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Comparison

Tools for running many
Claude Code agents

There is now a fast-growing set of tools for running several Claude Code agents at once. This is an honest map of the main ones, including where each is a better pick than Abralo. They all drive the same official claude binary, so the model, your account, and the speed are identical. What differs is the shape of the tool around it.

At a glance

ToolPlatformRuns agents viaOpen sourceBest for
Abralo Mac, Windows, Linux (native) One agent per project folder, side by side No Watching agents across several projects, light footprint
Conductor macOS only (Windows waitlist) A git worktree per workspace on one repo No Many agents on one repo, deep review-and-merge flow
Claude Squad Mac, Linux (terminal; no native Windows) tmux plus git worktrees Yes (AGPL-3.0) People who live in the terminal
Crystal Desktop app Parallel sessions in worktrees, with run comparison Yes A free GUI with side-by-side run comparison
Vibe Kanban Mac, Windows, Linux (local, browser UI) A kanban board, one worktree per task Yes (Apache-2.0) A backlog and board workflow

The main tools

Conductor

A macOS app from Melty Labs (YC S24). It runs each agent in its own git worktree and has a strong diff, pull request, and Linear or GitHub review flow. It is closed source and free to use; you bring your own Claude subscription. It is well funded and ships fast. If you work on a Mac and want several agents on one repo with a polished review-and-merge flow, it is the better pick. Its main limits today are Mac only, and cost that multiplies with each parallel agent.

conductor.build

Claude Squad

An open-source terminal app. It uses tmux and git worktrees to run several agents at once, and it is agent-agnostic, so it also drives Codex, Aider, and others. It runs on Mac and Linux; there is no native Windows because of the tmux dependency. If you already live in tmux and want to stay there, this is the better pick.

github.com/smtg-ai/claude-squad

Crystal

An open-source desktop app that runs parallel sessions in git worktrees and lets you compare runs side by side before you merge. If you want a free graphical tool with run comparison, look here.

github.com/stravu/crystal

Vibe Kanban now community-maintained

An open-source, locally run tool with a browser UI. Each task on a kanban board goes to an agent in its own worktree, and it supports around ten different agents. One thing to know: Bloop, the company behind it, wound down in April 2026, and the project now continues as community-maintained open source. If you want a board and backlog workflow and are comfortable on a community-maintained project, it fits.

github.com/BloopAI/vibe-kanban

Others worth knowing

  • Nimbalyst is open source (MIT), cross-platform, and pairs a kanban view with visual editing.
  • Superset is a Mac, source-available terminal-style IDE for running agents in parallel, and one of the more popular tools in the category.
  • Sculptor, from Imbue, isolates each agent in its own Docker container rather than a worktree. Mac and Linux, in beta.

Where Abralo fits

Abralo is the light one. It is native on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and the Windows installer is 3.4 MB because it uses your operating system's own webview instead of bundling a browser. It gives each project folder its own agent in its own column, so you can watch work across several projects at a glance. The moment an agent needs a decision or hits a usage limit, it tells you, and you can continue after a limit with one tap. It runs your local claude, so the model and your subscription are unchanged.

When another tool is the better pick

  • You want several agents on one repo in parallel, with a deep diff and pull-request review flow: Conductor on a Mac, or Crystal if you want open source.
  • You live in tmux and want to stay in the terminal: Claude Squad.
  • You want a kanban board and backlog, and don't mind a community-maintained project: Vibe Kanban.
  • You want everything fully open source: Claude Squad, Crystal, or Nimbalyst.
  • You need to run agents other than Claude Code, such as Codex or Gemini: most of the tools above are agent-agnostic, whereas Abralo is built around Claude Code.

Details are current as of July 2026. This category moves quickly, so check each project's own site before relying on anything here.

Try it with what you already pay for

Abralo uses your existing Claude Pro or Max subscription.

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Free for up to 4 agents at a time · macOS, Windows, Linux