Compare Cline vs Kilo Code vs Roo Code

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Attribute	Cline	Kilo Code	Roo Code
Community Score	0/100	19/100	3/100
Pricing	✓ Open Source	✓ Free	✓ VS Code Extension
	✓ Open Source	—	✓ Cloud Free
	—	—	✓ Free Trial (14 days)
	Teams (after Q1 2026)$20/mo	Teams$15/mo	Cloud Team$99/mo
	—	Kilo Pass Starter$19/mo	—
	—	Kilo Pass Pro$49/moPopular	—
	—	Kilo Pass Expert$199/mo	—
	EnterpriseContact Sales	—	EnterpriseContact Sales
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Platform	Web, API, VSC_EXTENSION, JETBRAINS_PLUGIN, CLI	VSC_EXTENSION, Web, API, JETBRAINS_PLUGIN, IOS, ANDROID	MACOS, Web, API, VSC_EXTENSION, CLI
API / SDK	API + SDK	API + SDK	API + SDK
Docs / Source	Docs Source	Docs Source	Docs Source
Developer	Cline AI	Kilo	Roocode, Inc.
Features	Multi-file code editing and refactoring Plan & Act modes for complex tasks Bring your own API keys (BYOK) MCP Marketplace for extensibility Cline CLI for terminal and CI/CD workflows JetBrains IDE integration	BYOK support Pay-as-you-go credits Cloud Agents Autocomplete Code review Multi-model and multi-provider support	Open-source VS Code extension Model-agnostic AI support Role-specific modes (Architect, Code, Ask, Debug, Test) Cloud autonomous agents Multi-file editing and refactoring Permission-based command execution
Integrations	Anthropic Claude OpenAI GPT Google Gemini AWS Bedrock GCP Vertex Azure OpenAI	Visual Studio Code Cursor Windsurf Trae AI VS Code Insiders GitHub	VS Code GitHub Slack Linear OpenAI Anthropic
Use Case Fit	Code generation Multi-file refactoring Codebase understanding Terminal command execution	Code generation Code completion Code review Debugging assistance	Code generation Multi-file refactoring Debugging Test generation
System Requirements	Windows macOS Linux	—	Windows macOS Linux
Data refreshed	Apr 2, 2026	Mar 10, 2026	Apr 2, 2026