Comparison

Cline vs Qodo

On the evidence we track, Cline leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cline full profile →Qodo full profile →

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★Cline66

Qodo55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ClineLeader	Qodo
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 56%	55 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$9.99	$30
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	10
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.qodo.ai/security-exhibit/
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%

Qodo55 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Cline✓

Qodo✗

Model

Clinefreemium

Qodocommercial

Price level

Clinelow

Qodomid

Starting price

Cline$9.99

Qodo$30

Transparent

Cline✓

Qodo✓

Integrations

Count

Cline10

Qodo10

Security

Certifications

Cline–

QodoSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Cline✓

Qodo✓

Soc2

Cline–

Qodo✓

Trust center

Cline–

Qodohttps://www.qodo.ai/security-exhibit/

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

Qodo–

Reliability

Status page

Cline–

Qodo✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cline811

Qodo–

Github stars

Cline70,278

Qodo–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cline100

Qodo–

Release

History

Cline20 items

Qodo–

License

Spdx

ClineApache-2.0

Qodo–

Language

Primary

ClineTypeScript

Qodo–

Market

Availability

ClineAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

QodoAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Cline7 items

Qodo6 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	Qodo
Core
Form	Chat / edit	Inline completion
Autonomy level	Agentic	Suggest
Surface
Editor / surface support	VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti	VSCode, JetBrains
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	Usage credits
Licensing
Open-source client	OSS	-

Core

Form

ClineChat / edit

QodoInline completion

Autonomy level

ClineAgentic

QodoSuggest

Surface

Editor / surface support

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

QodoVSCode, JetBrains

Model source

ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)

QodoModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Cline✓

Qodo✓

Context

Codebase context

ClineRepo-wide indexing

QodoRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Cline✓

Qodo✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Cline✓

Qodo✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Cline-

Qodo✓

Security

Enterprise controls

Cline✓

Qodo✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models

Qodo-

Commercial

Pricing model

ClineUsage credits

QodoUsage credits

Licensing

Open-source client

ClineOSS

Qodo-

What each one is

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

Cline

Leader

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

Qodo

A pull request review platform that combines multi-agent code analysis with governance controls, designed for engineering teams adopting AI-assisted coding tools and agents.

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

Leader

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 ↗

Qodo

from $30/moUsage-based14-day trial

From $30/month for Pro Team. 14-day free trial.

TrialFree
- Unlimited reviews
- Unlimited credits during trial
Pro Team$30/month base + $0.012 per credit
- Agentic PR code review
- Rules system (no limit)
- Git + IDE integrations
- Pre-PR review skills
- Dashboard & analytics
- +3 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Pro Team, plus:
- SSO / SAML and audit logs
- Governance analytics dashboard
- Advanced self-learning
- BYOK (bring your own LLM keys)
- +2 more

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

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	Qodo
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Cline✗

Qodo✓

macOS

Cline✓

Qodo✗

Windows

Cline✓

Qodo✗

Linux

Cline✓

Qodo✗

CLI

Cline✓

Qodo✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cline✓

Qodo✓

Self-hosted

Cline✓

Qodo✓

On-premise

Cline✗

Qodo✓

Air-gapped

Cline✗

Qodo✓

Integrations

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

Cline

Leader

11 total

Telegram
Slack
Discord
Google Chat
WhatsApp
Linear
GitHub Actions
OpenTelemetry
Datadog
Grafana
Splunk

Independently observed

Qodo

12 total

Visual Studio Code
JetBrains IDEs
GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Azure DevOps
Gerrit
monday.dev
Visual Studio
OpenAI
Anthropic
Azure OpenAI

Independently observed

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