Individual or team workflow
Orca is strong as a personal agent workspace. Dispatcher adds a team layer: a shared board, Slack intake, and a knowledge base everyone's agents read from.
Dispatcher vs Orca
Orca is an open-source agent development environment: each task gets a worktree, fast terminals, a file editor, and its own Chromium browser, and you can fan one prompt across several agents and keep the best result. Dispatcher shares the worktree-per-task model and focuses on the team workflow around it: Slack, GitHub, and Linear intake, review, stacked PRs, a board, and a knowledge base.
At a glance
Choose Dispatcher if
- Requests come from Slack and should land on a shared board
- You ship large changes as GitHub Stacks
- You want team docs synced into every worktree
Choose Orca if
- You need Linux today, or open source
- You want a built-in browser per worktree, or to fan one prompt across agents and compare
Feature comparison
“Not listed” means Orca's public material does not mention it, not that it is missing.
| Feature | Dispatcher | Orca |
|---|---|---|
| Runs several agents in parallel | Yes | Yes |
| Isolation model | Git worktree and branch per task | Git worktree per task |
| Supported agents | 12 agent CLIs, including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Kiro, OpenCode, Antigravity, and Grok | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and any CLI agent |
| Platforms | macOS and Windows (Linux planned) | macOS, Windows, Linux; mobile companion |
| Issue intake | Yes: GitHub, Linear, Slack | Partly: GitHub and Linear workflows |
| Slack mention to task | Yes | Not listed |
| Diff review before PR | Yes: Diff next to the agent's terminal | Yes |
| Stacked PRs (GitHub Stacks) | Yes: Built-in gh stack flow | Not listed |
| Task board and planning | Yes: Projects, cycles, roadmaps, review queue | Not listed |
| Team docs synced to agents | Yes: Synced into .dispatcher/context | Not listed |
| MCP and skills per agent | Yes: Harnesses screen | Not listed |
| Source code | Closed source | Open source (MIT) |
| Price | Free for local use; paid plans for cloud sync and teams | Free and open source |
Key differences
Platforms
Orca runs on Linux as well as macOS and Windows. Dispatcher supports macOS and Windows today, with Linux planned.
Questions
Is Dispatcher an Orca alternative?
Yes. Both give each task its own git worktree and run CLI coding agents side by side. Dispatcher adds Slack intake, a team board, a knowledge base, and stacked PRs.
Does Dispatcher run on Linux?
Not yet. Dispatcher runs on macOS and Windows; Linux builds are planned.
More comparisons
- Dispatcher vs ConductorA Mac app for running Claude Code and Codex agents in parallel worktrees.
- Dispatcher vs SupersetAn open-source terminal for running many CLI coding agents in parallel worktrees.
- Dispatcher vs Vibe KanbanAn open-source kanban board that runs coding agents in worktrees from its cards.
- Dispatcher vs Claude SquadAn open-source terminal UI that runs agents in tmux sessions and git worktrees.
- Dispatcher vs SculptorA desktop UI for Claude Code that runs each agent in its own Docker container.
- Dispatcher vs NimbalystThe successor to Crystal: parallel Claude Code and Codex sessions on a visual board.
- Dispatcher vs EmdashAn open-source agentic development environment for many CLI agents in worktrees.
- Dispatcher vs MuxCoder's open-source coding agent multiplexer for local, worktree, and SSH workspaces.
- Dispatcher vs TraycerA spec-driven planning extension for VS Code that hands plans to your coding agent.
Orca is a trademark of Stably AI. This page compares publicly available information as of October 14, 2026; products change quickly, so check Orca's site for current details. Spotted something out of date? Email support@getdispatcher.dev.
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