Aider / Alternatives
Alternatives · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
Best Aider alternatives, according to developers who switched
First come the tools that developers on Hacker News explicitly said they prefer over Aider. After that, the best-rated terminal agent tools.
| # | Alternative | Type | Approval | Picked over Aider | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Code | Terminal agent | 54% | 6 | Compare |
| 2 | OpenCode | Terminal agent | 66% | 3 | Compare |
| 3 | Pi | Terminal agent | 84% | – | Compare |
| 4 | Amp | Terminal agent | 90% | – | |
| 5 | OpenAI Codex | Terminal agent | 69% | – | Compare |
| 6 | Crush | Terminal agent | 77% | – | |
| 7 | Qwen Code | Terminal agent | 63% | – | |
| 8 | Gemini CLI | Terminal agent | 29% | – | Compare |
| 9 | Roo Code | IDE extension | 79% | – | |
| 10 | Cline | IDE extension | 73% | – | Compare |
Aider itself has 60% approval from 34 opinions. See what developers say about it →