Rework docs navigation and move alternatives to top-level pages (#1487)

* Rework docs navigation and move alternatives to top-level pages - Add nested docs nav with categories, collapsible groups, breadcrumbs, and a right-hand page outline with heading slugs. - Move alternatives out of /docs/alternatives into /alternatives/* marketing pages with 301 redirects. - Add github-slugger for heading IDs and require explicit width on SiteShell so new pages can't accidentally pick the narrow prose layout. - Remove the best-practices doc from public-docs. * Make docs content column prose-width
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+title: Open Source Conductor Alternative With Linux, Windows, and Mobile
+description: Paseo is open source, runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows, ships native iOS and Android apps, and supports 30+ agents through the in-app catalog plus any ACP or CLI agent. Conductor is macOS only and Claude Code or Codex only.
+nav: Conductor
+order: 50
+---
+
+# Paseo vs Conductor
+
+Conductor is a macOS app for running Claude Code and Codex in parallel git worktrees. Closed source.
+
+Paseo is an app for orchestrating coding agents, with native clients on desktop, mobile, web, and the CLI. Open source (AGPL-3.0).
+
+![Paseo desktop and mobile app](/hero-mockup.png)
+
+## Why pick Paseo
+
+Conductor runs on macOS, with Claude Code and Codex, in parallel git worktrees. Paseo does all of that. Pick Paseo if you want:
+
+- Linux or Windows alongside macOS
+- A native iOS and Android app
+- Many more agents than Claude Code and Codex
+- A CLI to script agent work and drive remote daemons
+- A self-hosted daemon you can run on a server, VM, or homelab
+- Open source you can audit and fork
+
+## Architecture
+
+The Paseo daemon runs as its own process. Desktop, web, mobile, and CLI all connect to it over a websocket. Run the daemon on your laptop, on a VM, in Docker, or across a fleet, and connect to any of them from any client.
+
+Conductor's desktop app is the host. Agents run inside it.
+
+## Providers
+
+Paseo runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Pi natively, plus 30+ more agents through the in-app catalog including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and Amp. Paseo speaks the [Agent Client Protocol](https://agentclientprotocol.com), so any ACP agent works. Custom providers run any CLI agent. See [Supported providers](/docs/supported-providers).
+
+Conductor runs Claude Code and Codex.
+
+Both tools launch the official CLIs as subprocesses with your own credentials. Neither extracts tokens or proxies model calls.
+
+## Panes
+
+Paseo's app has split panes and tabs (⌘D for vertical, ⌘⇧D for horizontal). Panes include a terminal alongside your agents, a diff viewer, and a browser for testing running services.
+
+## GitHub
+
+Paseo's app handles commit, push, opening PRs, watching checks and reviews, and merging.
+
+## CLI
+
+Paseo has a CLI that mirrors the app:
+
+```bash
+paseo run --provider codex "implement OAuth"
+paseo run --host devbox:6767 "run the test suite"
+paseo ls
+paseo send <agent-id> "add tests"
+paseo schedule create --cron "0 9 * * 1" "audit the codebase"
+```
+
+`paseo run --host` connects to a remote daemon. `paseo schedule` runs an agent on a cron. `paseo loop` retries an agent until a verification command passes.
+
+Conductor does not have a CLI.
+
+## Worktrees and services
+
+Both tools isolate parallel agents in git worktrees.
+
+Paseo also gives each worktree its own dev server URL. Two agents running their dev servers at the same time get `web.fix-auth.my-app.localhost` and `web.add-search.my-app.localhost` instead of port collisions.
+
+## Mobile
+
+Paseo ships native iOS and Android apps with the same feature set as the desktop app. Conductor has no mobile app.
+
+## Voice
+
+Paseo's speech-to-text and text-to-speech run locally on your device. Nothing leaves your network. Conductor does not have voice.
+
+## Comparison
+
+|                              | Paseo                                                           | Conductor          |
+| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
+| License                      | Open source (AGPL-3.0)                                          | Closed source      |
+| Platforms                    | macOS, Linux, Windows                                           | macOS only         |
+| Native mobile                | iOS, Android                                                    | —                  |
+| Providers                    | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi + 30+ via ACP catalog + custom | Claude Code, Codex |
+| Git worktrees                | Yes                                                             | Yes                |
+| Per-worktree dev server URLs | Yes                                                             | —                  |
+| Split panes and tabs         | Yes                                                             | —                  |
+| In-app terminal              | Yes                                                             | Yes                |
+| In-app browser               | Yes                                                             | —                  |
+| GitHub workflow in app       | Commit, push, PR, checks, reviews, merge                        | Yes                |
+| CLI                          | Run, `--host`, ls, send, schedule, loop                         | —                  |
+| Local voice (on-device)      | Yes                                                             | —                  |
+| Self-hosted daemon           | Yes                                                             | —                  |
+
+See also: [Paseo vs Superset](/alternatives/superset), [Paseo vs OpenChamber](/alternatives/openchamber), [Paseo vs Happy Coder](/alternatives/happy-coder).