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Comparison

Amazon Q Developer vs Cline

On the evidence we track, Amazon Q Developer leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Q Developer full profile →Cline full profile →
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★Amazon Q Developer74
Cline68
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Q Developer74 / 100medium · 74%updating
Cline68 / 100medium · 56%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Model
Amazon Q Developerfreemium
Clinecommercial
Price level
Amazon Q Developermid
Clinelow
Starting price
Amazon Q Developer$19
Cline$9.99
Transparent
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Q Developer21
Cline5
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Fedramp
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Gdpr
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Hipaa
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Iso27001
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Pci
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Soc2
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon Q Developer–
Cline811
Github stars
Amazon Q Developer–
Cline66,899
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon Q Developer–
Cline100
Release
History
Amazon Q Developer–
Cline20 items
License
Spdx
Amazon Q Developer–
ClineApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Amazon Q Developer–
ClineTypeScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Form
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous agent
ClineChat / edit
Autonomy level
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous
ClineAgentic
Surface
Editor / surface support
Amazon Q DeveloperJetBrains, IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Console, CLI, GitHub,
ClineVS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti
AI
Model source
Amazon Q DeveloperSingle-vendor
ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped
Amazon Q Developer✗
Cline✓
Context
Codebase context
Amazon Q DeveloperRepo-wide indexing
ClineRepo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline-
Security
Enterprise controls
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage
Amazon Q DeveloperJava, .NET, and general programming languages
ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models
Commercial
Pricing model
Amazon Q Developer-
Cline-
Licensing
Open-source client
Amazon Q DeveloperClosed
Cline-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

Amazon Q Developer accelerates software development through real-time code generation, vulnerability detection, unit testing, and agentic automation. It integrates with popular IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse), CLIs, AWS Console, and collaboration platforms like Teams and Slack, with a free tier offering 50 monthly agentic chat interactions and up to 1,000 lines of code transformation.

Independently observed

Cline

Cline is a coding agent that integrates into your development environment—editors and CLI—to automate file reading and writing, execute terminal commands, and browse the web while maintaining human approval over every action. It supports both interactive conversation-based development and headless automation for CI/CD workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
from $19/user/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with 50 agentic chats and 1,000 LOC transformation, or Pro at $19/user/month with 4,000 LOC and overage charges at $0.003/LOC

  • Free TierFree
    • 50 agentic chat interactions per month
    • 1,000 lines of code transformation per month
    • Code generation and inline suggestions
    • Vulnerability scanning
    • AWS Console access
    • +1 more
  • Pro Tier$19/user/month plus $0.003 per extra line of code (includes 4,000 LOC)
    • 4,000 lines of code transformation per month per user (pooled at account level)
    • Unlimited agentic chat interactions
    • Java and .NET app transformation capabilities
    • Pay-as-you-go overage: $0.003 per line of code above included allocation
    • Full code generation, testing, and security features
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Cline

from $9.99/moHybridFree tier

From $9.99/month with built-in model access, or free with your own API keys

  • Cline (usage-billing)$9.99/month
  • Bring Your Own KeyFree
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
iOS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✗
Android
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✗
CLI
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Hybrid
Amazon Q Developer✗
Cline✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Slack

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
23 total - 22 not shared
  • JetBrains
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Visual Studio
  • VS Code
  • Eclipse
  • AWS Console
  • Microsoft Teams
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • AWS Management Console
  • AWS CLI
  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud
  • Asana
  • 1Password
  • Tailscale
  • Brave Search API
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Vanta
  • Cast AI
  • Orca Security
  • TrendMicro Vision One
  • Aurora Endpoint Defense
Independently observed

Cline

11 total - 10 not shared
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Google Chat
  • WhatsApp
  • Linear
  • GitHub Actions
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Datadog
  • Grafana
  • Splunk
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.