Conductor alternative
Buildful vs Conductor
Conductor ran Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode in parallel on your Mac, each in its own git worktree, and later in Conductor Cloud. Meta bought it on November 4, 2026. Conductor Cloud shuts down on November 20, and the Mac app gets critical bug fixes until early 2027. Buildful runs each task in its own cloud sandbox and opens a pull request, for $10 a month.
1,000 tasks for $10 a month.About a cent a task.
Your first 3 tasks are free. No card needed.
Stay with Conductor if
- You want agents running on your own Mac, in git worktrees you can open locally. The Mac app keeps working until early 2027.
- You want Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode side by side in one desktop app.
- You want to sign in with your Claude or ChatGPT plan. Buildful takes API keys, not plan sign-ins.
Switch to Buildful if
- You used Conductor Cloud and need agents that keep working with your laptop closed, before it shuts down on November 20.
- You want your tests run on every change, and every UI change tried in a real browser and recorded.
- You want a set monthly price: 1,000 tasks for $10.
At a glance
How Conductor and Buildful compare
| Compared on | Conductor | Buildful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Closed to new users since November 4, 2026. Existing Pro users keep Pro features free, and active subscribers get a refund. | Pro is $10 a month for 1,000 tasks. Team is $40 for 3,000. Free to try with 3 tasks. |
| Where it runs | On your Mac, one git worktree per workspace. Conductor Cloud ran workspaces in the cloud until it shuts down on November 20, 2026. | In a private cloud sandbox, one per task, deleted when the task ends. Nothing runs on your computer. |
| To get started | Sign-ups and downloads closed on November 4, 2026. | Sign up and connect a GitHub repo. |
| Models | The agents you run in it: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode. | Buildful picks the right open-weight model for each task. On Pro and Team, pick a frontier model yourself, like Claude or GPT, with prepaid credit or your own API key. |
| What you get back | A branch and a diff per workspace, then a pull request. | A pull request on your GitHub repo, ready to review and merge. |
| Testing | Runs your setup script, starts your app when you click Run, and shows your CI checks before you merge. | Runs your repo's checks, then tests UI changes in a real browser and records it. |
Try it on your repoYour first 3 tasks are free. No card needed. |
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Why we built Buildful
Great software shouldn't depend on who can afford a $200 subscription.
- A model chosen for each taskBuildful picks the right open-weight model for each one. Frontier models, whenever you choose.
- Your repos, your pull requestsEvery change is a pull request on your GitHub. One task can change several repos, one PR each. Nothing reaches main without you.
- Tested before you mergeYour checks run, and every UI change is tested in a real browser and recorded.
Tasks can also start from Slack or Linear
Switching from Conductor
Frequently asked questions
What happened to Conductor?
Meta bought it on November 4, 2026. Conductor Cloud goes read-only on November 13 and shuts down on November 20. The Mac app gets new models and critical bug fixes until early 2027.
How do I move from Conductor Cloud to Buildful?
Export first: right-click a cloud workspace and choose Transfer to local, or use Settings, Account, Export data. Then connect your repo to Buildful and copy your setup script and environment variables into the repo's settings. The guide to moving off Conductor Cloud, linked below, has every step.
Does Buildful use git worktrees?
No. Each task gets its own cloud sandbox with a fresh clone of your repo, so tasks run side by side without touching your computer.
What happens to my repo?
Buildful works on a new branch and opens a pull request. Nothing reaches your main branch until you review the change and merge it.
Your first 3 tasks are free. No card needed.
From the knowledge base
- Conductor vs Claude Code: what Conductor added, and what Claude Code does nowConductor was a Mac app that ran Claude Code in parallel worktrees. Claude Code now does most of that itself. What each did, how sign-in worked, what to use.
- How to move off Conductor Cloud before it shuts downConductor Cloud goes read-only November 13 and shuts down November 20. How to export your workspaces, and move your setup scripts and env vars somewhere else.
- Conductor pricing: what each plan cost, and what users get nowConductor (conductor.build) had Free, Pro at $50 a month and Teams at $60 a user. Since Meta bought it, none is sold. What each plan included, and refunds.
- Conductor alternatives: where to move now that Meta bought ConductorConductor alternatives for both kinds of user: desktop apps that run agents in parallel worktrees, and cloud agents to replace Conductor Cloud by November 20.
- Conductor (conductor.build) after Meta: the shutdown dates, and what to do nowMeta bought Conductor on November 4, 2026. Its cloud goes read-only November 13 and shuts down November 20. Every date, how to export, and what replaces it.