Alternatives to Whiteboard

These tools sit near Whiteboard. Compare features and pricing before you switch.

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Alternatives

Claude Code: the agent side of the loop, if you only need the terminal workflow.
Codex CLI: OpenAI's terminal agent, also supported as a Whiteboard source.
Cursor: an AI editor, closer to the editing half of the workflow.
magpie: route every local agent at any model while you work in Whiteboard.

Claude Code

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for terminal, IDE, desktop, and browser. Reads the repo, edits files, runs commands, and connects MCP, skills, and hooks.

#Claude

15900000DR: 95AS: 94

Codex CLI

Development Tools

OpenAI's terminal coding agent: inspect the local repo, edit files, run tools, review diffs, and automate with codex exec. Billed through ChatGPT plans.

#OpenAI

5000000DR: 98AS: 99

Cursor

Development Tools

Anysphere's AI IDE: Individual $20, Pro $40, Teams $40/user. Cloud agents and Bugbot are billed on top of the seat.

#Cursor

1748000DR: 75AS: 78

magpie

Development Tools

A macOS menu bar app that points every coding agent at any model, through one local gateway that translates OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini APIs.

#Open Source

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