Comparison

Claude 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.

Claude Code full profile →Cline full profile →

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Claude Code58

★Cline68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Claude Code	ClineLeader
Vioscale score	58 / 100medium · 54%	68 / 100medium · 56%
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	6	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
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	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Claude Code58 / 100medium · 54%

Cline68 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Claude Code✓

Cline✓

Model

Claude Codefreemium

Clinecommercial

Price level

Claude Codemid

Clinelow

Starting price

Claude Code–

Cline$9.99

Transparent

Claude Code✓

Cline✓

Integrations

Count

Claude Code6

Cline5

Security

Disclosure policy

Claude Code–

Cline✓

Gdpr

Claude Code✓

Cline–

Vulnerabilities

Claude 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

Claude Code✓

Cline–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Claude Code–

Cline811

Github stars

Claude Code–

Cline66,899

Activity

Commits last 30d

Claude Code–

Cline100

Release

History

Claude Code–

Cline20 items

License

Spdx

Claude Code–

ClineApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Claude Code–

ClineTypeScript

Market

Availability

Claude CodeAvailable worldwide

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	Claude Code	Cline
Core
Form	Autonomous agent	Chat / edit
Autonomy level	Autonomous	Agentic
Surface
Editor / surface support	terminal, IDE, browser, desktop extensions	VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti
AI
Model source	Single-vendor	Model-agnostic (BYO key)
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped	✗	✓
Context
Codebase context	-	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	Per-seat	-
Licensing
Open-source client	Closed	-

Core

Form

Claude CodeAutonomous agent

ClineChat / edit

Autonomy level

Claude CodeAutonomous

ClineAgentic

Surface

Editor / surface support

Claude Codeterminal, IDE, browser, desktop extensions

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

Model source

Claude CodeSingle-vendor

ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Claude Code✗

Cline✓

Context

Codebase context

Claude Code-

ClineRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Claude Code-

Cline✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Claude Code✓

Cline✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Claude Code-

Cline-

Security

Enterprise controls

Claude Code-

Cline✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

Claude Code-

ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models

Commercial

Pricing model

Claude CodePer-seat

Cline-

Licensing

Open-source client

Claude CodeClosed

Cline-

What each one is

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

Claude Code

Claude Code is an AI coding assistant integrated into Claude that helps developers write, edit, and generate code across multiple interfaces and platforms.

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.

Claude Code

from $17/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $17/month (annual) or $20/month (monthly). Max from $100/month (monthly).

FreeFree
- Chat on web, iOS, Android, and desktop
- Generate code and visualize data
- Write, edit, and create content
- Ability to search the web
- Memory across conversations
- +5 more
Pro$17/month (annual, $200 billed upfront) or $20/month (monthly)
- More usage
- Includes Claude Code
- Includes Claude Cowork
- Includes Claude Design
- Includes Claude Science
- +4 more
MaxFrom $100/month (billed monthly)
- Choose 5x or 20x more usage than Pro
- Higher output limits for all tasks
- Early access to advanced Claude features
- Priority access at high traffic times

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

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	Claude Code	Cline
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Claude Code✓

Cline✓

iOS

Claude Code✓

Cline✗

Android

Claude Code✓

Cline✗

CLI

Claude Code✓

Cline✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Claude Code✓

Cline✓

Hybrid

Claude Code✗

Cline✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Slack

Claude Code

6 total - 5 not shared

Google Workspace
Microsoft 365
Remote MCP
Connectors
External APIs

Independently observed

Cline

Leader

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.