Comparison

Cline vs Devin

No clear leader: Cline (66.4) and Devin (63.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Cline66

Devin63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cline	Devin
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 56%	63 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$9.99	$20
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	811	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	70,278	-
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
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Cline66 / 100medium · 56%

Devin63 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Cline✓

Devin✓

Model

Clinefreemium

Devinfreemium

Price level

Clinelow

Devinmid

Starting price

Cline$9.99

Devin$20

Transparent

Cline✓

Devin✓

Integrations

Count

Cline10

Devin9

Security

Disclosure policy

Cline✓

Devin–

Vulnerabilities

ClineCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Devin–

Reliability

Status page

Cline–

Devin✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cline811

Devin–

Github stars

Cline70,278

Devin–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cline100

Devin–

Release

History

Cline20 items

Devin–

License

Spdx

ClineApache-2.0

Devin–

Language

Primary

ClineTypeScript

Devin–

Market

Availability

ClineAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

DevinAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Cline7 items

Devin6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Coding Assistants
Capability	Cline	Devin
Core
Form	Chat / edit	Autonomous agent
Autonomy level	Agentic	Autonomous
Surface
Editor / surface support	VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti	Devin Desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebSto
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	Go, Python, JavaScript, Rust, Ruby, C#, Java, Swift, PHP, Elixir, Erlang, C, Kot
Commercial
Pricing model	Usage credits	-
Licensing
Open-source client	OSS	Closed

Core

Form

ClineChat / edit

DevinAutonomous agent

Autonomy level

ClineAgentic

DevinAutonomous

Surface

Editor / surface support

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

DevinDevin Desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebSto

Model source

ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)

DevinModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Cline✓

Devin✓

Context

Codebase context

ClineRepo-wide indexing

DevinRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Cline✓

Devin✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Cline✓

Devin✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Cline-

Devin-

Security

Enterprise controls

Cline✓

Devin✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models

DevinGo, Python, JavaScript, Rust, Ruby, C#, Java, Swift, PHP, Elixir, Erlang, C, Kot

Commercial

Pricing model

ClineUsage credits

Devin-

Licensing

Open-source client

ClineOSS

DevinClosed

What each one is

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

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

Devin

An AI-powered development agent that autonomously writes code, performs large-scale refactoring, finds and validates security vulnerabilities, and generates pull requests. It integrates with IDEs, version control, and development workflows to assist engineers with complex coding and infrastructure work.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 2026-10-13verify ↗

Devin

from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. From $20/month (individual) or $80/month + $40/month per seat (teams).

FreeFree
- Light quota to code with agents
- Limited model availability
- Unlimited inline edits
- Unlimited Tab completions
Pro$20/month, pay-as-you-go for overages
- Everything in Free
- Increased quotas
- Access to OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini frontier models
- Full model availability
- Free SWE 1.7 and leading open source models
- +2 more
Max$200/month
- Everything in Pro
- Significantly higher quotas
Teams$80/month + $40/month per full developer seat
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited team members and flex seats
- Share and collaborate
- Centralized billing
- Admin dashboard with analytics
- +5 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Teams
- Highest priority support
- Dedicated account management
- SAML/OIDC SSO
- Centralized enterprise admin controls
- +4 more

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	Cline	Devin
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Cline✗

Devin✓

macOS

Cline✓

Devin✓

Windows

Cline✓

Devin✓

Linux

Cline✓

Devin✓

CLI

Cline✓

Devin✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cline✓

Devin✓

Self-hosted

Cline✓

Devin✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)

Slack
Linear
Datadog

Cline

11 total - 8 not shared

Telegram
Discord
Google Chat
WhatsApp
GitHub Actions
OpenTelemetry
Grafana
Splunk

Independently observed

Devin

9 total - 6 not shared

Microsoft Teams
Jira
GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Custom git providers

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Cline or Devin: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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