Data Matrix
All 12 tools, 6 technical axes, every score backed by a source citation.
Score Format:[Option 1 / Option 2 / Option 3] (0–10 pts each)
Intensity:0–2 (Low)3–5 (Mid)6–8 (High)9–10 (Max)
| Tool / Substrate | A1 A1: Interface | A2 A2: Persistence | A3 A3: Isolation | A4 A4: Supervision | A5 A5: Platform | A6 A6: Maturity | License & Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rust TUI (ratatui / crossterm) | [10 / 2 / 0] O18 Cargo.toml:18-41 ratatui/crossterm pure Rust TUI | [8 / 10 / 10] O16 src/server/handoff.rs live process FD handoff across upgrades | [7 / 6 / 0] O18 src/worktree.rs process isolation with optional worktrees | [9 / 9 / 0] O18, O33 multi-pane attended prompt broadcast + state detection | [9 / 9 / 10] O17, O18 ConPTY on Windows + SSH stdio bridge auto-bootstrap | [5 / 9 / 3] O2 33,316 GitHub stars, Apache-2.0, active OSS community | Apache-2.0 33,316 stars |
Native macOS app + Cloud microVM | [0 / 10 / 5] O30, O31 native macOS application interface with cloud PTY | [5 / 7 / 10] O30, O31 local processes exit on quit, cloud microVMs keep running | [3 / 10 / 10] O30, O31 local worktrees at ~/conductor/workspaces + cloud microVM | [8 / 8 / 9] O31 hybrid live diff viewer + async branch review + multiplayer | [10 / 0 / 6] O30 macOS only ('not available for Windows or Linux yet') | [4 / 8 / 10] O32 Pro $50/mo and Teams $60/user enterprise commercial tiers | Proprietary Proprietary |
C Unix daemon | [10 / 0 / 0] O8 pure C VT multiplexer running inside host terminal | [5 / 10 / 10] O8 full headless daemon survives client disconnect and SSH drops | [10 / 3 / 0] O8 shares same working tree unless manually scripted | [10 / 3 / 0] O8 attended terminal panes without native async notification queue | [9 / 9 / 10] O8 ubiquitous on macOS/Linux/BSD and SSH remote servers | [1 / 10 / 8] O8 15+ years proven maturity, 48,896 stars, ISC license | ISC 48,896 stars |
Electron v43 + React 19 | [0 / 3 / 10] O27 Electron v43 + React 19 with patched @xterm/xterm WebGL | [7 / 8 / 9] O27 local JSON state with orcad VPS daemon for remote sessions | [4 / 10 / 5] O27 automatic git worktree isolation per task local and SSH | [8 / 10 / 7] O27 diff annotation + rate-limit tracking + React Native mobile push | [9 / 10 / 8] O27 cross-platform macOS/Windows/Linux + mobile + VPS | [6 / 10 / 4] O6 56,566 stars, active MIT open-source repository | MIT 56,566 stars |
Electron (Bun monorepo) + Standalone PTY daemon | [0 / 3 / 10] O25 custom web terminal + Monaco diff editor in Electron shell | [6 / 10 / 8] O25 standalone pty-daemon with ring buffer and FD handoff | [3 / 10 / 6] O25 packages/workspace-fs git worktree per workspace | [6 / 9 / 10] O34 async review queue with live diffs and Slack/Linear integration | [10 / 4 / 6] O34 macOS primary, Linux experimental, no Windows support | [5 / 8 / 8] O4, O26 13,482 stars, Elastic License 2.0, Pro/Enterprise tiers | Elastic-2.0 13,482 stars |
