splits a large task across parallel cloud agents, manages them and reports back.
  • A code wiki with diagrams that it keeps up to date, and a review product that looks for bugs and vulnerabilities.
  • Team plans with single sign-on, shared sessions and cost controls. Lumbridge has no accounts or teams yet.

  Pick Devin when

  Pick Devin if you want to hand whole tasks to a hosted engineer today and get pull requests back, without running any infrastructure.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want the agents, the gates and the models on machines you own, with source you can read and change.

  devin.ai Lumbridge vs Devin →Free plan with a light quota; paid Pro, Max, Teams and Enterprise plans. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Cursor

  License not stated

  A coding agent and editor: a desktop app, a terminal CLI and cloud agents that build, test and review code, with a choice of models.

  Where they’re ahead

  • A full code editor. Lumbridge has no code editor; its App shows terminals and mod panels.
  • Released on macOS, Windows and Linux with installers, and widely used.
  • Cloud agents run on their own computers in parallel, start from a browser, phone or chat tools, and review pull requests.
  • Its own models next to models from several providers, in one subscription.

  Pick Cursor when

  Pick Cursor if you want an editor with strong built-in agents and hosted cloud agents today, and a subscription that includes the models.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want agents, code and models to stay on your own hardware, and you work from terminals more than from an editor.

  cursor.com Lumbridge vs Cursor →Free plan with limits; paid subscription plans for individuals, teams and enterprise. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Zed

  Open source · GPL-3.0-or-later (Apache-2.0 components where marked)

  A fast open-source code editor written in Rust, built for collaboration with people and AI, with agentic editing and support for external agents.

  Where they’re ahead

  • A full, mature code editor on macOS, Linux and Windows. Lumbridge has no code editor.
  • Real-time collaboration: chat with teammates, code together and share a screen and project.
  • Edit prediction from its own open-weight model, and external agents through the Agent Client Protocol.
  • A large open-source community: its repository showed about 95 thousand stars on the day we checked.

  Pick Zed when

  Pick Zed if you want a fast editor with agents inside it and live collaboration with teammates. It also works well next to a terminal-based stack.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if your agents live in terminals across several machines and you want the surrounding parts too: phone, mail, library, speech, factory and model serving.

  zed.dev Lumbridge vs Zed →Free Personal plan; paid Pro and Business plans. Checked 2026-11-10.

• tmux

  Open source · ISC

  A terminal multiplexer: it lets a number of terminals be created, accessed and controlled from a single screen, and they keep running when you detach.

  Where they’re ahead

  • It is released, stable software you can install today; Lumbridge is unreleased until November 13, 2026.
  • It runs on the BSDs and Solaris as well as Linux and macOS.
  • A single small C program under the permissive ISC license.
  • A large community: its repository showed about 50 thousand stars on the day we checked.

  Pick tmux when

  Pick tmux if you want a small, dependable multiplexer that is everywhere, and you are happy to script agent handling yourself.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you want the runtime to know about agents, their status and their children, with desktop and phone clients on top.

  github.com Free. Checked 2026-11-10.

• Omarchy

  Open source · MIT

  An opinionated Linux distribution based on Arch and the Hyprland tiling window manager, described as the malleable OS for the age of agents. It is an inspiration for Lumbridge more than a competitor.

  Where they’re ahead

  • It is a complete, released operating system with an installer image; Lumbridge is a stack you add to Ubuntu, unreleased until November 13, 2026.
  • A very large community: more than a million image downloads in its first year, thousands of plugins and many themes.
  • A full numbered manual, and wide hardware coverage including Macs.
  • A finished desktop look and feel, with an agent chosen at first boot and skills that help it change the system.

  Pick Omarchy when

  Pick Omarchy if you want a beautiful, complete Linux desktop for yourself today, set up for agents out of the box. It is an inspiration for us, and the two can sit side by side on different machines.

  Pick Lumbridge when

  Pick Lumbridge if you are equipping an organization: servers and GPU boxes on Ubuntu, with shared terminals, mail, library, factory and model serving for people and agents.

  omarchy.org Free; supported by patrons. Checked 2026-11-10.