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Herdr vs Ubra
Herdr vs Ubra in one line: both are free, open-source homes for your coding agents. Herdr lives in your terminal as an always-on server with SSH machines, automation and plugins. Ubra is a native desktop window with a file tree, Git sidebar and plan usage built in. Pick by where you like to work.
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Feature comparison table
The table compares the areas people ask about most. Herdr details come from herdr.dev and its GitHub repository as of October 2026. If something is out of date, open an issue and we'll fix it.
| Area | Ubra | Herdr |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Native desktop app (its own window) built with Tauri v2, Svelte 5 and xterm.js | Terminal-based runtime: a background server you attach to from your existing terminal |
| Workspaces / tabs / panes | Workspaces → tabs → panes in a GUI | Workspaces and pane layouts inside your terminal |
| Agent state | Per-pane agent state badges | Marks each agent working, blocked or idle and flags when one needs you |
| Agent CLIs | 28 detected out of the box (claude, codex, opencode, gemini, copilot, cursor-agent…) — 28 vs Herdr's 22 | 22 detected out of the box |
| Keeps running | Stays alive in the system tray when the window closes | Server keeps agents running with no client attached; resumes sessions after a reboot |
| Layout persistence | Restores workspaces, tabs and panes on relaunch | Brings the layout back and resumes agent sessions |
| File tree & Git | Built-in Explorer and Source Control sidebar | Use your own terminal tools |
| Plan usage | Codex and Claude plan usage windows | — |
| OS support | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux, Windows (single binary) |
| Install | Download a bundle from GitHub Releases | One-line shell / PowerShell install script |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Pricing | Free | Free and open source; Herdr Cloud announced as coming soon |
Choose Herdr if
- It keeps agents running as a background server, even with no client attached, and resumes them after a reboot.
- It connects remote machines over SSH into one view.
- Agents can drive it themselves through its CLI and socket API.
- It has a large community, a plugin catalogue and detects 22 agent CLIs out of the box.
Choose Ubra if
- It is a native desktop window: no terminal setup or multiplexer keybindings to learn.
- Detects 28 agent CLIs out of the box — more than Herdr's 22.
- A built-in Explorer and Source Control sidebar sits next to the agents.
- Codex and Claude plan usage windows are built in.
- It is MIT licensed and free, the most permissive license for forking and redistributing.