Pick Cline if
developers who want an OSS agent in the editor and will pay tokens or bring a key.
Read the Cline pageCline vs Roo Code
Our take
Pick Cline if developers who want an OSS agent in the editor and will pay tokens or bring a key. Pick Roo Code if developers who used the Roo sidecar and now need a living fork (Cline / ZooCode) or the Roomote successor. Skip Cline if people who want a hosted IDE subscription with published seat cards (Cursor, GitHub Copilot). Skip Roo Code if people who want a hosted Copilot SKU (GitHub Copilot) with no local agent.
Best for
Cline An agent that edits files and runs commands with your approval
Roo Code Developers who used the Roo sidecar and now need a living fork (Cline / ZooCode) or the
Free plan
Cline No free plan
Roo Code $0 · to read/build the archived Apache 2.0 tree. Inference was BYOK
Lowest paid
Cline Not published by the vendor
Roo Code Roomote self-host $249
Coding agent
Cline CLI + desktop
Roo Code
Runs where
Cline Hosted
Roo Code Local; you host it
Watch out
Cline The extension is free
Roo Code The extension is shut down
Last checked
Cline 2026-10-19 · cline.bot/pricing
Roo Code 2026-10-22 · roomote.dev
Which one, then?
Pick Roo Code if
developers who used the Roo sidecar and now need a living fork (Cline / ZooCode) or the Roomote successor.
Read the Roo Code page