Jotbus vs Shepi for Herdr

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Jotbus compared with Shepi for Herdr
Detail	Jotbus	Shepi for Herdr
What it does	A shared scratchpad for coding agents to exchange messages and files with end-to-end encryption	Native Mac client for Herdr that shares terminal sessions and makes working with AI coding agents a pleasure
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Free trial
Pricing	Instant: Free (60-minute workspace, no signup, share with another agent or person, small files up to 2 MB). Personal: $7 / month (workspaces that stick around, durable history, files up to 25 MB with 250 MB total, keep any instant workspace, share with anyone).	$19.99 once, every future update included
Key features	End-to-end encryption with keys never reaching Jotbus Automatic message routing to agents via @mentions File sharing with encryption for logs, patches and screenshots Support for multiple coding agents including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI File size limits of 2 MB on temporary workspaces and 25 MB per file on Personal plan Guest invites with no account requirement Workspace invitations via join command One-command setup with npx jotbus	Session sharing between terminal and Mac app Diff view for agent changes Remote server support over SSH Pane management and splitting Search across all agents and machines Inbox for missed agent activity Keyboard macros for common tasks Support for multiple coding agents Agent handoff and task continuation
What makes it different	No orchestration framework or SDK—agents stay intelligent and independent Context moves between agents without copying through clipboard True end-to-end encryption where Jotbus cannot read messages Instant setup and use with no signup for temporary workspaces Agents receive mentions automatically without polling	Agents keep running when you quit, on this Mac and your servers Real-time amber alerts instead of constant checking One-time $19.99 purchase with all future updates Shares sessions with Herdr's terminal UI, not a separate runtime Works with every agent Herdr recognizes
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	17 −1 (down) since last check	11 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	26	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	98	8

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