Not anymore. The v2.18.0 changelog (October 29, 2026) ended the free mode, the trial and the welcome credits, though the pricing page still mentions a trial. Paid plans start at $5 a month. Pane is free.

Does Verdent run on Linux?

No. Its docs say Linux isn't supported. The desktop app is for macOS 11 or later and 64-bit Windows 10 and 11. Pane runs on Linux, Windows and macOS, and in repos inside WSL.

Can I use my Claude or ChatGPT subscription with Verdent?

Partly. Verdent documents Bring Your Own Agent for Manager subtasks. Codex uses your local codex CLI, set up with an API key or its own login. Claude Code runs through an adapter with your provider API keys. In Pane, each CLI runs under its usual login.

alternatives

Verdent alternatives

TL;DR

Verdent, from Verdent AI, Inc. (verdent.ai), is a closed-source coding agent. Its desktop Manager breaks a goal into subtasks and gives each one an agent in its own git worktree, tracked on a Kanban board. Since v2.18.0 (October 29, 2026) it's paid only, priced in credits, and it still has no Linux app. If you already pay for Claude Code or Codex, Pane runs them side by side for free, each in its own worktree. Agent Orchestrator and Kandev keep a board, and Emdash starts tasks from your issue tracker.

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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 running the agents you already pay for, with no credits.
Pane runs Claude Code, Codex or any CLI agent in its own terminal and worktree, with diffs, commit, push and merge built in. It's free, AGPL-3.0 and needs no account, on Windows, WSL, macOS and Linux.
WindowsWSLmacOSLinux
2.Agent Orchestrator
Best for a live board of agents, closest to Verdent's Manager view.
Each card is an agent in its own worktree, and failing CI or review comments go back to that agent on their own. Apache-2.0; it doesn't handle repos inside WSL.
WindowsWSLmacOSLinux
3.Kandev
Best for splitting work into stages you approve.
A self-hosted AGPL-3.0 board where a card goes from plan to build to review to PR, with a different agent at each step.
WindowsWSLmacOSLinux
4.Emdash
Best for work that starts as a ticket.
Emdash turns issues from 12 trackers into tasks for about 35 agents, locally or over SSH. Apache-2.0, no WSL mode.
WindowsWSLmacOSLinux

which one should you pick?

stay with Verdent if

→ you want one product that plans, builds, hosts and publishes an app from plain-language goals
→ Verdent's own agent and models suit you, and you like its Manager splitting the work
→ you'd rather work inside VS Code or JetBrains

pick pane if

→ you already pay for Claude Code, Codex or another CLI and don't want to buy credits as well
→ you want something free and open source that doesn't need an account
→ you code on Linux or in repos inside WSL

pane vs Verdent at a glance

yespartly, or with a catchno

	pane9 yes · 0 partly · 1 no	Verdent4 yes · 1 partly · 4 no
basics
what it is	a desktop app that runs your agent CLIs side by side	a paid coding agent with a multi-agent Manager
platforms
Windows	yes, native (x64 and ARM64)	yes, Windows 10 and 11 (x64)
repos inside WSL	yes, in the same app	not documented
macOS	yes	yes, macOS 11 or later
Linux	yes (AppImage, .deb)	no
agents
agents	any CLI	its own agent; Claude Code or Codex for Manager subtasks
task board	no; an orchestrator chat steers agents	yes, Kanban with a To Review column
everyday work
worktree per task	yes, by default	yes, created by the Manager
safety and setup
price	free	paid only, $5 to $179 a month, credit-based
license	AGPL-3.0	proprietary
account needed	no	yes

basics

what it is

pane

a desktop app that runs your agent CLIs side by side

Verdent

a paid coding agent with a multi-agent Manager

platforms

Windows

pane

yes, native (x64 and ARM64)

Verdent

yes, Windows 10 and 11 (x64)

repos inside WSL

pane

yes, in the same app

Verdent

not documented

macOS

pane

yes

Verdent

yes, macOS 11 or later

Linux

pane

yes (AppImage, .deb)

Verdent

agents

pane

any CLI

Verdent

its own agent; Claude Code or Codex for Manager subtasks

task board

pane

no; an orchestrator chat steers agents

Verdent

yes, Kanban with a To Review column

everyday work

worktree per task

pane

yes, by default

Verdent

yes, created by the Manager

safety and setup

price

pane

free

Verdent

paid only, $5 to $179 a month, credit-based

license

pane

AGPL-3.0

Verdent

proprietary

account needed

pane

Verdent

yes

Verdent facts checked on November 5, 2026 (Verdent desktop v2.18.0); Pane facts from Pane v2.4.157, with its agent presets rechecked on v2.4.214.

why people look for a Verdent alternative

It's paid only now, priced in credits, closed, and Mac and Windows only.

Verdent's v2.18.0 changelog (October 29, 2026) retired the free mode, the free trial and the 100 welcome credits. Its pricing FAQ still mentions a trial, but the changelog is newer. Plans run from $5 to $179 a month on credits, and top-ups start at $20 for 340. All 10 reviews on its unclaimed Trustpilot page give one star, mostly about cost, token use and billing support.

Verdent's own agent is the default. Its docs describe Bring Your Own Agent for Manager subtasks, with Claude Code and Codex as the two options. There's no Linux app, and you need an account.

moving from Verdent to pane

Each Manager subtask becomes a pane, opened by you or by the orchestrator.

If you used Bring Your Own Agent, your signed-in codex CLI works in Pane as is, and Claude Code runs as the official CLI under your own login instead of through an adapter. Verdent's Manager split the goal for you. In Pane you either open a pane per subtask or ask the orchestrator chat to split the goal and start an agent for each part. Each pane is a worktree on its own branch, and you review and merge it from the Changes panel, much like Verdent's Task Changes panel.

our verdict

Verdent makes sense if you want one paid product that plans, builds and hosts an app with its own agent. If you'd rather run the CLIs you already pay for, free and on any OS, Pane is the most direct alternative. Agent Orchestrator and Kandev suit board-first workflows, and Emdash suits issue-first ones.

how we checked

We didn't install Verdent, and it's closed source with no public repo. On November 5, 2026 we read its site, docs, pricing, download page, changelog and Trustpilot reviews. Facts about the other tools come from their own docs, releases and issue trackers, researched on October 3, 2026 and rechecked on October 4.

What we ran

→ Desk research: Verdent's site, docs, pricing page, changelog and Trustpilot reviews, checked November 5, 2026. We didn't install or run it.

Who wrote this

We make Pane, so we have a stake in this. We checked every claim about Verdent against its own site, docs, releases and issues on the dates above.

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

Sources

frequently asked questions

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By Parsa Khazaeepoul, co-founder of Pane. Last reviewed November 5, 2026.