# Alternatives to Augment Code > Source: https://theagentsindex.com/augment-code/alternatives (current datasheets, evidence-ranked) Candidates share the baseline category or are previously researched peers. Requirements, preserved strengths, explicit trade-offs and research coverage decide the order; paid tier does not. ## Shortlist ### 1. Devin Cloud AI software engineer that takes a ticket, works in its own VM, and opens a pull request. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Augment Code:** - [Open models: yes — Open-weight models including DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM are selectable in Devin CLI.](https://docs.devin.ai/cli/models) - [Free tier: yes — A Free plan you sign up for directly, with limited usage and an upgrade path to any paid plan.](https://docs.devin.ai/admin/billing/self-serve) - [API access: yes — REST API creates and drives sessions under an organization scope, with a separate enterprise scope for analytics and audit logs.](https://docs.devin.ai/api-reference/overview) **Trade-offs against Augment Code:** - [Model choice: partial — You pick the model in Devin CLI, or leave it to the Adaptive router; cloud Devin sessions document no model selector.](https://docs.devin.ai/cli/models) - [Certifications: partial — SOC 2 Type II since September 2024; the Trust Center additionally lists ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and CCPA, behind an NDA request.](https://docs.devin.ai/enterprise/security-access/security/enterprise-security) [View Devin](https://theagentsindex.com/devin) ### 2. Kilo Code Open source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud, with 500+ models at provider rates. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Augment Code:** - [Open models: yes — Open-weight hosted models plus fully local models through Ollama or LM Studio.](https://kilo.ai/) - [Open source: yes — VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin and CLI are MIT; the Gateway and Cloud backend are source available rather than MIT.](https://kilo.ai/open) - [Free tier: yes — The agent is free and needs no card; free and local models can carry the inference.](https://kilo.ai/pricing) **Trade-offs against Augment Code:** - [Agent permissions: partial — Auto-approve exists, but the OS-level sandbox that bounds it is experimental and Linux/macOS only.](https://kilo.ai/enterprise) - [Seat model: partial — Flat $15 per user per month with Owner and Member roles; no seat floor or ceiling is published.](https://kilo.ai/teams) - [Admin controls: partial — Teams gets data-privacy controls on models and providers; allowlists, RBAC and policy enforcement are Enterprise.](https://kilo.ai/enterprise) [View Kilo Code](https://theagentsindex.com/kilo-code) ### 3. Warp Agentic development environment: a terminal, a standalone agent CLI, and unattended cloud coding agents. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Augment Code:** - [Open models: yes — Open-weight models are hosted for you through Fireworks AI, and an Auto (Open-weights) router picks between them; Llama is absent from that enumerated table.](https://docs.warp.dev/agents/inference/model-choice/) - [API access: yes — A REST API with a published OpenAPI spec creates and inspects cloud agent runs, with official Python and TypeScript SDKs; a separate read-only analytics API is Enterprise-only.](https://docs.warp.dev/reference/api-and-sdk/) - [Bring your own key: yes — Three levels: your own provider key stored on your device, your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and Enterprise BYOLLM through your AWS or Google Cloud account. Device-local keys do not reach cloud agents, and orgs over ten employees need Business or Enterprise.](https://docs.warp.dev/agents/inference/bring-your-own-api-key/) **Trade-offs against Augment Code:** - [In your editor: no — There is no first-party IDE or editor extension; Warp ships its own editor and diff review and positions itself as the thing that replaces the external IDE. It can only launch your editor.](https://docs.warp.dev/code/overview/) - [MCP server: partial — Warp is a mature MCP client for local and cloud agents. Being queried by another agent works only through the hosted Factory MCP server, which is inside Warp Factories Early Access.](https://docs.warp.dev/factories/factory-mcp/) - [Pooled budget: partial — Split model: each seat gets its own monthly credit allowance, while purchased top-up credits go into one team-wide pool. Only Enterprise gets a contracted shared pool by default.](https://docs.warp.dev/support-and-community/plans-and-billing/pricing-faqs/) [View Warp](https://theagentsindex.com/warp) ### 4. Cursor Coding agent in a desktop editor, terminal CLI, cloud VMs and CI, priced per seat plus token usage. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Augment Code:** - [Free tier: yes — The Hobby plan is free with no credit card and limited usage; no sales call, and Bugbot separately offers a 14-day trial.](https://cursor.com/help/account-and-billing/pricing) - [API access: yes — Cloud Agents API is beta on all plans and the TypeScript/Python SDKs are for all users; Admin, Analytics, AI Code Tracking and Bugbot APIs are Enterprise-only, and the India-only Start plan excludes the SDK.](https://cursor.com/docs/api) - [Bring your own key: yes — Your own keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock; chat models only, Zero Data Retention does not apply, and Enterprise admins can disable BYOK.](https://cursor.com/help/models-and-usage/api-keys) **Trade-offs against Augment Code:** - [Open source: no — The Terms of Service forbid deriving or accessing the source; the /licenses page covers only third-party open source components used inside the IDE.](https://cursor.com/terms-of-service) - [MCP server: partial — MCP is inbound only: Cursor is the client that connects to MCP servers. Another agent drives Cursor over ACP (agent acp) or the SDKs, not by querying an MCP endpoint Cursor exposes.](https://cursor.com/docs/mcp) - [Pooled budget: partial — Per-seat allocations by default and they do not transfer between members; a shared pool is Enterprise-only, tracked cumulatively across the contract term.](https://cursor.com/docs/enterprise/pooled-usage) [View Cursor](https://theagentsindex.com/cursor) ### 5. Factory Droid coding agents that run in the desktop app, CLI, IDEs, CI and Factory-managed cloud computers. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Augment Code:** - [Open models: yes — Droid Core is an open-weight model pool with its own rate limits, switchable free when standard usage runs out.](https://factory.com/pricing) - [API access: yes — Public REST API at api.factory.ai with bearer keys covers sessions, computers, org, service accounts, CI automations and wiki; TypeScript and Python SDKs exist.](https://docs.factory.ai/api-reference) - [Bring your own key: yes — BYOK covers your own OpenAI/Anthropic keys, OpenAI-compatible gateways, local models and AWS Bedrock; keys stay on your machine.](https://factory.com/pricing) **Trade-offs against Augment Code:** - [Free tier: no — The published plan list starts at Pro $20/mo; no free tier or trial is offered, though Droid Core and a BYOK allowance are free within a paid plan.](https://docs.factory.ai/pricing/individuals) - [MCP server: partial — Droid is an MCP client over stdio/http/sse and can be driven by another program over JSON-RPC or ACP, but no Factory-hosted MCP server is documented.](https://docs.factory.ai/harness/mcp) - [Pooled budget: partial — Teams seats each keep their own Pro rate limits; Business and Enterprise usage is shared across the workspace.](https://docs.factory.ai/pricing/organizations) [View Factory](https://theagentsindex.com/factory-ai) ### 6. Cline Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and CI, running on whichever model you bring. **Research coverage:** 34/35 criteria **Where it improves on Augment Code:** - [Open models: yes — Open-weight models are a first-class path: a curated set ships inside the ClinePass subscription, and Ollama, LM Studio or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint runs weights you host.](https://cline.bot/cline-pass) - [Self-hosted: yes — The client executes on your own machine by default, and Enterprise is documented for VPC, on-premises and air-gapped deployment with inference going straight to your providers.](https://cline.bot/enterprise) - [Open source: yes — The agent client and its SDK harness are published under the Apache 2.0 licence, and the paid layers are model access and organisation governance rather than the code.](https://cline.bot/) **Trade-offs against Augment Code:** - [In a browser: partial — The browser UI is Kanban, a board you start yourself on localhost and label a research preview; the vendor's hosted web app is the account and admin console, not a place to run tasks.](https://docs.cline.bot/usage/kanban) - [MCP server: partial — Cline is an MCP client - you attach local or remote servers to it, and a marketplace lists them - but the vendor documents no MCP server exposing Cline itself to another agent.](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/mcp-overview) - [Seat model: partial — Seats are counted against an organisation licence - every owner, admin, member and even a pending invite holds one - but no seat price, floor or ceiling is published, and Enterprise claims unlimited seats.](https://docs.cline.bot/enterprise-solutions/team-management/managing-members) [View Cline](https://theagentsindex.com/cline) ## Method Unknown data is never treated as a benefit or a trade-off. Featured placement is labelled but cannot alter recommendation order.