Control Center vs Conductor.
Conductor and Control Center both run parallel agents in isolated worktrees, review and merge PRs, and offer multiplayer and phone access. Conductor can import an existing PR into a workspace for review; Control Center also lists open PRs from linked repos in a standalone inbox, whether a human or agent opened them, alongside tickets, DAG pipelines, meetings and calendar.
Conductor(opens Conductor in a new tab)Starts at Free · Pro from $50/mo
Last updated · September 27, 2026 · Checked against Conductor’s public site
Side by side.
✓ yes · ≈ partial — hover or focus a ≈ for the reason · — not offered.
For PRs, ✓ means an inbox for any open PR in a linked repo, with review and merge in app; no agent chat or worktree is required. ≈ means the flow is workspace-bound, early-beta or otherwise narrower — not necessarily restricted to agent-created PRs.
| Capability | Control Center | Conductor |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | Free · self-hosted | Free · Pro from $50/mo |
| Free & open source | Yes | Not offered |
| Native desktop · mac / win / linux | Yes | Partial — macOS only — there is no Windows or Linux build. |
| Phone companion | Yes | Partial — An iOS beta companion is available on Pro; no Android app is documented. |
| Self-hosted headless server | Yes | Not offered |
| Parallel worktree isolation | Yes | Yes |
| Repo-wide PR inbox & merge | Yes | Partial — Can import an existing PR into a workspace and review or merge it there; a standalone inbox for all linked-repo PRs is not documented. |
| Pipelines & scheduled triggers | Yes | Not offered |
| Meetings & calendar | Yes | Not offered |
| Multi-user teams | Yes | Yes |
About Conductor: The desktop app is macOS-only. Conductor Cloud runs in hosted Vercel sandboxes, with self-hosted cloud workspaces not yet available. Existing PRs can start a workspace; checks, review threads and merge are in that workspace, not a documented repo-wide inbox. Live collaboration and the iOS beta require Pro ($50/mo), the admin portal requires Teams ($60/user/mo), and SAML SSO/SCIM require Enterprise.
Prices are each vendor’s published starting point for the tool. Model access may need your own provider key or subscription, or may be included in a paid plan; compare those costs separately.
Where Control Center pulls ahead
A repo-wide PR inbox independent of agent workspaces, Linear-synced tickets, DAG pipelines, meetings and calendar, memory and a code graph, plus Windows and Linux desktop clients on a self-hosted server. Conductor offers checks, review threads and merge for workspace-linked PRs, including imported ones, but its cloud workspaces run in hosted Vercel sandboxes.
Where Conductor pulls ahead
You want a turnkey Mac workspace for parallel agents, PR review and live collaboration, with optional hosted cloud execution.
Choosing between them.
What is the difference between Control Center and Conductor?
Conductor and Control Center both run parallel agents in isolated worktrees, review and merge PRs, and offer multiplayer and phone access. Conductor can import an existing PR into a workspace for review; Control Center also lists open PRs from linked repos in a standalone inbox, whether a human or agent opened them, alongside tickets, DAG pipelines, meetings and calendar.
When should I choose Conductor over Control Center?
You want a turnkey Mac workspace for parallel agents, PR review and live collaboration, with optional hosted cloud execution. (The desktop app is macOS-only. Conductor Cloud runs in hosted Vercel sandboxes, with self-hosted cloud workspaces not yet available. Existing PRs can start a workspace; checks, review threads and merge are in that workspace, not a documented repo-wide inbox. Live collaboration and the iOS beta require Pro ($50/mo), the admin portal requires Teams ($60/user/mo), and SAML SSO/SCIM require Enterprise.)
When should I choose Control Center over Conductor?
A repo-wide PR inbox independent of agent workspaces, Linear-synced tickets, DAG pipelines, meetings and calendar, memory and a code graph, plus Windows and Linux desktop clients on a self-hosted server. Conductor offers checks, review threads and merge for workspace-linked PRs, including imported ones, but its cloud workspaces run in hosted Vercel sandboxes.
How much does Conductor cost compared to Control Center?
Starting price — Conductor: Free · Pro from $50/mo. Control Center: Free · self-hosted. Prices are each vendor’s published starting point for the tool. Model access may need your own provider key or subscription, or may be included in a paid plan; compare those costs separately.
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