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stagewise vs Emdash: catalog facts
stagewise	Emdash
Freemium Works with your own model keys or local models; stagewise Cloud Inference and enterprise…	Free Free and open source; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Runs several coding agents in parallel Works with frontier, open-weight and locally run models	Runs several coding agents in parallel in isolated Git worktrees Works with many agents rather than locking you to one
Supported operating systems are not stated clearly on the homepage Cloud Inference and enterprise features depend on a stagewise account	Needs separately installed and paid-for coding agents to do the actual work Young product that is still changing quickly
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open 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 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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