# 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).

![Paseo desktop and mobile app](/hero-mockup.png)

## 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](/docs/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:

```bash
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

|                              | Paseo                                                 | Superset                               |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| License                      | Open source (AGPL-3.0)                                | Source-available (Elastic License 2.0) |
| Platforms                    | macOS, Linux, Windows                                 | macOS only                             |
| Native mobile                | iOS, Android                                          | —                                      |
| Login required               | No                                                    | Yes (Superset account)                 |
| Pricing                      | Free                                                  | Free 1 seat, $20/seat/mo Pro           |
| Per-agent native UI          | Yes (modes, slash commands, file picker, diff viewer) | Terminal output                        |
| Split panes and tabs         | Yes                                                   | Yes (terminals)                        |
| In-app browser               | Yes                                                   | —                                      |
| GitHub workflow in app       | Commit, push, PR, checks, reviews, merge              | Yes                                    |
| Git worktrees                | Yes                                                   | Yes                                    |
| Per-worktree dev server URLs | Yes                                                   | —                                      |
| CLI                          | Run, `--host`, ls, send, schedule, loop               | —                                      |
| Local voice (on-device)      | Yes                                                   | —                                      |
| Self-hosted daemon           | Yes                                                   | —                                      |

See also: [Paseo vs Conductor](/docs/alternatives/conductor), [Paseo vs OpenChamber](/docs/alternatives/openchamber), [Paseo vs Happy Coder](/docs/alternatives/happy-coder).