# Big Arrow vs Orkes Conductor Human tasks (slim)

> Big Arrow scores 70.7 (BB) to Orkes Conductor Human tasks's 54 (C) for hitl handoff. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Big Arrow scores 70.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Orkes Conductor Human tasks's 54 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Orkes Conductor Human tasks leads on maintenance & community. Both do hitl handoff.

- Big Arrow: BB 70.7, rank #151 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bigarrow.min.md
- Orkes Conductor Human tasks: C 54, rank #746 of 1094 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orkes-conductor.min.md
- Big Arrow, good for An agent on a person's Mac that reaches a step only the person may do, such as a permission prompt, 2FA code or payment, and needs to show where. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 32; Schema & documentation, 78 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 69; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20; Transparency & trust, 59 against 44. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card.
- Orkes Conductor Human tasks, good for Teams that already orchestrate agents as Conductor workflows and need formal routing, per-assignee deadlines and escalation without writing them. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 81 against 70. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Big Arrow | Orkes Conductor Human tasks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 32 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 71 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Big Arrow | Orkes Conductor Human tasks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | SDK + MCP | Platform |
| Vendor | Franz Enzenhofer | Orkes |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://developer.orkescloud.com/api` |
| Transports |  | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 (Conductor OSS and SDKs), proprietary (Orkes Conductor) |
| Tools exposed | none | 19 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.conductor-oss/conductor-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-10-12 | 2026-09-10 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2022-02-23 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 747 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |