Comparison

Augment Code vs Roo Code

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

Roo Code

A community fork of Cline with extra modes.

  • + Richer mode set than Cline
  • + Active community development
  • − Fragmentation risk from forking
  • − VS Code only
Spec Augment Code Roo Code
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 24.3k
Last activity 2026-05-15