Apache MakavsMoltis
Generated from the two spec rows. Green marks the better value where a spec has a clear direction. Everything else is just different.
Apache Maka
Apache Software Foundation · Agent harness
OSSMCP
Panel
6.51 spec wins
- Reliability
- 5.2
- Usefulness
- 5.8
- Cost
- 9.2
- Longevity
- 5.8
“Because it lacks a Docker sandbox, agent-executed commands run directly on your local machine.”
Moltis
moltis-org · Agent harness
OSSMCP
Panel
6.54 spec wins
- Reliability
- 7.0
- Usefulness
- 6.5
- Cost
- 6.3
- Longevity
- 6.3
“Open source and written in Rust, so you can audit exactly how it runs sandboxed commands on your host.”
Spec by spec
| Spec | Apache Maka | Moltis |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Category | Agent harness | Agent harness |
| Runs | local | local, cloud, sandbox |
| Platforms | macos, windows, linux | macos, linux, windows, web |
| Context window | not documented | not documented |
| Protocols | ||
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | Yes |
| Capabilities | ||
| Runs terminal commands | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-file edits | Yes | Yes |
| Git operations | Yes | Yes |
| Browser control | No | Yes |
| Sandboxed execution | No | Yes |
| Multi-agent orchestration | No | Yes |
| Headless / CI mode | No | No |
| Models | ||
| Backbone | OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot | |
| Bring your own model | Yes | Yes |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |
| Cost | ||
| Pricing model | free | free |
| Starts at | n/a | n/a |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Bring your own key | Yes | Yes |
| Openness | ||
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| GitHub stars | 5,687 | 2,881 |
Which one would each critic pick
| Critic | Apache Maka | Moltis | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Juez | — | — | not enough reviews |
| El Amigo | 7.0 | 8.3 | Moltis — Moltis is for the developer who wants a self-hosted, secure agent server with extensive features out of the box and is willing to manage their own infrastructure. |
| El Crítico | 5.0 | 8.3 | Moltis — Moltis claims security through sandboxing, but its primary installation method is a piped shell script, a known risk. |
| El Profesor | 6.5 | 6.3 | Apache Maka — Apache Maka is a well-architected agent harness whose design prioritizes reproducibility, but its lack of sandboxing presents a notable operational risk. |
| La Inversora | 7.0 | 4.8 | Apache Maka — An ASF-incubated project with a strong technical foundation, but its longevity depends entirely on community contribution, not a commercial entity. |
| La Jefa | 5.0 | 2.8 | Apache Maka — An open-source harness with comprehensive local logging is interesting, but it is not a product we can procure or support for sixty engineers. |
| El Hacker | 8.5 | 9.0 | Moltis — Moltis is a real agent server: MIT licensed, written in Rust, runs local models, and executes tools in a proper sandbox. It's built to be owned. |
Picks are derived from each critic's own scores. Humans vote on matchups on the duels page.