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conductor vs Superset
conductor has 32,207 GitHub stars, 1,009 forks, 253 open issues and last shipped today. Superset has 14,362 stars, 1,276 forks, 666 open issues and last shipped today. conductor leads on adoption by 124% (32,207 vs 14,362 stars). conductor is written in Java under Apache-2.0; Superset is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. conductor has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, Superset 9%. conductor was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| conductor | Superset | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 14K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Java | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.0K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick conductor if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Superset if
- You want the Superset feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Superset fits your workflow better
About conductor
Conductor is an Apache 2.0 licensed, event driven agentic workflow engine written in Java that provides durable and highly resilient execution for applications and AI agents, aimed at teams running microservices, AI agents, and adaptive workflow graphs that need orchestration they can version, inspect, and recover.
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About Superset
Superset is an agentic IDE for orchestrating many coding agents in parallel on a developer machine. It lives in the AI assisted coding and developer tools ecosystem, and it is aimed at people who run CLI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent. It can run any agent with the user's own subscription. The project treats each agent as a worker that can run in its own isolated git worktree, with its own branch, terminal, and environment.
read the full Superset overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is conductor or Superset more popular?
conductor has 32,207 GitHub stars and Superset has 14,362. conductor has the larger community by that measure.
Are conductor and Superset free?
Both are open source. conductor is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Superset has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between conductor and Superset?
conductor is written in Java and Superset in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, conductor or Superset?
Choose conductor if you want the larger community (32,207 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Superset if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.