herdr vs Orca
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
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herdropen-source
the runtime your coding agents live on
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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
| herdr | Orca | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 41.6k | 82.3k |
| Star velocity /mo | 3.5k | 6.9k |
| Commits (90d) | 803 | 6.4k |
| Releases (6m) | 10 | 10 |
| Overall score | 0.8866223205607241 | 0.9501045155071188 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, herdr or Orca?
- Orca has more GitHub stars (82,263 vs 41,645).
- Which is more actively developed, herdr or Orca?
- Orca had more commits in the last 90 days (6,395 vs 803).
- Should I use herdr 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.