Comparison

Cline vs Sweep

No clear leader: Cline (68.2) and Sweep (64.8) 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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Cline68

Sweep65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cline	Sweep
Vioscale score	68 / 100medium · 56%	65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$9.99	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	3
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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	-
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 · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Cline68 / 100medium · 56%

Sweep65 / 100medium · 55%

Pricing

Free tier

Cline✓

Sweep✓

Model

Clinecommercial

Sweepfreemium

Price level

Clinelow

Sweeplow

Starting price

Cline$9.99

Sweep–

Transparent

Cline✓

Sweep✓

Integrations

Count

Cline5

Sweep3

Security

Disclosure policy

Cline✓

Sweep–

Soc2

Cline–

Sweep✓

Vulnerabilities

ClineCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Sweep–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cline811

Sweep–

Github stars

Cline66,899

Sweep–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cline100

Sweep–

Release

History

Cline20 items

Sweep–

License

Spdx

ClineApache-2.0

Sweep–

Language

Primary

ClineTypeScript

Sweep–

Market

Availability

ClineAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

SweepAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ 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	Cline	Sweep
Core
Form	Chat / edit	Inline completion
Autonomy level	Agentic	Agentic
Surface
Editor / surface support	VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti	JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, CLion
AI
Model source	Model-agnostic (BYO key)	Single-vendor
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	-	Per-seat
Licensing
Open-source client	-	Closed

Core

Form

ClineChat / edit

SweepInline completion

Autonomy level

ClineAgentic

SweepAgentic

Surface

Editor / surface support

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

SweepJetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, CLion

Model source

ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)

SweepSingle-vendor

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Cline✓

Sweep✗

Context

Codebase context

ClineRepo-wide indexing

SweepRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Cline✓

Sweep✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Cline✓

Sweep✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Cline-

Sweep✓

Security

Enterprise controls

Cline✓

Sweep✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models

Sweep-

Commercial

Pricing model

Cline-

SweepPer-seat

Licensing

Open-source client

Cline-

SweepClosed

What each one is

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

Cline

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

Sweep

A specialized coding assistant plugin for JetBrains IDEs that provides next-edit autocomplete suggestions and agentic coding capabilities. Uses proprietary models with privacy-first design and zero data retention.

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

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 ↗

Sweep

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free trial. From $10/month for unlimited autocomplete; $20 Pro and $60 Ultra for power users.

Free TrialFree
- 1,000 Autocompletes
- $5 API credits included
- All JetBrains IDEs supported
- Privacy Mode available
Basic$10/month
- Unlimited autocomplete
Pro$20/month
- Unlimited autocomplete
- More API credits
- Priority support
Ultra$60/month
- Unlimited autocomplete
- Highest API credit allocation

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

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	Sweep
WebPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Cline✓

Sweep–

CLI

Cline✓

Sweep–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cline✓

Sweep✓

Hybrid

Cline✓

Sweep✗

Integrations

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

Cline

11 total

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

Independently observed

Sweep

3 total

Web Search
Fetch Tools
Remote MCP Servers

Independently observed

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