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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 81/100. 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 Developer81
Cline66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon Q Developer81 / 100medium · 71%
Cline66 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Model
Amazon Q Developerfree
Clinefreemium
Price level
Amazon Q Developerfree
Clinelow
Starting price
Amazon Q Developer$19
Cline$9.99
Transparent
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Q Developer11
Cline10
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–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon Q Developer–
Cline811
Github stars
Amazon Q Developer–
Cline70,278
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
Content
Faq
Amazon Q Developer7 items
Cline7 items

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 DeveloperFree
ClineUsage credits
Licensing
Open-source client
Amazon Q DeveloperClosed
ClineOSS

What each one is

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

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

An AI coding assistant available in IDEs, AWS Management Console, and communication platforms that generates code suggestions, performs vulnerability scanning, and autonomously handles complex tasks like unit testing, documentation, and code reviews.

Independently observed

Cline

A conversational coding agent that integrates into development environments and terminals to automate code generation, file management, and command execution, with all actions requiring explicit user approval

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
FreeFree tier

Perpetual free tier: 50 agentic chat interactions and 1,000 lines of code transformation per month

  • Free TierFree
as of verify ↗

Cline

from $9.99/moHybridFree tier

$9.99/month with free model options. Bring Your Own Key alternative available.

  • Cline (usage-billing)$9.99/month
    • 2-5x usage on popular open models vs. standard API rate
    • built-in billing
    • one sign-in
    • free model options
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✗
macOS
Amazon Q Developer✗
Cline✓
Windows
Amazon Q Developer✗
Cline✓
Linux
Amazon Q Developer✗
Cline✓
CLI
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Cline✓
Self-hosted
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
26 total - 25 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
  • iOS
  • Android
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Cline

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