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Maestro vs Vibe Kanban: catalog facts
Maestro	Vibe Kanban
Free Free and open source under AGPL-3.0; you pay your AI providers separately.	Free Free to download from GitHub; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.
macOS	Self-hosted, Command line
Runs several coding agents in parallel with isolated contexts Auto Run executes specification documents unattended	Works with Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents Board view for tracking and reviewing several agents' work
Requires separately installed and paid agent tools Feature-dense interface aimed at power users	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: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	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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