Comparison

Cline vs Roo Code

No clear leader: Cline (66.4) and Roo Code (62.5) 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.

Cline full profile →Roo Code full profile →

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Cline66

Roo Code63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cline	Roo Code
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 56%	63 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$9.99	$49
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	10	7
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	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	811	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	70,278	277
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	1
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	-

Score

vioscaleAI score

Cline66 / 100medium · 56%

Roo Code63 / 100low · 44%

Pricing

Free tier

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Model

Clinefreemium

Roo Codefreemium

Price level

Clinelow

Roo Codemid

Starting price

Cline$9.99

Roo Code$49

Transparent

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Integrations

Count

Cline10

Roo Code7

Security

Disclosure policy

Cline✓

Roo Code–

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

Roo Code–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cline811

Roo Code–

Github stars

Cline70,278

Roo Code277

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cline100

Roo Code100

Release

Cadence days

Cline–

Roo Code1

History

Cline20 items

Roo Code20 items

License

Spdx

ClineApache-2.0

Roo Code–

Language

Primary

ClineTypeScript

Roo CodeTypeScript

Market

Availability

ClineAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Roo CodeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Cline7 items

Roo Code–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Coding Agents
Capability	Cline	Roo Code
Capabilities
Architecture model	Vs code extension cline	Cloud sandbox devin
Terminal bash execution and self correction loops	✓	✓
Mcp model context protocol integration	-	✓
Bring your own key byok API support	✓	✓
Multi file diff generation and automated apply	✓	✓
Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search	-	-
Browser automation support for visual qa	✓	✓
Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise	-	-
Rag on external documentation urls	-	-
Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio	✓	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
Mit or apache permissive oss license	-	-
Pricing model	usage_credits	Flat monthly subscription

Capabilities

Architecture model

ClineVs code extension cline

Roo CodeCloud sandbox devin

Terminal bash execution and self correction loops

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Mcp model context protocol integration

Cline-

Roo Code✓

Bring your own key byok API support

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Multi file diff generation and automated apply

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search

Cline-

Roo Code-

Browser automation support for visual qa

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise

Cline-

Roo Code-

Rag on external documentation urls

Cline-

Roo Code-

Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio

Cline✓

Roo Code-

SOC2 type ii

Cline-

Roo Code-

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Cline-

Roo Code-

Pricing model

Clineusage_credits

Roo CodeFlat monthly subscription

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

Roo Code

A cloud-hosted AI agent that receives coding tasks via Slack, Teams, Telegram, or Discord, clones your repository into an isolated sandbox, writes and tests code fixes, and opens pull requests for review. Available as a self-hosted solution or managed cloud service.

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 ↗

Roo Code

from $49/moHybridFree tier7-day trial

Free self-hosted (up to 10 users). Cloud from $49/mo.

Self-hostedFree
- Source-available code
- Full repository access
- Self-hosted deployment
CloudFrom $49/mo, pricing depends on user count
- 7-day free trial
- Single-tenant isolated instance
- ChatGPT subscription support
- Custom API key support

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

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	Roo Code
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Cline✗

Roo Code✓

macOS

Cline✓

Roo Code✗

Windows

Cline✓

Roo Code✗

Linux

Cline✓

Roo Code✗

CLI

Cline✓

Roo Code✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Self-hosted

Cline✓

Roo Code✓

Hybrid

Cline✗

Roo Code✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

Telegram
Slack
Discord

Cline

11 total - 8 not shared

Google Chat
WhatsApp
Linear
GitHub Actions
OpenTelemetry
Datadog
Grafana
Splunk

Independently observed

Roo Code

7 total - 4 not shared

Teams
Claude Code
Cursor
GitHub

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Cline or Roo Code: which one depends on you

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