Comparison

Roo Code vs SWE-agent

No leader: the top candidate Roo Code has only 0.06 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. 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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Roo Code71

SWE-agent31

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Roo Code	SWE-agent
Vioscale score	71 / 100low · 6%	31 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FSWE-agent%2FSWE-agent&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	209	20,145
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	16
Historyrelease.history	20 items	10 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Roo Code71 / 100low · 6%

SWE-agent31 / 100low · 32%

Pricing

Free tier

Roo Code–

SWE-agent✓

Model

Roo Codecommercial

SWE-agentopen_source

Price level

Roo Code–

SWE-agentfree

Transparent

Roo Code–

SWE-agent✓

Integrations

Count

Roo Code–

SWE-agent1

Security

Vulnerabilities

Roo Code–

SWE-agentCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FSWE-agent%2FSWE-agent&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Roo Code–

SWE-agent0

Github stars

Roo Code209

SWE-agent20,145

Activity

Commits last 30d

Roo Code100

SWE-agent0

Release

Cadence days

Roo Code1

SWE-agent16

History

Roo Code20 items

SWE-agent10 items

License

Spdx

Roo Code–

SWE-agentMIT

Language

Primary

Roo CodeTypeScript

SWE-agentPython

Market

Availability

Roo Code–

SWE-agentAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Coding Agents
Capability	Roo Code	SWE-agent
Capabilities
Architecture model	-	CLI tool aider
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	-	Bring your own key free

Capabilities

Architecture model

Roo Code-

SWE-agentCLI tool aider

Terminal bash execution and self correction loops

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✓

Mcp model context protocol integration

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✗

Bring your own key byok API support

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✓

Multi file diff generation and automated apply

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✓

Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✗

Browser automation support for visual qa

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✗

Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✗

Rag on external documentation urls

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✗

Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✗

SOC2 type ii

Roo Code-

SWE-agent✗

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Roo Code-

SWE-agent-

Pricing model

Roo Code-

SWE-agentBring your own key free

What each one is

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

Roo Code

Not documented yet.

SWE-agent

A research tool that enables language models like GPT-4o or Claude to autonomously identify and fix issues in GitHub repositories or execute custom coding tasks. Built for flexibility and research extensibility by teams at Princeton and Stanford universities.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Roo Code

Pricing not documented yet.

SWE-agent

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Integrations

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

Roo Code

Not documented yet.

SWE-agent

1 total

GitHub

Independently observed

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