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Conductor vs Nimbalyst

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price
Conductor from $50/mo, Nimbalyst from $20/seat/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Conductor has one; not confirmed by us for Nimbalyst
Best fit
Conductor: Developers juggling several features or bug fixes with coding agents at once · Nimbalyst: Developers running several Claude Code or Codex sessions in parallel
Platforms
Conductor: macOS, iOS · Nimbalyst: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

ConductorMac app for running Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode agents in parallel, each in its own isolated workspace.NimbalystOpen-source desktop workspace that wraps Claude Code and Codex sessions in visual editors for docs, diagrams, mockups and code.

Side by side

FactConductorNimbalyst
CategoryAI Coding AssistantsAI Code Editors & IDEs
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$50/mo$20/seat/mo
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score84 / 10086 / 100
PlatformsmacOS, iOS, APImacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
CompanyMelty LabsNimbalyst, Inc.
Launched—2025
Last verifiedOct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026

What our research says

Conductor

A tidy control room for developers who already use terminal coding agents and want to run several at once with clean isolation and a review step. It adds orchestration rather than its own model, so you still pay your agent providers. Anyone happy with a single agent in an editor will not gain much.

Pros

  • Free tier with local workspaces and bring-your-own subscriptions or keys
  • Each task isolated in its own workspace and branch
  • Supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode agents
  • SOC 2 Type II badge shown on the site

Cons

  • Desktop app is Mac-only
  • Cloud workspaces need the paid Pro plan
  • Cloud compute pricing is expected to move to usage-based billing

Nimbalyst

Nimbalyst suits developers and product people who already pay for Claude Code or Codex and want to see and steer several agent sessions at once, with diagrams, specs and mockups in the same window. It adds nothing on the model side, so anyone without an agent subscription, or happy in a terminal, gets little from it.

Pros

  • MIT-licensed and free for individuals with no feature cap
  • Diff review for every AI edit before it lands in a file
  • Worktree isolation for parallel agent sessions
  • Built-in editors for Markdown, CSV, Excalidraw, Mermaid and data models

Cons

  • Depends on a third-party agent and its separate billing
  • Teams pricing is announced but still in beta, so the paid tier is not settled
  • Young product, first public code in late 2025

Which one fits

Choose Conductor if you need

  • Developers juggling several features or bug fixes with coding agents at once
  • Teams that want agents in cloud sandboxes with shared, live workspaces
  • Claude Code and Codex users who want a diff-and-PR workflow around them

Choose Nimbalyst if you need

  • Developers running several Claude Code or Codex sessions in parallel
  • Product managers who write specs and mockups that agents then implement
  • Small teams wanting shared docs and trackers that agents can edit

Conductor vs Nimbalyst: the questions people ask

Is Conductor cheaper than Nimbalyst?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Conductor starts at $50/mo, Nimbalyst at $20/seat/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Conductor or Nimbalyst have a free tier?

Both: Conductor has a free tier, and Nimbalyst has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Conductor or Nimbalyst?

Conductor ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Nimbalyst is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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