# Catenary — AI Compare Ninja

> Local-first spatial IDE for orchestrating multiple AI coding agents on a zoomable canvas with terminals, editor, and Git worktrees.

## Overview
- **Category:** Development & Code (Coding assistants & IDEs)
- **Status:** Active · checked - Active.
- **Paid from:** $19 / one-time (Pro)
- **Free access:** Free plan
- **Website:** https://thecatenary.app/
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/catenary

## What it does
- Canvas-based orchestration of multiple AI coding agents (including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) with visual wires between terminals, editor, and browser
- No subscription: one-time lifetime purchase instead of a monthly price
- Runs locally with no account and no telemetry

## In brief
Catenary is a local-first IDE that orchestrates multiple AI coding agents on a zoomable canvas: terminals, editor, browser, and Git worktrees can be wired together and controlled in parallel.

Free covers the core features without limit, but with tight caps on simultaneous projects and tasks. Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase (launch price $19, then $29) with no subscription, usable on up to two computers.


## Limits
Free covers canvas, terminals, editor, browser, and git without limit, but only one project at a time, two parallel tasks, and two Maestro Mode helpers. Pro removes those limits and allows use on up to two computers at once. Windows, macOS, and Linux are supported.

## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | free | free | Canvas, terminals, editor, browser, and git unlimited; one project at a time, two parallel tasks, two Maestro Mode helpers; No account, card, or telemetry required |
| Pro | $19 | one-time | One-time lifetime purchase; launch price $19, then $29 standard; Unlimited projects, parallel tasks, and wires; five Maestro Mode helpers (2-10 adjustable); all five squads plus unlimited custom squads; use on up to two computers at once; 1.x line updates included |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://thecatenary.app/

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/catenary*