Compare Cline vs Kilo Code vs Roo Code

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Attribute	Cline	Kilo Code	Roo Code
Community Score	3/100	1/100	0/100
Pricing	✓ Open Source	✓ Open Source	✓ VS Code Extension
	✓ Open Source	—	✓ Cloud Free
	—	—	✓ Free Trial (14 days)
	Teams (after Q1 2026)$20/mo	KiloClaw Standard$9/mo	Cloud Team$99/mo
	—	Teams$15/mo	—
	—	Kilo Pass Starter$19/mo	—
	—	KiloClaw Commit$48 one-time	—
	—	Kilo Pass Pro$49/moPopular	—
	—	Kilo Pass Expert$199/mo	—
	EnterpriseContact Sales	EnterpriseContact Sales	EnterpriseContact Sales
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Platform	Web, API, VSC_EXTENSION, JETBRAINS_PLUGIN, CLI	ANDROID, IOS, Web, API, VSC_EXTENSION, JETBRAINS_PLUGIN, CLI	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	Open-source Apache-2.0 coding agent VS Code extension JetBrains extension CLI support 500+ AI model support via Kilo Gateway Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)	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	VS Code JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA PyCharm WebStorm Slack	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 refactoring Debugging	Code generation Multi-file refactoring Debugging Test generation
System Requirements	Windows macOS Linux	Windows macOS Linux	Windows macOS Linux
Data refreshed	Jul 1, 2026	Jul 16, 2026	Apr 2, 2026