Plandex vs Perplexity

FeaturePlandexPerplexity
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Search
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars11,000—
PlatformsLinux, macOSWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Version control
  • ✓ Sandbox
  • ✓ Conversation branching
  • ✓ Terminal UI
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Tags
codingterminalmulti-fileopen-source
searchresearchcitationswebapi