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Best Roo Code alternatives

10 tools similar to Roo Code, ranked by how closely they match what it does among coding & development. All 10 have a free option.

Roo Code alternatives at a glance

Tool	Pricing	Compare
Roo Code(this tool)	Freemium · from $49/mo
Kilo Code	Freemium · from $15/mo	vs Roo Code
GitHub Copilot	Freemium	vs Roo Code
OpenCode	Free	vs Roo Code
Kiro	Freemium · from $20/mo
Cursor	Freemium · from $20/mo
Continue	Free
Replit AI	Freemium · from $18/mo
Cline	Freemium
Amp	Freemium · from $20/mo
CodeRabbit	Freemium

Top 10 alternatives to Roo Code

Kilo Code

Free

Coding & development

Code with AI without breaking the bank

Free individual plan (open source, usage billed separately). Teams at $15/user/month. Enterprise at custom pricing. AI inference via free models, BYOK, Kilo Gateway (pay-as-you-go at provider rates, no markup), or Kilo Pass subscription from $19/mo with up to 50% bonus credits. Cloud compute billed per second (e.g. Cloud Agent Standard $1.20/hr).

VS CodeJetBrainsIntelliJ IDEAPyCharm+9

Free tierEveryoneOSSSelf-host

Multi-provider (500+ models across 60+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Azure, AWS Bedrock; also supports local models via Ollama or LM Studio)28k

GitHub Copilot

Free

Coding & development

AI pair programmer that autocompletes and generates code inside your editor.

Free ($0/user/mo, 2,000 completions/mo); Pro ($10/user/mo); Pro+ ($39/user/mo); Max ($100/user/mo); Business ($19/user/mo); Enterprise ($39/user/mo)

VS CodeGitHubClaudeOpenAI

Free tierDev

OpenAI / Anthropic / Google10M+ users

OpenCode

Free

Coding & development

The open source AI coding agent

OpenCode is 100% free to use and includes a set of free models. Additional costs may apply if connecting other providers.

GitHub CopilotChatGPT Plus/ProClaudeGemini+2

FreeEveryoneOSSSelf-host

Multiple providers: free built-in models via Zen, plus Claude, GPT, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Plus/Pro, xAI, and 75+ providers via Models.dev including local models194k

Kiro

Free

Coding & development

Move beyond AI coding to agentic engineering

Free tier at $0/month (50 credits); Pro at $20/user/month (1,000 credits); Pro+ at $40/user/month (2,000 credits); Pro Max at $100/user/month (5,000 credits); Power at $200/user/month (10,000 credits). Add-on credits at $0.04/credit on paid plans. Enterprise plan available.

FigmaTerraformMCPVS Code (Open VSX extensions)+3

Free tierEveryoneAPI

Multiple: Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT), DeepSeek, MiniMax, GLM, Qwen (open-weight)

Cursor

Free

Coding & development

AI-first code editor built on VS Code — full codebase context, not just the open file.

Hobby (Free), Individual/Pro ($20/mo), Teams ($40/user/mo), Enterprise (Custom). Usage-based pricing available for on-demand model usage beyond included amounts.

SlackGitHubVercelSnowflake+3

Free tierDev

Anthropic / OpenAIPopular

Continue

Free

Coding & development

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains with bring-your-own-model flexibility

Freemium model (paid plans available)

GitHub

FreeDevOSSSelf-host

36kGrowing

Replit AI

Free

Coding & development

Browser-based AI coding environment for building and deploying apps without any setup

Free Starter tier ($0); Core at $20/month ($18/month billed annually); Pro at $100/month ($90/month billed annually); Enterprise at custom pricing. Annual plans save up to 10%.

OpenAIStripeGoogle WorkspaceDatabricks+1

Free tierEveryone

Multiple (OpenAI and others via integrations; uses intelligent model routing)Popular

Cline

Free

Coding & development

The open-source AI coding agent for your IDE, terminal, and SDK

Free for individual developers; pay only for AI inference on a usage basis (BYOK or Cline provider). Enterprise pricing via contact sales.

VS CodeSlackDiscordLinear+1

Free tierEveryoneAPIOSSSelf-host

Multiple: Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT), Google (Gemini), Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex, Groq, Cerebras, Vercel AI Gateway, DeepSeek, and any OpenAI-compatible API70k10M+ users

Amp

Free

Coding & development

Coding agent and dev environment built for the frontier

Hobby (Free): pay-as-you-go orbs, unlimited self-hosted orbs, BYOK. Individual ($20/mo): 45,000 minutes of orb time, unlimited self-hosted orbs, BYOK. Teams: no extra charge, team sharing/multiplayer/permissions, SAML/OIDC SSO. Enterprise: custom pricing, pooled credits, SCIM, audit logs, IP allowlisting.

SlackGoogle CloudStorybookChatGPT+3

Free tierEveryoneSelf-host

CodeRabbit

Free

Coding & development

AI-powered code reviews that cut review time & bugs in half, instantly

Free for OSS · paid plans available (see site for pricing)

GitHubGitLabJiraLinear+1

Free tierDevAPI

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