orca vs oh-my-openagent
Two of the top coding agents and assistants, side by side: score, setup, license, activity and what each review found.
orca
Desktop app that runs CLI coding agents in parallel git worktrees
oh-my-openagent
Terminal coding agent that runs parallel sub-agents and keeps git-based memory
| What we compare | orca | oh-my-openagent |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 81, widely used | 73, popular |
| Freshness | 100, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | 81, healthy | 85, healthy |
| Easy to run | 50, easy | 50, easy |
| Agent-ready | 70, partly | 85, ready |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 90.2k | 70k |
| License | MIT (permissive) | custom license (read the license) |
| Last commit | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Last release | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not stated |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Mentioned | Mentioned |
orca
Orca is a cross-platform desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) that runs several CLI coding agents side by side, each in its own isolated git worktree. It bundles terminals with splits, an editor, an embedded Chromium browser, GitHub and Linear task views, and diff annotation. A mobile companion app and an `orca` CLI let you monitor and script agent workflows.
Who it is for: Developers running several CLI coding agents in parallel on one repo
Strengths
- Works with any agent that runs in a terminal, including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi
- Each agent gets its own git worktree; fan one prompt across several and compare
- Agents can run on a remote machine over SSH with port forwarding
- MIT license; desktop builds for macOS, Windows, Linux plus Homebrew and AUR packages
Weaknesses
- No Docker or self-hosted server install; it is a desktop app
- Mobile pairing relay lives in a separate pnpm workspace under cloud/
- Collects anonymous usage telemetry; opt-out is documented but not the default
- Ships daily and the README says its feature list lags behind
- no GPU
- Needs git, CLI coding agent of your choice
oh-my-openagent
OmO ships a single `omo` command, a native binary built on senpi, the project's fork of pi. It takes a prompt and plans, runs and checks the work. Adding `ultrawork` or `mass ulw` makes it fan the job out to many agents, each on a model chosen for that step. Memory is stored as markdown files in a git repository, and `/login` supports Claude, ChatGPT, Kimi and GLM subscriptions.
Who it is for: Developers who want a terminal agent that orchestrates many models
Strengths
- Native binary installs via curl script, bun or npm; no Docker needed
- Logs in with Claude, ChatGPT, Kimi and GLM subscriptions
- Memory is plain markdown in a git repo, so it can be inspected
- `omo setup` migrates keys, MCP servers and skills from the OpenCode edition
Weaknesses
- License is SUL-1.0, not a standard OSI license; check terms before commercial use
- Install is a curl-pipe-to-bash script
- Computer use is documented as experimental
- Hardware needs and supported model list are not stated in the README
- Models: Claude, ChatGPT, Kimi, GLM