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Vibe Kanban vs Emdash: catalog facts
Vibe Kanban	Emdash
Free Free to download from GitHub; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.	Free Free and open source; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.
Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Works with Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents Board view for tracking and reviewing several agents' work	Runs several coding agents in parallel in isolated Git worktrees Works with many agents rather than locking you to one
Needs separately installed and paid-for coding agents to do any work Aimed at developers comfortable with command-line setup	Needs separately installed and paid-for coding agents to do the actual work Young product that is still changing quickly
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	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 September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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