How is this different from what you already run?
HyperTeams does not replace the tool you use today. Most of them run the work on one machine; HyperTeams is the layer on top that lets you watch many machines and hand work to other people. So the tables below are not scoreboards — they show where the roles diverge.
The four most-compared
Written as "what happens in that situation" rather than as a feature checklist. Each product group has its own table.
- Claude CodeYour terminal. One session per window.
- ConductorOn your Mac. It is a macOS-only app.
- OpenClawA gateway you host on your laptop or a VPS.
- HyperTeams control roomExecution stays on that machine — the control room sits on top rather than taking it over.
- HyperTeams ConnectIt does not touch execution; it receives what the control room reports.
- Claude CodeYou open that many terminal windows or worktrees.
- ConductorEach agent gets its own git worktree and runs in parallel.
- OpenClawOne gateway splits its sessions.
- HyperTeams control roomOne card per job — hand it five and five run side by side, in five folders.
- HyperTeams ConnectThe control room does this
- Claude CodeYou keep that window open and watch it.
- ConductorA central dashboard shows what each agent is doing.
- OpenClawResults arrive in a chat thread — not a list of what is in flight.
- HyperTeams control roomStatus, a summary of the answer, and an unread marker, all in one list.
- HyperTeams ConnectThe control room does this
- Claude CodeThe session ends. Keeping it alive means tmux or screen.
- ConductorClosing the app or letting the Mac sleep stops it.
- OpenClawThe gateway is resident, so it keeps going — if that machine stays awake.
- HyperTeams control roomResident, and it records progress: it continues after you close the window, and a tunnel shows it on your phone.
- HyperTeams ConnectThe control room does this
- Claude CodeYou write your own cron entry or script.
- ConductorNo scheduling. A person starts each run.
- OpenClawRecurring runs are set up in configuration.
- HyperTeams control roomYou pick a time on screen, and a failure notifies you.
- HyperTeams ConnectThe control room does this
- Claude CodePer machine. Conversations and context are tied to that computer.
- ConductorWithin that one Mac. Agents on another computer are invisible.
- OpenClawMore computers means more gateways, and more places to look.
- HyperTeams control roomIt stops at that one machine. It does not know what runs on the next one.
- HyperTeams ConnectA control room per machine, all of them in one list — including which machine is awake.
- Claude CodeYour account, folders, and terminal are assumed. There is no seat for anyone else.
- ConductorA single-user desktop app. No accounts, no roles.
- OpenClawPer-channel allowlists decide who may talk to it.
- HyperTeams control roomIt assumes the owner of the machine. The screen is behind one password.
- HyperTeams ConnectAccounts and roles, policy per folder and command, and pre-approval per item.
- Claude CodeSession history stays on that machine.
- ConductorThe output is a git commit and a PR.
- OpenClawChat logs and notes stay on that machine.
- HyperTeams control roomIt keeps that machine's run history. There is no notion of an approval.
- HyperTeams ConnectWho approved what, and when, kept as a policy audit trail.
- Claude CodeVisible per session.
- ConductorMixed into the usage of the account you attached.
- OpenClawOn the bill of the LLM you attached.
- HyperTeams control roomIt shows cost per job on that machine, with no owner attached.
- HyperTeams ConnectAttributed to a person and a team, with ceilings.
- Claude CodeYour existing Claude plan, or an API key.
- ConductorA macOS app; see their site for pricing.
- OpenClawMIT open source. Free; you pay only the LLM.
- HyperTeams control roomOne command to install, using the Claude account you already have.
- HyperTeams ConnectOnly the features that cross into a team are metered in credits.
What the control room does, and what Connect does
HyperTeams is two products. Which of them answers each row above is exactly where the boundary sits.
HyperTeams control room
Runs the work on your machine
A program you install with one command. It assigns work per folder, runs jobs in parallel, and keeps going after you close the window. While you work alone, this is all you need.
- Where it runs
- Several jobs at once
- How far along it is
- If you close the window
- At a set time
HyperTeams Connect
Makes it something others rely on, unattended
It starts paying the moment there is a second machine and a second person: pooling machines into one list, filtering work others assign through approval, keeping an audit trail of what happened, and splitting cost per person.
- Several machines in one place
- When someone else assigns work
- Retracing it later
- What it cost
When do you move up a rung?
- L1 · Observe
You watch several machines. The moment there is a second one.
- L2 · Share
The team sees what was asked for. The moment you start sharing one password.
- L3 · Delegate
Others assign work and see the results. This is where approval, policy, and audit earn their place.
By product group
Each page says when to keep using theirs, and how to run both together.
HyperTeams vs Claude Code
Not a choice between them. HyperTeams keeps Claude Code as the engine and sits on top of it.
- Claude Code
HyperTeams vs Claude Code orchestrators
All three already do "many agents on one screen." The divergence is that the screen belongs to one computer.
- Conductor
- Claude Squad
- Vibe Kanban
HyperTeams vs cloud coding agents
Devin, Codex, and Cursor run on their cloud and open a PR. HyperTeams makes what runs on your machine something others can trust.
- Devin
- Codex Cloud
- Cursor
HyperTeams vs OpenClaw
The boundary is where "who may talk to it" turns into "may this particular run happen."
- OpenClaw
HyperTeams vs Hermes Agent
One side makes the agent smarter. The other makes it something other people can rely on.
- Hermes Agent
HyperTeams vs managed personal assistants
Manus, Lindy, and OpenHands sell doing it for you. HyperTeams sells a state other people can rely on.
- Manus
- Lindy
- OpenHands
HyperTeams vs workflow automation
n8n, Zapier, and Make repeat a defined procedure reliably. HyperTeams takes the work whose procedure is not defined.
- n8n
- Zapier
- Make
When does the layer start paying for itself?
If none of these three is true for you yet, keep what you have.
A second computer showed up
There is nowhere to see what is running where. You open a window per machine to check.
A second person showed up
You started sharing one dashboard password. Nothing tells you who asked for what.
It has to run with nobody watching
A colleague asks you out loud to "run that for me." If it goes wrong, you need a way back.