Compare Cline vs Kilo Code vs Roo Code

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Attribute	Cline	Kilo Code	Roo Code
Community Score	7/100	5/100	3/100
Pricing	✓ Free	✓ Individual	✓ VS Code Extension
	—	—	✓ Cloud Free
	✓ Free Trial (14 days)	—	✓ Free Trial (14 days)
	Pro$15/mo	Teams$15/mo	Cloud Team$99/mo
	Team$25/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	WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, Web	VSC_EXTENSION, Web, API, JETBRAINS_PLUGIN, IOS, ANDROID	VSC_EXTENSION, JETBRAINS_PLUGIN, Web
API / SDK	SDK	API + SDK	SDK
Docs / Source	Docs Source	Open SourceDocs Source	Docs Source
Developer	Cline AI	Kilo	Roocode, Inc.
Features	Natural language code generation and modification Contextual understanding of codebases Multi-step problem solving through conversation Support for multiple programming languages and frameworks Code explanation and documentation assistance Bug identification and fixing suggestions	Works with VS Code Cursor Windsurf Trae AI and more Terminal-style interface for natural language coding	Natural language code generation and transformation Contextual code suggestions and completions Codebase navigation and comprehension assistance Bug detection and automated fixes Refactoring recommendations with explanations API usage examples and documentation
Integrations	Terminal environments Code editors and IDEs Version control systems CI/CD pipelines Documentation tools	Visual Studio Code Cursor Windsurf Trae AI VS Code Insiders GitHub	Major code editors and IDEs Version control systems Project management tools CI/CD pipelines Documentation platforms
Use Case Fit	Natural language understanding Code context comprehension Multi-turn conversation management Language-agnostic code generation	Code generation Code completion Code review Debugging assistance	Natural language understanding Contextual code comprehension Pattern recognition Multi-language support
System Requirements	Windows 10+ macOS 12+ Linux (major distributions)	Windows macOS Linux Any OS with a modern web browser	Windows 10+ macOS 12+ Linux (major distributions)
Data refreshed	Feb 2, 2026	Feb 11, 2026	Feb 10, 2026