Oyren vs Orca
Cloud Codespaces today; public device pairing is still in testing.
- Own Codespace
- Cards for coding agents
- Notes and mind maps
Illustration. Left, a desktop app with one worktree per task. Right, a hosted workspace with board, notes and agent.
Where Oyren goes further
Cloud Codespace on desktop and phone
Managed Linux Codespaces have public HTTPS previews and can be controlled from desktop or phone. Public device enrollment is in administrator testing.
From card to review
A Kanban card holds the brief. Agents in cloud Codespaces can work from it, with review from a desktop or phone.
Notes and files beside the agent
Free Kanban boards, Markdown and LaTeX notes, files and mind maps sit in the same web and mobile workspace as the agent.
At a glance
Where agents run
- Oyren
- Managed cloud Codespace
- Orca
- Desktop, SSH, own servers or sandboxes[1]
Coding agents
- Oyren
- Claude Code, Codex, opencode
- Orca
- Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, other CLIs[1]
Project planning
- Oyren
- Kanban boards
- Orca
- Linear and Jira drawers[1]
Notes and files
- Oyren
- Notes, files and mind maps
- Orca
- Markdown editor and file viewers[1]
Feature matrix
| Feature | Oyren | Orca |
|---|---|---|
| Where agents run | Managed cloud Codespace | Desktop, SSH or own cloud sandboxes[1] |
| Coding agents | Claude Code, Codex, opencode | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, other CLIs[1] |
| Project planning | Kanban boards in the workspace | Linear and Jira drawers[1] |
| Notes and files | Notes, files and mind maps | Markdown editor and file viewers[1] |
- [1] Official source, checked 2026-10-23
- [2] Official source, checked 2026-10-23
Plans and usage
Orca
- Plan price (USD)
- Free
- Billing
- Own agent subscriptions and machines
- Stated allowance
- Open source, macOS, Windows, Linux
Notes, boards and files are included in every workspace plan. Oyren AI and compute are metered separately from the workspace plan. Codespace runtime is billed by the hour; snapshot storage is billed monthly. Plan prices alone do not establish total running costs.
Moving from Orca
- Step 1
The same repository
Orca worktrees are plain git worktrees. Connect the repository to an Oyren Cloud Codespace to test one task.
- Step 2
One card per task
Each Kanban card holds a task brief and completion check alongside free Markdown notes, LaTeX equations, PDFs and mind maps on desktop or mobile phone.
- Step 3
Cloud runtime and public HTTPS
Managed cloud Codespaces provide isolated Linux machines and public HTTPS preview URLs; machine time is billed by the hour. Public device enrollment is not yet available.