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Conductor vs sudocode

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

Free plan
Both — Conductor has a free plan, sudocode is free to use
Public API
Conductor has one; not confirmed by us for sudocode
Higher Trust score
Conductor — 84 vs 77 for sudocode
Best fit
Conductor: Developers juggling several features or bug fixes with coding agents at once · sudocode: Developers running several coding agents in parallel on one codebase
Platforms
Conductor: macOS, iOS · sudocode: macOS, Linux, Windows

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.sudocodeOpen-source tool that keeps specs, issues and agent runs inside your git repo so coding agents can hand context to each other.

Side by side

FactConductorsudocode
CategoryAI Coding AssistantsAI Coding Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFree
Starts at$50/mo—
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score84 / 10077 / 100
PlatformsmacOS, iOS, APImacOS, Linux, Windows
CompanyMelty Labssudocode AI
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

sudocode

sudocode is for developers who run coding agents on long tasks and keep losing context between sessions. Because everything lives in the repo, there is no service to trust or pay for. It is a young project with a small community, so expect rough edges and fast change.

Pros

  • Everything is stored in your repo, with no external database or service
  • CLI, local UI and MCP server in one npm package
  • Works with several coding agents and can sync with Beads, Spec-Kit and OpenSpec
  • Free under the Apache-2.0 licence

Cons

  • Small project, with a few hundred GitHub stars at the time of review
  • Requires Node and some setup per repository
  • Jira and Linear sync are listed as coming soon, not available

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 sudocode if you need

  • Developers running several coding agents in parallel on one codebase
  • Teams practising spec-driven development who want specs versioned with the code

Conductor vs sudocode: the questions people ask

Is Conductor cheaper than sudocode?

sudocode is free to use; Conductor starts at $50/mo.

Does Conductor or sudocode have a free tier?

Both: Conductor has a free tier, and sudocode is free to use.

Which has a public API, Conductor or sudocode?

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

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