DeepCode vs Orca
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- Orca is growing faster: +18,590 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +40 for DeepCode.
- Pick DeepCode for: "DeepCode: Open Agentic Coding (Agent Harness & Loop Engineering & Multi-Agent Orchestration)". Pick Orca for: orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents.
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DeepCodeopen-source
"DeepCode: Open Agentic Coding (Agent Harness & Loop Engineering & Multi-Agent Orchestration)"
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Orcaopen-source
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
Metrics
| DeepCode | Orca | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 16.7k | 84.1k |
| Star velocity /mo | 40 | 18.6k |
| Commits (90d) | 362 | 6.6k |
| Releases (6m) | 5 | 10 |
| Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI) | 618 | — |
| Overall score | 0.597276451862984 | 0.953845632256653 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, DeepCode or Orca?
- Orca has more GitHub stars (84,122 vs 16,665).
- Which is more actively developed, DeepCode or Orca?
- Orca had more commits in the last 90 days (6,597 vs 362).
- Should I use DeepCode or Orca?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.