Cline / Alternatives
Alternatives · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
Best Cline alternatives, according to developers who switched
First come the tools that developers on Hacker News explicitly said they prefer over Cline. After that, the best-rated ide extension tools.
| # | Alternative | Type | Approval | Picked over Cline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roo Code | IDE extension | 79% | 2 | |
| 2 | GitHub Copilot | IDE extension | 42% | 1 | Compare |
| 3 | Claude Code | Terminal agent | 54% | 1 | Compare |
| 4 | Kilo Code | IDE extension | 63% | – | Compare |
| 5 | Pi | Terminal agent | 84% | – | Compare |
| 6 | Amp | Terminal agent | 90% | – | |
| 7 | OpenAI Codex | Terminal agent | 69% | – | Compare |
| 8 | OpenCode | Terminal agent | 66% | – | Compare |
| 9 | Crush | Terminal agent | 77% | – | |
| 10 | Zed | Editor | 59% | – | Compare |
Cline itself has 73% approval from 35 opinions. See what developers say about it →