# An open-source alternative to Nimbalyst for the whole company

> Nimbalyst runs Claude Code and Codex in a visual desktop workspace. Kortix is the open-source alternative for teams whose agents reach past the code editor: agents, skills, memory and connectors live in one git repo you own, and every session runs on its own cloud computer.

URL: https://nimbalystalternative.com/

An independent comparison of Nimbalyst and the field

**The open-source AI Operating System**

`kortix.yaml`

```yaml
# kortix.yaml
agents:
  support-triage:
    file: agents/support-triage.md
    connectors: all
```

Source: README.md in https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna

An agent is `agents/<name>.md` (behavior) plus an `agents.<name>` block in `kortix.yaml` (governance).

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Open source · Any model, your keys · Self-host, VPC, or on-prem

## Kortix and the Nimbalyst field, side by side

Rival columns state what each rival's own site documents (checked October 2026); the sources are linked in the answers on this page.

| | Kortix (recommended) | Nimbalyst | Superset | Orca |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes. Read it, fork it, audit it. | Yes, the desktop and iOS apps. | No. The code is public to inspect. | Yes, the desktop app. |
| What it runs | The whole company's work, not only code. | Claude Code and Codex in a visual workspace. | Claude Code, Codex and any coding agent. | Claude Code, Codex and any agent CLI. |
| Where agents run | One cloud computer per session. | On your own machine, in a desktop app. | Your machine by default; add any host. | Your machine, an SSH host, or remote runtime. |
| How work lands | A change request a person approves. | Red and green diffs you accept. | Pull requests you review and merge. | Pull requests you review. |
| Configuration | One git repo you own. | Plain files inside your own project. | Scriptable; your existing workflow stays. | The app's own worktrees and settings. |
| Price to start | Free is $0 with 200 credits per month and 1 project. | Free for individuals; $20 per seat monthly for Teams. | A free tier. | Free. |
| Best for | Teams running agents across the whole business. | A developer steering coding agents visually. | Scripting how many coding agents get work. | A desktop IDE for a fleet of agents. |

## How Kortix turns a coding workspace into a company system

Kortix is an open-source AI Operating System, and these are the layers a coding workspace leaves to someone else.

### 1. One git repo that is the company

Your agents, their skills, your company memory and every connector in one git repo you own.

`kortix.yaml`

```yaml
kortix_version: 2
default_agent: kortix
agents:
  kortix:
    file: agents/kortix.md
    connectors: all
```

Source: https://kortix.com/docs/project/manifest

### 2. A cloud computer per session

One isolated sandbox per session. Each session has its own isolated machine and branch.

`terminal`

```sh
$ kortix init
$ kortix ship
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna

### 3. Every tool, wired once

3,000+ apps in a click, plus MCP, OpenAPI, Postman, GraphQL and raw HTTP. Connector credentials are brokered server-side and never enter the machine.

`kortix.yaml`

```yaml
connectors:
  - slug: read-ai
    name: Read AI
    provider: mcp
```

Source: https://kortix.com/docs/project/manifest

### 4. Work lands as a change request

Session work reaches main through a change request. Merge is default-deny for agents.

`terminal`

```sh
$ kortix cr ls
# review what the agents propose
```

Source: https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna

### 5. Any model, your keys

Any model provider with your own keys. Or the ChatGPT plan you already pay for.

`terminal`

```sh
$ kortix providers login opencode
```

Source: https://kortix.com/docs

### 6. Cloud, VPC or on-prem

Run it on Kortix Cloud, in your VPC, or on your own on-prem network. Self-host is free.

`terminal`

```sh
$ curl -fsSL https://kortix.com/install | bash
$ kortix self-host start
```

Source: https://kortix.com/docs/host

**20,000+** GitHub stars

## Open source. Read it, fork it, audit it.

[Read the source](https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna) · [Kortix docs](https://kortix.com/docs)

## Questions people ask before they pick one

### Which Nimbalyst alternative should I pick?

Kortix, when the agents have to reach past the code editor. Your agents, their skills, your company memory and every connector live in one git repo you own, and each session runs on its own cloud computer.

### Is Nimbalyst open source too?

Yes. The desktop and iOS apps are open source and the individual app is free, per [Nimbalyst features](https://nimbalyst.com/features) and [Nimbalyst pricing](https://nimbalyst.com/pricing). Kortix is open source across the whole system, not only the app.

### How is Kortix different from Superset and Orca?

Superset and Orca orchestrate coding agents on your own machine ([Superset](https://superset.sh), [Orca](https://www.onorca.dev)). Kortix runs the agents too, each on its own cloud computer, and keeps the whole company in one repo you own.

### What does Kortix cost?

Free is $0 with 200 credits per month and 1 project. The team plan is $40 per seat per month with 2,500 credits per month per seat, pooled. Self-host is free.

## Run the whole company from one repo you own.

Kortix is free to start and free to self-host.

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Open source · Any model, your keys · Self-host, VPC, or on-prem