# Roo Code vs SWE-agent

| Attribute | Roo Code | SWE-agent |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.8 (14% (low)) | 35.2 (59% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 209 | 20,145 |
| description.long | - | 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. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"soc2_type_ii":false,"pricing_model":"bring_your_own_key_free","architecture_model":"cli_tool_aider","rag_on_external_documentation_urls":false,"bring_your_own_key_byok_api_support":true,"mcp_model_context_protocol_integration":false,"browser_automation_support_for_visual_qa":false,"local_llm_support_via_ollama_or_lmstudio":false,"multi_file_diff_generation_and_automated_apply":true,"privacy_mode_zero_data_retention_for_enterprise":false,"workspace_indexing_and_semantic_codebase_search":false,"terminal_bash_execution_and_self_correction_loops":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Python |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://swe-agent.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T11:03:07.526Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 16 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.43.0","date":"2026-08-26T15:06:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.42.0","date":"2026-08-25T19:57:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.41.0","date":"2026-08-24T18:32:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.40.2","date":"2026-08-22T15:26:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.40.1","date":"2026-08-20T03:14:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.40.0","date":"2026-08-19T00:04:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.39.1","date":"2026-08-14T19:40:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.39.0","date":"2026-08-13T21:03:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.38.0","date":"2026-08-12T18:30:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.37.0","date":"2026-08-10T21:39:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.36.1","date":"2026-08-07T21:30:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.36.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.36.0","date":"2026-08-07T20:11:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.35.0","date":"2026-08-07T00:02:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.35.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.34.0","date":"2026-08-04T21:57:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.34.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.33.0","date":"2026-08-04T16:07:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.33.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.32.1","date":"2026-08-04T04:31:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.32.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.32.0","date":"2026-08-03T21:36:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.32.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.31.0","date":"2026-08-03T19:56:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.30.2","date":"2026-08-03T04:41:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.30.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roomote/releases/tag/v0.30.1","date":"2026-08-02T20:44:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.30.1"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v1.1.0","date":"2025-05-22T16:11:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v1.0.1","date":"2025-02-28T16:46:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v1.0.0","date":"2025-02-13T16:21:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2024-09-25T14:45:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v0.6.1","date":"2024-06-20T15:21:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v0.6.0","date":"2024-06-05T13:16:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v0.5.0","date":"2024-05-28T17:14:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v0.4.0","date":"2024-05-09T14:58:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v0.3.0","date":"2024-05-02T15:47:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/releases/tag/v0.2.0","date":"2024-04-15T19:01:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.2.0"}]` |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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 |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T20:18:51.796Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*