#Paseo vs Superset

Superset is a macOS desktop app for running CLI coding agents in parallel git worktrees. Source-available under the Elastic License 2.0.

Paseo is an app for orchestrating coding agents, with native clients on desktop, mobile, web, and the CLI. Open source (AGPL-3.0).

#When to pick what

Pick Superset if you prefer a terminal-first interface where agents live inside terminal panes.

Pick Paseo if you want:

• An OSI-approved open source license (AGPL-3.0)
• Linux or Windows
• A native mobile app
• No login wall
• A per-agent UI with modes, slash commands, and file pickers
• Free without seat limits

#License

Paseo is open source under AGPL-3.0. Audit it, fork it, redistribute it.

Superset is source-available under the Elastic License 2.0. The source is on GitHub, but the license restricts hosting it as a service and limits redistribution.

#Login

Superset's desktop app shows a Superset login wall on first launch. A Superset account is required to use it.

Paseo does not require any login.

#Architecture

The Paseo daemon runs as its own process. Desktop, web, mobile, and CLI clients connect to it. Run the daemon on your laptop, on a server, or in Docker, and connect from anywhere.

Superset's desktop is the host. Agents run inside it.

#Providers

Both tools support many agents. Superset is a terminal multiplexer where each agent runs inside a terminal pane. Paseo runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Pi natively with a per-agent UI (modes, slash commands, file picker, diff viewer), plus 30+ more agents through the in-app catalog via ACP, plus any custom CLI agent. See Supported providers.

#Panes

Paseo's app has split panes and tabs. Panes include a diff viewer and a browser for testing running services. Agents render as native UI with modes, slash commands, and file pickers.

In Superset, each agent runs inside a terminal pane.

#GitHub

Paseo's app handles commit, push, opening PRs, watching checks and reviews, and merging.

#CLI

Paseo has a CLI that mirrors the app:

paseo run --provider codex "implement OAuth"
paseo run --host devbox:6767 "run the test suite"
paseo ls
paseo send <agent-id> "add tests"
paseo schedule create --cron "0 9 * * 1" "audit the codebase"

paseo run --host connects to a remote daemon. paseo schedule runs an agent on a cron. paseo loop retries an agent until a verification command passes.

Superset is a desktop app and does not have a CLI.

#Worktrees and services

Both tools isolate parallel agents in git worktrees.

Paseo also gives each worktree its own dev server URL like web.fix-auth.my-app.localhost, so parallel agents don't fight for ports.

#Mobile

Paseo ships native iOS and Android apps with the same feature set as the desktop. Superset does not have a mobile app.

#Voice

Paseo's speech-to-text and text-to-speech run locally on your device. Superset does not have voice.

#Pricing

Paseo is free with no seat limits.

Superset is free for one seat with local workspaces only. Team features and sync start at $20 per seat per month.

#Comparison

See also: Paseo vs Conductor, Paseo vs OpenChamber, Paseo vs Happy Coder.