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Paradev vs CUA Spaces

Compare Paradev and CUA Spaces - features, pricing, and which is better for your workflow.

What is Paradev?

Agentic IDE, formerly Superset, for running coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode in one workspace.

Price: Freemium

  • One workspace for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or any coding agent
  • Formerly Superset; accounts, workspaces, settings, billing, and contracts carry over
  • Desktop app for macOS; the app renames itself
  • superset command keeps working, with paradev as an alias
  • Source available on GitHub under Elastic License 2.0
  • Free tier
Learn more about Paradev

What is CUA Spaces?

A free early-access desktop environment where AI agents can use full computers, while you watch and work alongside them.

Price: Free

  • Run full desktop Spaces on your Mac, machines you own, or your own cloud
  • Teleport app sessions into a Space after approving the transfer
  • Work alongside agents in a shared desktop with separate cursors
  • Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, Kiro, and OpenClaw through Cua MCP
  • Run macOS virtual machines with Lume or Linux containers with Docker and Podman
  • Free during early access; cloud provider charges may apply
Learn more about CUA Spaces