tessera vs Vicoa
Coding-agent workspaces compared
tessera and vicoa coordinate coding-agent sessions, tasks, and Git work across projects. tessera focuses on a local workspace, while vicoa connects local and remote machines to clients across desktop, web, mobile, and CLI.
tessera: Organize AI Coding Sessions Across Projects
Tessera is a local workspace for coordinating Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode sessions across projects. It brings parallel agent tasks, Git worktrees, session views, and Git workflows together for developers running coding agents on their own machines.
Vicoa: Orchestrate Coding Agents Across Desktop and Mobile
Vicoa is an open-source AI orchestrator for running teams of coding agents across desktop, mobile, and remote machines. Its Python/FastAPI backend and local daemon connect agent CLIs to web, desktop, and Flutter mobile clients.
| tessera | Vicoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 313 | 516 |
| Forks | 29 | 60 |
| Last analyzed | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 |
Key differences
- tessera is designed for individual local workflows; vicoa can run agents on local computers, remote machines, and VPS instances.
- tessera offers Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode integrations; vicoa supports built-in integrations and additional agents through ACP.
- tessera is written in TypeScript, while vicoa is written in Python.
- Both use AGPL-3.0 licensing; vicoa describes a self-hostable backend stack using Docker and PostgreSQL.
- tessera includes collections, persistent tabs, split panes, and a Kanban board; vicoa adds task boards and scheduled automations.
- The supplied project facts list 313 stars and 29 forks for tessera, and 471 stars and 47 forks for vicoa.
Choose tessera if you…
- want a local workspace for sessions and project Git workflows.
- need collections, persistent tabs, split panes, or rich GUI sessions.
- prefer a tool focused on individual workflows across Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
Choose Vicoa if you…
- need to run agents on remote machines or VPS instances and steer them from another device.
- want desktop, web, iOS, Android, and CLI clients, plus ACP agent integrations.
- want to self-host a backend stack with Docker and PostgreSQL.
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