Comparison

Augment Code vs Cline

On the evidence we track, Cline leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Augment Code60

★Cline68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Augment Code	ClineLeader
Vioscale score	60 / 100medium · 74%updating	68 / 100medium · 56%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$9.99
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	811
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	66,899
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Augment Code60 / 100medium · 74%updating

Cline68 / 100medium · 56%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

Model

Augment Codefreemium

Clinecommercial

Price level

Augment Codemid

Clinelow

Starting price

Augment Code–

Cline$9.99

Transparent

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

Integrations

Count

Augment Code12

Cline5

Security

Disclosure policy

Augment Code–

Cline✓

Gdpr

Augment Code✓

Cline–

Soc2

Augment Code✓

Cline–

Vulnerabilities

Augment Code–

ClineCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

Augment Code✓

Cline–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Augment Code–

Cline811

Github stars

Augment Code–

Cline66,899

Activity

Commits last 30d

Augment Code–

Cline100

Release

History

Augment Code–

Cline20 items

License

Spdx

Augment Code–

ClineApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Augment Code–

ClineTypeScript

Market

Availability

Augment CodeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

ClineAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Coding Assistants
Capability	Augment Code	Cline
Core
Form	Autonomous agent	Chat / edit
Autonomy level	Autonomous	Agentic
Surface
Editor / surface support	VS Code, Cursor, Zed, Claude Code, and MCP-compatible IDEs	VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti
AI
Model source	Model-agnostic (BYO key)	Model-agnostic (BYO key)
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped	-	✓
Context
Codebase context	Repo-wide indexing	Repo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits	✓	✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools	✓	✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option	-	-
Security
Enterprise controls	✓	✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage	-	All languages supported by underlying LLM models
Commercial
Pricing model	Usage credits	-
Licensing
Open-source client	-	-

Core

Form

Augment CodeAutonomous agent

ClineChat / edit

Autonomy level

Augment CodeAutonomous

ClineAgentic

Surface

Editor / surface support

Augment CodeVS Code, Cursor, Zed, Claude Code, and MCP-compatible IDEs

ClineVS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti

Model source

Augment CodeModel-agnostic (BYO key)

ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Augment Code-

Cline✓

Context

Codebase context

Augment CodeRepo-wide indexing

ClineRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Augment Code-

Cline-

Security

Enterprise controls

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

Augment Code-

ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models

Commercial

Pricing model

Augment CodeUsage credits

Cline-

Licensing

Open-source client

Augment Code-

Cline-

What each one is

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

Augment Code

A platform for running autonomous agents through standing loops that handle code reviews, ticket-to-PR workflows, vulnerability remediation, and incident response, letting senior engineers focus on architecture while agents manage routine tasks.

Independently observed

Cline

Leader

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.

Augment Code

from $50/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free Community plan; paid plans from $50/month (new) or $30/month (legacy). Charged per user message at team level (pooled).

CommunityFree
Developer$50/month (legacy customers $30/month), 600 user messages
Pro-
Max-

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Cline

Leader

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 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Augment Code	Cline
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

CLI

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Augment Code✓

Cline✓

Hybrid

Augment Code✗

Cline✓

Integrations

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

Augment Code

12 total

Vercel
Honeycomb
Render
Heroku
GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Claude Code
Cursor
Zed
Kilo Code
Roo Code

Independently observed

Cline

Leader

11 total

Telegram
Slack
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.