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Kanbell vs AgentsRoom: what's the difference?

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AgentsRoom and Kanbell both put many coding agents in one desktop window. AgentsRoom goes wider: 17 providers, roles per agent, a worktree per agent, Windows, and phone apps, with a free tier. Kanbell stays closer to the terminal: real terminals sorted by project, the state of every session, a menu bar panel for the agents waiting on you, and a task board, with no account and no Kanbell server.

AgentsRoom facts come from its home page, pricing and compatibility pages, checked on November 5, 2026 (version 1.254.0 shown on the site).

Side by side

AgentsRoom Kanbell
What it is Desktop app, "agent development environment" Desktop app
Agents 17 providers, including Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Antigravity CLI, OpenCode, Aider Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI; other commands as custom profiles, without tracking
Organization Projects, agents with a role (DevOps, Frontend, QA…) and a model Projects in a sidebar tree, sessions under each, real terminals in tabs and panes
Isolation A git worktree per ticket or agent, review and merge from a Changes tab None: agents work in the folder you choose; read-only Git panel
Waiting agents Live status ("thinking or done"), notifies you when something needs attention Session state, notification, menu bar panel with questions and permissions, ⌘⇧J
Tasks Ticket backlog, GitHub issues (read-only), Azure DevOps import Board per project: local, GitHub or GitLab
Remote SSH connections to run Claude Code, Codex or Antigravity on a server Claude Code on a Linux machine over SSH, in tmux
Platforms macOS, Windows, Linux; iOS and Android companion macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux (.deb)
Account Not documented None, no Kanbell server
License Not documented Proprietary
Price Free (2 projects, 6 agents); Pro €7.99/month or €75/year; Team €15.99/seat/month 7-day trial, then CHF 12/month or CHF 96/year, up to 3 computers

Where AgentsRoom is better

  • More agents. 17 providers against Kanbell's three tracked agents.
  • Windows and phones. AgentsRoom runs on Windows and has iOS and Android companion apps. Kanbell has neither yet.
  • A free tier with no time limit. Two projects and six agents in parallel, free. Kanbell is free for 7 days only.
  • Worktrees and merge. AgentsRoom prepares a worktree per ticket or agent, with dependencies installed and .env copied, then lets you review, commit and merge from its Changes tab. Kanbell doesn't manage worktrees and its Git panel is read-only.
  • Extras. Agent roles, switching provider mid-conversation, moving work to another account when one hits its quota, and remote SSH for Codex too.

Where Kanbell is different

  • Real terminals, nothing in between. Each agent runs in its own terminal, in tabs and split panes, sorted by project.
  • A menu bar panel. The agents waiting for you are listed in the menu bar with their questions and permission requests, and ⌘⇧J jumps to the next one. See answer your agents.
  • GitLab and GitHub boards. A task board per project, local or synced with GitHub Issues or GitLab, self-hosted GitLab included. See connect GitHub and GitLab.
  • No account and no server. Kanbell talks to your agents locally; see data and privacy.
  • Files and search. Files in tabs and a project-wide search (⌘⇧F) beside the terminals.

Which one to choose

  • You use several providers, need Windows or a phone app, or want to start free: AgentsRoom.
  • You mainly use Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI on a Mac or Linux and want plain terminals, a menu bar panel and no account: Kanbell.

For the other options, see which app to manage several coding agents.

FAQ

Is AgentsRoom free?

It has a free plan for 2 projects and 6 agents in parallel, per its pricing page. Pro is €7.99 a month or €75 a year. Kanbell has a 7-day free trial, then CHF 12 a month or CHF 96 a year.

Which one supports more agents?

AgentsRoom lists 17 providers, including Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Antigravity CLI, OpenCode and Aider. Kanbell has profiles for Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI, and runs other commands without tracking.

Do they work on Windows?

AgentsRoom says it runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. Kanbell runs on macOS with Apple Silicon and on Linux; there is no Windows build yet.

Do I need an account?

Kanbell needs no account and has no server. AgentsRoom's account requirements are not documented on the pages we checked.

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