goon vs agent-orchestrator
AI workflow daemon and coding-agent workspace compared
goon runs configurable AI workflows as a self-hosted daemon, including issue-based software tasks and scheduled automations. agent-orchestrator is a desktop workspace for planning and supervising multiple coding agents in isolated Git worktrees, with progress, pull requests, CI, and reviews in one view.
goon: Run Self-Hosted AI Workflows as a Daemon
goon is a Go-based, self-hosted daemon for running AI workflows, from software tasks and pull requests to scheduled reports and monitoring. It supports human approval through a web UI, terminal, or Telegram, with configurable workflow stages and persistent memory.
agent-orchestrator: Supervise Teams of Coding Agents
Orchestrator.inc is a Go-based desktop workspace for planning and supervising coding agents across a project. It isolates Git-backed tasks in branches and worktrees, then tracks agent activity, pull requests, CI, and reviews in a live Kanban across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
| goon | agent-orchestrator | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 3 | 13.3k |
| Forks | 0 | 1.8k |
| Last analyzed | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
Key differences
- goon covers software tasks and general automations such as scheduled digests and monitoring; agent-orchestrator focuses on coordinating coding agents across software tasks.
- goon can run continuously or handle one-off CLI tasks, with approval gates through web, terminal, or Telegram; agent-orchestrator is a desktop app with structured chat or agents' native terminals.
- goon defines workflows with configurable stages and routes roles to supported LLM providers or models; agent-orchestrator delegates planned tasks to workers using supported coding agents.
- Both are written in Go, but goon is MIT-licensed while agent-orchestrator is Apache-2.0-licensed.
- goon has 3 stars and is described as quiet, with no commits in the last 90 days and no release in over a year; agent-orchestrator has 12.7k stars and reports 746 open issues.
Choose goon if you…
- need a persistent, self-hosted worker for software tasks and scheduled automations.
- want approval gates through a web UI, terminal, or Telegram.
- prefer defining custom workflows and routing roles to different LLM providers or models.
Choose agent-orchestrator if you…
- want to plan and delegate work across multiple coding agents.
- need separate Git branches and worktrees for parallel worker tasks.
- want a live view of agent activity, pull requests, CI, and reviews in a desktop workspace.
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