dsh-TUI vs Orca (2026): Which Vibe Coding App Is Better?

Both are popular terminal coding agents. Here is how dsh-TUI and Orca stack up on price, strengths and weaknesses, and which one we would pick.

dsh-TUI

Claude Code-style terminal UI plugin for DeepSeek Harness

6.3 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Very actively maintained with CI, an English/Chinese README, and official recognition from DeepSeek Harness's own channel
Rich terminal feature set: image/diagram previews (Kitty/Sixel, Mermaid), session management, VS Code companion extension, all as a zero-core-changes plugin

Cons

Hard dependency on DeepSeek Harness plus a DeepSeek API key — it is not a standalone agent
README explicitly warns the default Windows profile ships with an unrestricted-access permission mode, so review that setting before use

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Orca

An ADE for running fleets of coding agents in parallel worktrees, from desktop or mobile

8.0 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Runs multiple coding agents in parallel isolated worktrees with diff comparison
Free, open source (MIT), backed by Y Combinator
Mobile companion apps for monitoring/steering agents remotely

Cons

No hosted/managed tier documented — you bring your own agent subscriptions
Extremely fast recent star growth is worth watching, even though the activity looks organic

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dsh-TUI vs Orca at a glance

	dsh-TUI	Orca
Editor score	6.3 / 10	8.0 / 10
Pricing model	Open source	Open source
Starting price	Free	Free
Reader upvotes	0	0
Best for	terminal-ui, deepseek, tui-plugin	ade, parallel-agents, claude-code
Agent Skills support	No	No
Subagents support	No	No
MCP support	No	No
AGENTS.md support	No	No
Plugins support	No	No
Hooks support	No	No
Rules support	No	No
Agent skills in this directory	0	0
Subagents & agents in this directory	3	3
MCP servers in this directory	0	0

Our pick

Orca edges it with a score of 8.0 versus 6.3. Orca is the better fit if you value: runs multiple coding agents in parallel isolated worktrees with diff comparison, free, open source (mit), backed by y combinator. Choose dsh-TUI instead if you need: very actively maintained with ci, an english/chinese readme, and official recognition from deepseek harness's own channel, rich terminal feature set: image/diagram previews (kitty/sixel, mermaid), session management, vs code companion extension, all as a zero-core-changes plugin.