Claude Code Skills & Plugins vs Orca
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
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Claude Code Skills & Pluginsopen-source
380 Claude Code skills & agent skills & plugins (30+ Agents, 70+ custom commands, 380+ skills, customizable references, scripts)for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini C
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Orcaopen-source
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
Metrics
| Claude Code Skills & Plugins | Orca | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 27.0k | 82.3k |
| Star velocity /mo | 2.3k | 6.9k |
| Commits (90d) | 304 | 6.4k |
| Releases (6m) | 5 | 10 |
| Overall score | 0.6919726803518794 | 0.9501045155071188 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Claude Code Skills & Plugins or Orca?
- Orca has more GitHub stars (82,263 vs 27,032).
- Which is more actively developed, Claude Code Skills & Plugins or Orca?
- Orca had more commits in the last 90 days (6,395 vs 304).
- Should I use Claude Code Skills & Plugins or Orca?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.