PortBayvsVibe Kanban
Both give you a Kanban board where you assign work to AI coding agents and watch it move to Done. Vibe Kanban is a dedicated, cross-platform orchestrator: it supports 10+ agents and runs each task in its own git worktree. PortBay does the dispatch-and-track loop too, but the card runs inside a full local dev environment — managed PHP and Node, a per-project database, trusted HTTPS and a public tunnel — so the agent builds against a running app, not an empty checkout.
Which one is right for you
You want the full stack, open source.
You want the agent working in a real environment — a running database, HTTPS on a real .test domain, email capture, a shareable tunnel — and you want one macOS app that is also your everyday local dev tool. You value a native app over an npm process, and you want the board and the stack it runs in the same window.
It already fits your workflow.
You need the widest agent matrix (10+ including Gemini CLI, Amp, Aider, Qwen), you run Windows or Linux, and pure parallel-worktree orchestration is the whole job — you don't need PortBay to run your database or serve the site. Note Bloop has wound the company down; the project is now community-maintained.
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Already using Vibe Kanban?
PortBay doesn't import a Vibe Kanban board — it gives those same agents somewhere to run. Point PortBay at your project, start its services, and dispatch the same agent (Claude Code, Codex or Cursor) from a card that's working against a live database and a real HTTPS URL. You can keep Vibe Kanban for cross-platform, many-agent parallel runs and use PortBay where the agent needs the app actually running.
- Install PortBay and add the project folder you've been pointing agents at.
- Press play — PortBay provisions the runtime, database and HTTPS for that project.
- Create a card, assign Claude Code or Codex, move it to Todo, and the agent works against the running app.
PortBay vs Vibe Kanban, in plain terms
What does PortBay do that Vibe Kanban doesn't?
PortBay runs the environment the agent works in. The same card that dispatches Claude Code or Codex also has a managed PHP/Node runtime, a per-project MySQL or PostgreSQL database, trusted HTTPS on a real .test domain, email capture and a one-click public tunnel behind it. Vibe Kanban orchestrates agents across git worktrees but expects you to supply the runtime, database and server yourself.
Is Vibe Kanban still maintained?
Vibe Kanban is open source (Apache-2.0) and continues as a community-maintained project. Bloop, the company that built it, announced in April 2026 that it is shutting down, so future development depends on the community rather than a funded team.
Does PortBay support as many agents as Vibe Kanban?
No. Vibe Kanban supports 10+ agents including Gemini CLI, Amp, Aider and Qwen. PortBay focuses on the agents most developers run on macOS today — Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor and Antigravity — detecting whichever you have installed and dispatching them from a card.
Does PortBay run agents in parallel git worktrees like Vibe Kanban?
Not per task. Vibe Kanban isolates each task in its own git worktree so many agents can run in parallel without conflict. PortBay dispatches one agent per card against the project in place, with a lease so two agents never claim the same card. If parallel-worktree orchestration is your priority, Vibe Kanban is built around it.
Which should I choose?
Choose PortBay when the agent needs a real running environment — a database to query, a site to load over HTTPS, a tunnel to demo — and you want one macOS app that's also your daily local dev tool. Choose Vibe Kanban for cross-platform, many-agent parallel orchestration where you provide the runtime and just need the worktrees and the board.
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