Comparison

Roo Code vs SWE-agent

On the evidence we track, Roo Code leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Roo Code63

SWE-agent35

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Roo CodeLeader	SWE-agent
vioscaleAI score	63 / 100low · 44%	35 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$49	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	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	277	20,555
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 · Popular in US	Available worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Roo Code63 / 100low · 44%

SWE-agent35 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

Roo Code✓

SWE-agent✓

Model

Roo Codefreemium

SWE-agentopen_source

Price level

Roo Codemid

SWE-agentfree

Starting price

Roo Code$49

SWE-agent–

Transparent

Roo Code✓

SWE-agent✓

Integrations

Count

Roo Code7

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 Code277

SWE-agent20,555

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 CodeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

SWE-agentAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Content

Faq

Roo Code–

SWE-agent4 items

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	Cloud sandbox devin	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	Flat monthly subscription	Bring your own key free

Capabilities

Architecture model

Roo CodeCloud sandbox devin

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 CodeFlat monthly subscription

SWE-agentBring your own key free

What each one is

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

Roo Code

Leader

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

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

Leader

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 ↗

SWE-agent

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Roo Code	SWE-agent
WebPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-
HybridDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Roo Code✓

SWE-agent–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Roo Code✓

SWE-agent–

Self-hosted

Roo Code✓

SWE-agent–

Hybrid

Roo Code✓

SWE-agent–

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

Roo Code

Leader

7 total - 6 not shared

Slack
Teams
Telegram
Discord
Claude Code
Cursor

Independently observed

SWE-agent

1 total - 0 not shared

GitHub

Independently observed

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