Claude Code vs Cline

FeatureClaude CodeCline
CategoryCoding AssistantsCoding Assistants
PricingPay-per-use (API)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars25,00018,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
  • ✓ VS Code extension
  • ✓ Browser use
  • ✓ Terminal access
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ File editing
Tags
codingclianthropicclaudeagentic
codingvscodeautonomousopen-source