Cline

74.2 / 100 · #32 overall Ranked

Open-source AI coding agent with Plan/Act modes, MCP integration, and terminal-first workflows. Trusted by 11M+ developers worldwide.

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Pricing typeopen-source
Websitehttps://cline.bot
GitHubcline/cline · 70,403 ★
Use casesAI coding assistants (#4)AI agent platforms (#5)

Score breakdown

ComponentPointsEvidence
Traction verified
18.8/2513 HN stories linking to it (12 mo), pctl 70% in AI coding assistants; 70,403 GitHub stars, pctl 80% in AI coding assistants; blended 50/50
Momentum provisional
7.5/15Needs 30 days of score history; neutral midpoint
Product quality verified
17.9/255/7 checklist items found on live site (checked )
Value verified
15/15Open-source repo cline/cline
Reliability / freshness verified
10/10Homepage check 2026-10-16: HTTP 200
Editor / community rating provisional
5/10No ratings yet; neutral 5/10

Product-quality checklist

✅ Docs/helphttps://docs.cline.bot
✅ Pricing pagehttps://cline.bot/pricing
❌ API/developersnot found on site
✅ Privacy policyhttps://cline.bot/privacy
✅ Termshttps://cline.bot/tos
✅ Changelog/bloghttps://github.com/cline/cline/releases
❌ Security/compliancenot found on site

Data checked 2026-10-16. Think this is wrong? Dispute a score.