# A Conductor alternative for Windows and Linux Conductor [runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode in parallel](https://www.conductor.build/docs), each task in its own workspace, on a Mac or, with its paid plans, [in the cloud](https://www.conductor.build/docs/cloud/faq). Moontors is an agentic development environment (ADE) that runs Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI side by side on macOS, Windows and Linux. ## At a glance | | Conductor | Moontors | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | | Agents | [Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode](https://www.conductor.build/docs/reference/harnesses) | Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI | | Platforms | macOS; [not yet Windows or Linux](https://www.conductor.build/docs/installation); an [iOS app](https://www.conductor.build/changelog/0.90.0-conductor-for-ios) for cloud workspaces | macOS 13+, Windows 10+ (x64), Linux (x86-64); an Android app on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moontors.mobile), the iPhone's coming soon; no build is signed yet, and macOS and Windows ask before the first open; on Windows 11, Smart App Control, when it's on, blocks unsigned apps, Moontors among them; early preview (0.x) ([Known limits](/docs/known-limits/)) | | Needs | [GitHub, and at least one agent provider](https://www.conductor.build/docs/installation) | Each agent's own sign-in; no Moontors account ([Signing in](/docs/sign-in/)) | | Isolation | A [git worktree per workspace](https://www.conductor.build/docs/concepts/git-worktrees) | A git worktree per session, when you want one ([Worktrees](/docs/worktrees/)) | | When the app is closed | Cloud workspaces continue; [local sessions end](https://www.conductor.build/docs/cloud/faq) | Sessions keep working in a background service ([Sessions and the board](/docs/sessions-and-board/)) | | Cloud | [Cloud workspaces](https://www.conductor.build/docs/cloud/faq), for GitHub repositories, on the Pro, Teams or Enterprise plans | No | | Data | [Analytics collected](https://www.conductor.build/docs/reference/privacy); local session data stays on your Mac, cloud sessions on Conductor's servers | No Moontors account and no Moontors servers. Moontors itself sends no telemetry; each agent's own usage data follows that agent's settings | | Price | [Free for local workspaces](https://www.conductor.build/pricing); Pro $50 a month, Teams $60 a user a month | Free, with no Moontors account | ## What each has that the other doesn't Conductor: - [cloud workspaces](https://www.conductor.build/docs/cloud/faq) that keep working when you close the Conductor app; - workspaces [shared live with teammates](https://www.conductor.build/pricing) on its paid plans; - an [iOS app](https://www.conductor.build/changelog/0.90.0-conductor-for-ios) for chatting with agents in cloud workspaces and merging their pull requests; - a [diff viewer](https://www.conductor.build/docs/guides/review-and-merge) with comments that go back to the agent, CI checks, pull requests and merging; - [Graphite stacks](https://www.conductor.build/changelog/0.32.0-github-issues-graphite-stacks-continue-chats-table-of-contents) in its sidebar; - [checkpoints](https://www.conductor.build/docs/reference/checkpoints) to revert an agent's turn; - an [HTTP API](https://www.conductor.build/docs/api); - workspaces started from [GitHub or Linear issues](https://www.conductor.build/docs/guides/issue-to-pr); - [Cursor and OpenCode](https://www.conductor.build/docs/reference/harnesses) as agents. Moontors: - Windows and Linux, as well as macOS; - Gemini CLI beside Claude Code and Codex; - local sessions that keep working after you quit the app, in a background service; - an Android app on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moontors.mobile) that follows and answers your computer's own sessions, end to end, with no Moontors server between them; the iPhone's coming soon; - no Moontors servers. ## Where Conductor is the better fit - You work on a Mac and want agents to run in the cloud, and to follow them from an iPhone. - You want to share workspaces and prompt agents together with your team. - Your work runs through GitHub pull requests, and you want CI checks and merging in the same app. - You use Cursor or OpenCode as agents. ## Questions ### Is there a Conductor alternative for Windows and Linux? Moontors runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, where Conductor is [not yet on Windows or Linux](https://www.conductor.build/docs/installation). Both run several coding agents at once, and both run Claude Code and Codex, [in Conductor's case](https://www.conductor.build/docs/reference/harnesses) beside Cursor and OpenCode. Conductor gives each workspace [its own git worktree](https://www.conductor.build/docs/concepts/git-worktrees); Moontors gives a session one when you ask for it. ### Do the agents keep working when the app is closed? In Moontors, yes: a background service keeps every session working after you quit the app. In Conductor, [local sessions end](https://www.conductor.build/docs/cloud/faq) when you close the app, and its cloud workspaces carry on. ### Does Moontors have cloud workspaces? No. Moontors runs your sessions on your own computer, with no Moontors servers. Conductor's [cloud workspaces](https://www.conductor.build/docs/cloud/faq) come with its Pro, Teams and Enterprise plans. ### What does Moontors cost? Nothing, and it needs no Moontors account. You sign in to each agent with your own plan or API key. Conductor is [free for local workspaces](https://www.conductor.build/pricing). ## Related - [What is an agentic development environment (ADE)?](/docs/what-is-an-ade/) - [How to use Claude Code and Codex on Linux with a desktop app](/docs/how-to/claude-code-and-codex-on-linux/) - [How to keep coding agents running when the window closes](/docs/how-to/keep-agents-running-when-the-window-closes/)