Cydonia vs Conductor
Both run Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode from a desktop app. Conductor is a paid Mac app with cloud runs; Cydonia is MIT-licensed, local, on macOS, Linux and Windows, and keeps what agents write as articles and boards.
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Conductor and Cydonia both put several coding agents to work from one desktop window. Conductor is a Mac app with paid plans and cloud runs; Cydonia is an open-source app that runs agents on your machine only, and keeps their work as files in the project.
| Cydonia | Conductor | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | Not stated |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS; cloud runs on Vercel sandboxes |
| Agents | Any agent in the ACP registry, or a command of your own | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode |
| How it talks to agents | ACP | Not stated |
| Where agents run | Your machine | Your Mac, or a cloud sandbox |
| What a run leaves behind | Articles, boards and tables in .cydonia/ in the project |
Not stated |
| Price | Free | Free; Pro $50/month; Teams $60/user/month; Enterprise |
When to pick Conductor
- You want agents to run in cloud sandboxes, not only on your laptop.
- You want a team plan from the vendor.
When to pick Cydonia
- You work on Linux or Windows.
- You want an agent outside those four: Cydonia installs any of the agents in the ACP registry, such as pi, Gemini or Copilot.
- You want the work to outlast the session: agents write articles and cards through Cydonia's MCP tools, into the project directory.
- You want the source, under MIT.