HyperTeams vs Claude Code orchestrators
All three already do "many agents on one screen." The divergence is that the screen belongs to one computer.
This is the closest neighbour HyperTeams has. All three run agents in parallel and pool the progress on one screen — Conductor gives each agent its own git worktree on your Mac, Claude Squad does the same through tmux, Vibe Kanban through a kanban board. On the control-room rows there is a lot of overlap, and we will not claim to be better there. The divergence is the four rows after it: that screen belongs to one computer, so it has no answer for a second machine, a second person, or "how much did we spend this month." Connect is the part of HyperTeams that answers those.
Side by side
- ConductorOn your Mac. It is a macOS-only app.
- Claude SquadInside tmux, in your terminal.
- Vibe KanbanStarted on your machine, viewed in a browser.
- 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.
- ConductorEach agent gets its own git worktree and runs in parallel.
- Claude SquadParallel agents across tmux panes and worktrees.
- Vibe KanbanAn agent per card, run in parallel or in sequence.
- HyperTeams control roomOne card per job — hand it five and five run side by side, in five folders.
- HyperTeams ConnectThe control room does this
- ConductorA central dashboard shows what each agent is doing.
- Claude SquadYou read it from a terminal list. There is no web view.
- Vibe KanbanCard status on a kanban board.
- HyperTeams control roomStatus, a summary of the answer, and an unread marker, all in one list.
- HyperTeams ConnectThe control room does this
- ConductorClosing the app or letting the Mac sleep stops it.
- Claude SquadIt keeps going as long as tmux is alive.
- Vibe KanbanIt keeps going as long as the process you started is alive.
- 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
- ConductorNo scheduling. A person starts each run.
- Claude SquadScheduling happens outside, in cron.
- Vibe KanbanA person moves the card to start it.
- HyperTeams control roomYou pick a time on screen, and a failure notifies you.
- HyperTeams ConnectThe control room does this
- ConductorWithin that one Mac. Agents on another computer are invisible.
- Claude SquadWithin that one terminal.
- Vibe KanbanScoped to the machine you started it on.
- 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.
- ConductorA single-user desktop app. No accounts, no roles.
- Claude SquadA single-user terminal tool.
- Vibe KanbanIssue and PR collaboration exists; approving a run does not.
- 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.
- ConductorThe output is a git commit and a PR.
- Claude SquadIn the worktree and git history.
- Vibe KanbanCard history and PRs.
- 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.
- ConductorMixed into the usage of the account you attached.
- Claude SquadMixed into the usage of the account you attached.
- Vibe KanbanOn the bill of whichever agent 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.
- ConductorA macOS app; see their site for pricing.
- Claude SquadOpen source. The tool itself is free.
- Vibe KanbanSunsetting as a commercial product; continuing as community open source.
- 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.
Checked against each product's official documentation as of 2026-09-06. Their products change, and when they do this table becomes wrong — tell us and we will fix it.
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.
Where they diverge
One screen, or one machine?
HyperTeams ConnectThe dashboard lists agents inside that Mac, that terminal. A second computer means a second dashboard.
A control room per machine, and Connect pools all of them into one list — including which machine is awake right now.
Somebody other than you
HyperTeams ConnectSingle-user. No accounts, no roles, no approvals — handing it to a colleague means handing over the computer.
Accounts and roles, policy per folder and per command, pre-approval per item, and a record of who approved what.
"How much did we spend this month?"
HyperTeams ConnectIt blends into the usage of the account you attached. Who spent what is not in there.
Cost attaches to each job and is attributed to a person and a team. You can set ceilings.
Which one should you pick?
When to just use an orchestrator
When the code loop is the whole job
Spinning up a worktree, reviewing the PR, merging — that loop is tighter on their side, and HyperTeams does not try to take that seat.
Alone, starting for free
Claude Squad is open source and Conductor is one app on your Mac. No server, no account.
When you want to swap engines
Conductor and Vibe Kanban drive Codex and Cursor alongside Claude Code. The engine menu is simply wider there.
When HyperTeams is the answer
When a second computer appears
HyperTeams ConnectA dashboard on one Mac cannot see agents on another machine. A control room per machine, all in one list, including which machine is awake.
When you bring in a colleague
HyperTeams ConnectA single-user tool has no accounts, roles, or approvals, so handing it over means handing over the computer. This is where Connect starts: policy, pre-approval, an audit trail.
When you have to answer "how much did we spend?"
HyperTeams ConnectBlended into one account's usage, it cannot be split per person. Cost attaches to each job, is attributed, and can be capped.
Running both
- 1
Leave your orchestrator running
Nothing is removed. Keep the code loop where it is.
- 2
Install the control room on that machine
One command. Folders and terminals stay on that machine.
- 3
Invite the second person
This is where Connect starts: a colleague assigns work, only the risky parts stop for approval, and cost splits by person.
Common questions
A layer, not a replacement
Put it on top of what you already run
One command to install. Nothing you use today gets removed or moved — you only add the command screen above it.
curl -fsSL https://hyperteams.net/install.sh | bash