Alternatives to Cline
Cline: An open-source AI coding agent that plans and makes code changes, used from your editor, a desktop app or the terminal. Here are 24 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 19 have a free plan.
- Kilo
AI agent that writes code inside VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal or browser, open source, with hundreds of models at no markup.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- AgentDM
Gives each AI agent an alias so agents and people can message each other over MCP and A2A, with a Slack bridge.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- ContextVault
A shared memory store that lets a team's AI assistants save and reuse knowledge across sessions and tools.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- instancez
A Supabase compatible backend with Postgres, auth and storage defined in one YAML file, built for coding agents to set up.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- KeyID
Hosted service that gives each AI agent its own inbox, phone number, storage and 2FA on domains kept for your project.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Nimbalyst
A desktop workspace and agent-written wiki for people using Claude Code or Codex, keeping tasks, docs and decisions in one place.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- AI Commander
Lets AI assistants like Claude, Codex or ChatGPT run shell commands and background jobs on machines you own, with no inbound ports opened.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- CodeBoarding
Draws a component diagram of your codebase and shows which parts a pull request touches, for code review.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Composio
Gives AI assistants and agents authenticated access to over 1,500 apps so they can take actions, with a managed MCP gateway.
Pay as you go · Developer tools · Developers
- Concord
Lets coding agents across a team claim files, message each other and hand off work so they stop clashing.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Dexio
A hosted wiki that Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents share through MCP, so people can see and edit what the agents know.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Directus
Connects to any SQL database and gives you APIs plus a no-code admin app, used as a headless CMS or backend.
Website builders · Agencies
- Handoff
Chrome extension that grabs a screenshot, selector and console log from a page and passes the bug to your coding agent.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Agencies
- Opposable
Lets Claude, Codex or other AI agents tap, type and read the screen on your iPhone or Android phone, or on a rented cloud phone.
Free plan · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- Parley
Lets a team's AI coding agents pass work to each other over MCP and pings a person in Slack when stuck.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Segue
Keeps an ML project's decisions, evidence and next steps in a brief that Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can load and update.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Stele
Gives coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor and Codex a shared project memory that carries over between sessions and tools.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- TaskPeace
A ranked task queue that Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP agents pull work from and report back to.
Since 2026
Free · Projects and tasks · Developers
- Velane
Hosts agents, small APIs and internal tools with sandboxes, secrets, environments and many app connections, run from your editor.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- VibeView
Cloud iOS, Android and TV devices that coding agents can build on, control and test through MCP.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Agen
Cloud coding agents take a task, change code across repos, fix failing CI and hand back a pull request with a live preview.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Agent MCP Studio
Write, test and export MCP tools and AI agents in the browser, with Python and SQL sandboxes and no install.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- AgentKey
One MCP connection and subscription that lets AI agents search the web, social sites and market data.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Basevolt
A desktop app that turns your app database into a back office with grids, boards, dashboards and webhooks.
Since 2024
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers