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Which agent orchestrator should you pick?
Ringlet next to the five tools you're most likely to evaluate. The matrix below is factual — pick the column whose constraints match yours. Two of the comparisons (LiteLLM, OpenRouter) are complementary rather than alternative; the per-vendor pages explain why.
| Capability | ringlet | Claude Squad | Conductor | LiteLLM | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manages multiple agent CLIs | ● Claude Code, Codex, Grok, Droid, OpenCode | ● Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Aider | ● Claude Code + Codex | ○ LLM proxy, not an agent manager | ○ model marketplace, not an agent manager |
| Isolated HOME / config per profile | ● Separate $HOME, history, credentials | ◐ git-worktree isolation only | ◐ git-worktree isolation only | ○ — | ○ — |
| Per-profile provider switching | ● Bind any agent to any provider | ○ Agent's default provider only | ○ Agent's default provider only | ● Central routing rules | ● Hosted marketplace |
| Token + cost accounting | ● Cross-agent, cross-provider, local | ○ — | ◐ Per-task | ● Per-key budgets | ● Hosted dashboard |
| Keychain-backed credentials | ● macOS Keychain · GNOME Keyring · WinCred | ○ Plain env vars | ○ Plain env vars | ◐ Env vars or vault | ○ API key in env |
| Browser-accessible remote sessions | ● WebSocket PTY · sandboxed | ○ Local terminal only | ● Local Mac app | ○ — | ○ — |
| Sandboxed execution | ● bwrap (Linux) · sandbox-exec (macOS) | ○ Inherits shell | ◐ git-worktree only | ○ — | ○ — |
| Event hooks (tool use / stop / notify) | ● Shell or webhook on any event | ○ — | ○ — | ◐ Pre/post-call callbacks | ○ — |
| Self-hosted | ● Single binary, no daemon ops | ● Local TUI | ● Local Mac app | ● Docker / Python | ○ Hosted only |
| License | ● MIT | ● AGPL-3.0 | ◐ Source-available | ● MIT | ◐ proprietary SaaS |
vs Claude Squad
Terminal TUI managing parallel agents on git worktrees.
Read the comparison → vs Conductor
Mac visual orchestrator for parallel Claude Code + Codex.
Read the comparison → vs Tide Commander
3D-game-style multi-agent visual orchestrator.
Read the comparison → vs LiteLLM
Open-source LLM gateway / proxy. Different category — complementary.
Read the comparison → vs OpenRouter
Hosted model marketplace. Different category — complementary.
Read the comparison →