Korden vs. Crew44
Crew44 and Korden are the closest things to each other: both run a local-first crew of specialist agents with your own model. The difference is the finish — Korden delivers every change as a git pull request you merge inside a supported commercial app; Crew44 is a free, open-source DIY toolkit.
What is Crew44?
Crew44 is a free, open-source (MIT) local-first tool that turns the AI agents on your machine into a coordinated crew of specialists — Partner, Engineer, Product Lead, Designer — with file-based memory that compounds across runs. It binds to 127.0.0.1, supports many models, and shows pull-request-style diffs of what changed.
How Korden compares to Crew44
The core difference: Korden runs a multi-agent crew fully on your machine, with your own model, and delivers every change as a pull request you merge. Here's the side-by-side.
| Korden | Crew44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs fully on your machine | Yes | Yes — binds to 127.0.0.1 |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes — many providers |
| Multi-agent crew, in parallel | Director + Scout/Builder/Reviewer/Tester | Partner/Engineer/Product Lead/Designer |
| Every change is a pull request you merge | Git PR + approve/merge into your repo | Shows diffs; you commit and merge by hand |
| Product & support | Commercial app — signed installers, support, Voice, Cloud teams | Free, open-source (MIT), DIY |
When Korden is the better fit
Choose Korden if privacy, model choice, and a real review gate matter to you.
- You want a real pull-request gate — every change approved and merged into your own repo, not just a diff to apply.
- You want a polished, supported product with signed installers across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- You want team features — seats, roles, audit — via Korden Cloud as you grow.
- You want a crew specialized for shipping code on isolated git worktrees.
When Crew44 might fit better
No tool is right for everyone — Crew44 can be the better call in these cases.
- You want a free, fully open-source tool you can read and modify.
- Compounding, file-based skills and memory across runs is your top priority.
- You're comfortable wiring your own git workflow around the agents.
Frequently asked questions
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