Comparison

Augment Code vs Cline

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Augment Code

A context engine for large enterprise codebases.

  • + Built for huge codebases
  • + Enterprise-grade context retrieval
  • − Closed and enterprise-priced
  • − Not BYOK-friendly

Cline

Autonomous coding agent inside VS Code, with approval gates.

  • + Approval gates make autonomous edits safe
  • + Runs inside the editor you already use
  • − VS Code only
  • − Token-heavy on large tasks
Spec Augment Code Cline
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Proprietary Apache-2.0
Open source No Yes
Self-hostable No Yes
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing paid free
Starting price Custom (enterprise) BYOK usage cost
Models custom claude, gpt, gemini, byok
Languages multi typescript
GitHub stars 63.9k
Last activity 2026-06-25