When ChengOS fits, and when it does not

This page makes no performance comparison and judges no other product. It answers one question: given what is verified today, which situations suit ChengOS and ChengApp, and which do not.

Fits: processes you want to inspect and reuse

If the goal is turning a repeated process into something testable and reusable rather than a one-off conversation, a visual workflow with sub-workflows is easier to maintain than prompt text.

Fits: you need to own the data boundary

Native and Docker self-hosting keep business data in your own database. If compliance forbids business data leaving your infrastructure, this is usually the deciding factor.

Fits: phone and desktop on the same network

After QR pairing, a phone connects directly to a Windows host on the same network for messaging, meetings and agent work — an office or shared Wi-Fi setting.

Does not fit, today

You need a macOS or iOS client: there is none, and macOS is roadmap only. You need file transfer between phone and desktop: not implemented. You need the phone to find the desktop automatically: Android does not auto-discover, pairing is by QR code. You want to choose on package size or startup time: we have no reproducible public benchmark, so we publish no such numbers.

Questions people ask

Why are there no performance numbers on this site?
Because there is no reproducible benchmark pinned to a version, machine, scenario and date. When one is published, the numbers will appear together with those conditions.
Can phone and desktop transfer files?
Not yet. Same-network direct connections currently cover messaging, meetings and agent collaboration; file transfer will not be claimed here until it is verified end to end.

Evidence for the claims on this page

Last verified:

当前提供 Windows 与 Android 客户端;macOS 仅在路线图中,无 iOS 目标。
Scope: 以发布清单 lib/config/release-manifest.json 为准。
Source: lib/config/release-manifest.json ·
手机扫码配对后可与同一网络内的 Windows 直连进行消息、会议与 Agent 协同。
Scope: 已配对设备、同一局域网、Windows 端为常驻 Host;不含文件直传。
Source: ChengApp 产品验证记录(扫码配对 + 同网直连) ·
支持原生与 Docker 私有化部署,服务端数据边界由部署方掌握。
Scope: 部署脚本覆盖 docker / hybrid / distributed 模式。
Source: deploy/chengos.sh 与 deploy/README.md ·
Android 端不具备 mDNS 自动发现或本地 Host 常驻能力。
Scope: 适用于当前 Android 构建。
Source: chengapp/src-tauri/Cargo.toml — mdns-sd 与 tauri-plugin-single-instance 位于非 Android/iOS 的 desktop 依赖 ·