Comparison
Claude Hud vs Orca
Orca has more GitHub stars (94,384 vs 28,591). Orca was updated more recently (last commit 1d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Claude Hud
A Claude Code plugin that shows what's happening - context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress
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/plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-hud
Orca
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
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brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca| Metric | Claude Hud | Orca |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 28,591 | 94,384 |
| Stars, last 7 days | +35 | +1,072 |
| Forks | 1,344 | 6,037 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Created | Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Categories | Memory & knowledge, AI & LLM tooling | Dev tools, AI & LLM tooling, Mobile & desktop |