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Emdash vs Vibe Kanban: catalog facts
Emdash	Vibe Kanban
Free Free and open source; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.	Free Free to download from GitHub; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Self-hosted, Command line
Runs several coding agents in parallel in isolated Git worktrees Works with many agents rather than locking you to one	Works with Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents Board view for tracking and reviewing several agents' work
Needs separately installed and paid-for coding agents to do the actual work Young product that is still changing quickly	Needs separately installed and paid-for coding agents to do any work Aimed at developers comfortable with command-line setup
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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