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| Field | Dagu | Miller | Backlog.md |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal, MCP | Universal, MCP, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor | Universal, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Stars | 4491 | 10051 | 7196 |
| Last activity | October 28, 2026 | October 21, 2026 | — |
| Install complexity | سهل للبداية؛ يحتاج ضبط أمان قبل المشاركة / Easy to start; security configuration required before sharing | EASY | Easy — npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Nix |
| Category | Workflow, DevOps, Monitoring | Workflow, Data | Multi-Agent, Git, Workflow |
| Best use | Best for a developer or small team with connected scripts that need schedules, history, and a clear failure point. It adds dependencies, retries, and an operations UI without an external database in single-server mode. A simple independent command may not need it, and some team controls such as additional users, SSO, RBAC, and audit logging currently require a paid license. | Ideal for developers, data analysts, and operators who need to clean a CSV export, inspect JSON Lines, or summarize a large file from the terminal without starting a Python project. Use it for quick, repeatable file processing; concurrent transactions and advanced visual analysis still call for a database or complementary analytics tool. | Best for an individual developer or small team using coding agents and wanting to review the specification and plan before code. It keeps tasks, acceptance criteria, and decisions inside the project and exposes them through CLI, a local browser, or MCP. It is not a replacement for a centralized enterprise SaaS board with organization-wide permissions and reporting. |