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Comparison

Cline vs Sourcegraph Cody

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 →Sourcegraph Cody full profile →
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★Cline66
Sourcegraph Cody41
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cline66 / 100medium · 56%
Sourcegraph Cody41 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
Model
Clinefreemium
Sourcegraph Codyquote
Price level
Clinelow
Sourcegraph Codyunknown
Starting price
Cline$9.99
Sourcegraph Cody–
Transparent
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
Integrations
Count
Cline10
Sourcegraph Cody5
Security
Disclosure policy
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Gdpr
Cline–
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Iso27001
Cline–
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Soc2
Cline–
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Cline–
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cline811
Sourcegraph Cody–
Github stars
Cline70,278
Sourcegraph Cody–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cline100
Sourcegraph Cody–
Release
History
Cline20 items
Sourcegraph Cody–
License
Spdx
ClineApache-2.0
Sourcegraph Cody–
Language
Primary
ClineTypeScript
Sourcegraph Cody–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cline7 items
Sourcegraph Cody6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Form
ClineChat / edit
Sourcegraph CodyChat / edit
Autonomy level
ClineAgentic
Sourcegraph CodyEdit
Surface
Editor / surface support
ClineVS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti
Sourcegraph CodyVS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Web, CLI
AI
Model source
ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)
Sourcegraph CodySingle-vendor
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Context
Codebase context
ClineRepo-wide indexing
Sourcegraph CodyRepo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody-
Data
Zero-data-retention option
Cline-
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Security
Enterprise controls
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage
ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models
Sourcegraph Cody-
Commercial
Pricing model
ClineUsage credits
Sourcegraph CodyEnterprise
Licensing
Open-source client
ClineOSS
Sourcegraph CodyClosed

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

Sourcegraph Cody

An AI-powered coding assistant that integrates with your development environment, using your entire codebase as context to help you write, understand, and fix code faster.

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 verify ↗

Sourcegraph Cody

enterprise

Enterprise plan starting at $16K/year. Contact sales for custom pricing. Includes AI feature credits with no monthly expiry.

  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Search and navigation across entire codebase
    • AI-powered Deep Search
    • Batch Changes with large-scale code change automation
    • Code Insights and Monitoring
    • Full MCP Server, API, and CLI access
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cline✗
Sourcegraph Cody✓
macOS
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
Windows
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
Linux
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
CLI
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Self-hosted
Cline✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓

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

Sourcegraph Cody

5 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • VS Code
  • JetBrains
  • Visual Studio
Independently observed
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