Orca vs planning-with-files

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

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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.

Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents and long-running tasks. Crash-proof markdown plans, session recovery after /clear and compaction, per-turn r

Metrics

Orcaplanning-with-files
Stars82.3k27.2k
Star velocity /mo6.9k2.3k
Commits (90d)6.4k237
Releases (6m)1010
Overall score0.95010451550711880.8039568963116691

FAQ

Which is more popular, Orca or planning-with-files?
Orca has more GitHub stars (82,263 vs 27,205).
Which is more actively developed, Orca or planning-with-files?
Orca had more commits in the last 90 days (6,395 vs 237).
Should I use Orca or planning-with-files?
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.