Native Rust GUI (wgpu + winit) | [0 / 10 / 2] O29 native Rust GUI built on wgpu v30 and winit | [7 / 8 / 7] O29 local SQLite history with cloud session sync | [8 / 6 / 4] O29 subshell execution with isolation_platform crate | [10 / 7 / 4] O29 attended block-by-block input/output stream | [10 / 10 / 6] O29 cross-platform desktop support for macOS/Windows/Linux | [4 / 10 / 9] O7 64,628 stars, commercial team/enterprise tiers | AGPL-3.0 / Proprietary 64,628 stars |
Tauri v2 (Rust) + React | [0 / 8 / 8] O24 Tauri v2 native shell with React web frontend | [7 / 9 / 5] O23 SQLite state via sqlx with background service | [4 / 10 / 8] O23 crates/worktree-manager + Docker integration | [5 / 7 / 10] O23, O37 async Kanban workflow: Backlog > Progress > Review > Done | [9 / 9 / 4] O24 macOS/Windows/Linux support including native MSI | [8 / 4 / 2] O5, O37 27,950 stars, Apache-2.0, officially sunsetting | Apache-2.0 27,950 stars |
[0 / 10 / 4] O55, O60 Tauri v2 + libghostty-vt FFI + WGPU native Metal/Vulkan renderer | [6 / 9 / 7] O56 headless Rust daemon survives GUI exit; 512 KiB buffer w/ ReplayGap | [5 / 10 / 4] O55 first-class git worktree manager per session with root jail | [9 / 9 / 4] O55 multi-pane canvas + screen-region agent state detection | [9 / 8 / 5] O55 cross-platform core; zero-SSH 6-digit PIN/QR Axum gateway | [10 / 1 / 1] O1 1 star, created 2026-08-22, early experimental stage | MIT 1 stars | |
Native Swift / GhosttyKit + Rust TUI | [0 / 10 / 0] O12 native Swift/AppKit/SwiftUI with Ghostty Metal renderer | [10 / 4 / 3] O15 no persistent daemon in GUI mode; 8s autosave layout fallback | [4 / 9 / 8] O12 git worktrees with inode verification + cloud VM sandboxes | [10 / 8 / 3] O47 attended blue rings + audio alerts + ⌘⇧U unread jump | [10 / 0 / 3] O12 macOS only GUI application (Package.swift:7) | [6 / 8 / 7] O3, O36 26,574 stars, Free / Pro $24-30 / Team tiers | GPL-3.0-or-later 26,574 stars |
Go TUI (bubbletea / lipgloss) | [10 / 0 / 0] O22 Go bubbletea/lipgloss pure terminal grid | [5 / 8 / 7] O21, O22 JSON state + backing tmux sessions persist | [4 / 9 / 2] O21 git worktrees under ~/.claude-squad/worktrees | [8 / 6 / 4] O22 attended bubbletea grid with --autoyes daemon | [9 / 6 / 7] O22 macOS/Linux native; Windows requires WSL (hard tmux dep) | [7 / 5 / 2] O10 8,390 stars, AGPL-3.0, focused CLI utility | AGPL-3.0 8,390 stars |
Electron + xterm.js + Monaco diff | [0 / 4 / 10] O20 Electron ^37.6.0 with Monaco diff editor | [6 / 8 / 5] O20 better-sqlite3 session persistence across restarts | [4 / 9 / 3] O19 main/src/services/worktreeManager.ts git worktrees | [7 / 7 / 8] O20 async task list + diff/commit review workflow | [9 / 9 / 4] O20 cross-platform Electron on macOS/Windows/Linux | [6 / 5 / 3] O11, O38 3,113 stars, MIT, transitioned to Nimbalyst | MIT 3,113 stars |
Rust + wasmi plugin host | [10 / 2 / 0] O28 pure Rust terminal workspace with own VTE emulator | [6 / 9 / 8] O28 resurrectable session daemon with KDL serialization | [9 / 4 / 2] O28 same working tree with wasmi plugin sandboxing | [9 / 6 / 1] O28 attended status-bar plugins with input broadcasting | [9 / 7 / 9] O28 Linux/macOS/FreeBSD support, web plugin / SSH attach | [5 / 9 / 4] O9 35,172 stars, MIT, extensible WebAssembly plugin ecosystem | MIT 35,172 stars |
