alternatives
Paseo alternatives
TL;DR
Paseo is a free, Apache-2.0 daemon with desktop, phone, web and CLI clients that runs 40+ coding agents and lets them delegate to each other. People look elsewhere when their code lives in WSL, which failed from Paseo's Windows app in our test, when they'd rather not run a daemon and relay, or when they want something steadier than a project that has shipped more than 200 releases in nine months. Pane is the closest alternative for Windows and WSL users: every agent in its real terminal and worktree, with review, commit, push and merge built in. T3 Code and Orca are the picks if phone apps matter most, and Herdr if you want to stay in a terminal.
the alternatives
Every tool here runs several coding agents at once. The chips show where each one runs: green is native, amber has a catch, red is no.
1.Pane
Best for real agent terminals with git built in, on Windows and inside WSL.
Each agent runs in its own terminal UI and worktree, with a Changes panel, git shortcuts and an orchestrator chat. Any CLI agent. Free, AGPL-3.0, no account. Phone app coming soon; Remote Pane works in a phone browser today.
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2.T3 Code
Best for a polished chat view with phone apps.
MIT, fast, with iOS and Android apps and usage tracking across providers. Young at version 0.1.x, and its WSL backend crash-looped in our test.
WindowsWSLmacOSLinux
3.Orca
Best for an all-in-one app with a phone app and WSL support.
MIT, about 40 agents, a browser with design mode and issue-tracker intake. Ran agents inside WSL in our test. Heavy at idle.
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4.Herdr
Best for staying in the terminal, with sessions that survive disconnects.
An agent-aware terminal multiplexer that keeps agents running when you close the window or drop SSH, and restores them after a restart. Open source, runs on every OS.
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5.Omnigent
Best for agent-to-agent work with team guardrails.
Databricks' Apache-2.0 server: a lead agent hands work to other vendors' agents, with cost caps, approvals and phone access. Alpha, and needs a server.
WindowsWSLmacOSLinux
which one should you pick?
stay with paseo if
- → you want to check on and approve agents from a native phone app
- → you want agents that start, message and review each other, or run on a schedule
- → you use many ACP agents like Gemini CLI, Amp, goose or Droid
- → you want no telemetry at all
pick pane if
- → your code lives inside WSL and you want agents and git to run there
- → you want to commit, push and merge from the app with shortcuts
- → you want each agent's real terminal, with its own commands and shortcuts
- → you want worktrees on by default and no daemon or relay to manage
pane vs paseo at a glance
yespartly, or with a catchno
| pane9 yes · 1 partly · 0 no | paseo8 yes · 1 partly · 1 no | |
|---|---|---|
| platforms | ||
| Windows | yes, native (x64 and ARM64) | yes (x64 and ARM64), not signed |
| repos inside WSL | yes: agents, terminals and git run in the distro | not from the Windows app in our test |
| macOS | yes | yes (macOS 13 or newer) |
| Linux | yes (AppImage, .deb) | yes (AppImage, .deb, .rpm; Nix for the server) |
| agents | ||
| agents | any CLI; Claude Code, Codex, Cursor built in | 6 built in plus a 37-agent ACP catalog |
| how agents run | the agent's own terminal UI | a chat view by default, or a terminal tab |
| everyday work | ||
| worktree per task | yes, on by default | yes, chosen per workspace |
| commit, push, merge | buttons and shortcuts | git actions menu |
| remote and teams | ||
| phone | app coming soon; browser today | iOS and Android apps |
| safety and setup | ||
| moving parts | one desktop app | daemon, clients and optional relay |
| license | AGPL-3.0, open source | Apache-2.0, open source |
| account needed | no | no (yes for hosted Hub) |
platforms
Windows
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yes (x64 and ARM64), not signedrepos inside WSL
pane
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not from the Windows app in our testmacOS
pane
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yes (macOS 13 or newer)Linux
pane
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yes (AppImage, .deb, .rpm; Nix for the server)agents
agents
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6 built in plus a 37-agent ACP cataloghow agents run
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a chat view by default, or a terminal tabeveryday work
worktree per task
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yes, chosen per workspacecommit, push, merge
pane
paseo
git actions menuremote and teams
phone
pane
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iOS and Android appssafety and setup
moving parts
pane
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daemon, clients and optional relaylicense
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Apache-2.0, open sourceaccount needed
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no (yes for hosted Hub)Facts checked on October 3 and 4, 2026 (Paseo v0.10.3 and Pane v2.4.157). Rechecked on November 5, 2026 against Paseo v0.15.1.
why people look for a paseo alternative
WSL, moving parts, and the pace of a one-person project.
Paseo has no WSL documentation, and when we opened a repo through a \\wsl.localhost path from its Windows app, Codex failed to start with a CreateProcess error. Users who need WSL run a second daemon inside the distro, which isn't documented either.
Its design has more moving parts than a desktop app: a daemon, clients and an optional relay, so debugging a run can involve the provider, the daemon, the client and the network. Its issue tracker lists open p0 security items in the daemon and phone apps, and the Windows installer isn't signed. Before v0.14.0 the desktop app also downloaded about 1 GB of voice models on first launch; voice is opt-in now. It's mostly one maintainer, shipping very fast.
moving from paseo to pane
Your agents and logins carry over. You trade the phone apps for a real terminal per agent and first-class WSL.
Paseo launches the agent CLIs you've already installed and signed into, and Pane does the same, so Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Pi need no new setup. Open your repository in Pane and create a pane per task; each gets its own worktree and branch by default. Agents run in their own terminal UI, and any CLI works, including the ACP agents Paseo lists, run as a custom command.
Review in the Changes panel and commit, push and merge with shortcuts. If your code lives in WSL, Pane runs the agent, terminal and git inside the distro. Pane's orchestrator, Sessions, starts and steers agents in other panes. Remote Pane works in a phone browser today, and Pane's phone app is coming soon.
our verdict
Paseo is the most flexible way to reach many agents from many devices, and it's free. If your work is on Windows with code in WSL, or you want each agent's real terminal and git buttons without a daemon to look after, Pane is the most direct alternative. For phone-first work, T3 Code and Orca; for terminal purists, Herdr.
how we checked
On October 3 and 4, 2026 we ran Paseo 0.10.3 on Windows 11 with real Claude Code and Codex agents, including a repo opened from WSL, and ran Pane, T3 Code, Orca, Herdr and Omnigent on the same PC with WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04).
Facts about each product come from its own docs, changelog, issue tracker and source code, checked on the same dates.
- What we ran
- → Pane 2.4.155 on Windows 11, native and WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04) repos
- → Paseo 0.10.3 on the same PC with real Claude Code and Codex agents, October 3 and 4, 2026
- Who wrote this
- We make Pane, so we have a stake in this. We tried to be fair: Paseo's strengths are listed as plainly as Pane's, every claim was checked against the product itself or its docs and source, and the screenshots are unedited captures from our own runs.
- Corrections
- If anything here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we'll fix it and update the date at the top. Open an issue on GitHub
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By Parsa Khazaeepoul, co-founder of Pane. .