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Closest researched alternatives to Augment Code
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Devin
Cloud AI software engineer that takes a ticket, works in its own VM, and opens a pull request.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOpen models · YesOpen-weight models including DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM are selectable in Devin CLI.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Augment Code
- +Free tier · YesA Free plan you sign up for directly, with limited usage and an upgrade path to any paid plan.Evidence ↗
- +API access · YesREST API creates and drives sessions under an organization scope, with a separate enterprise scope for analytics and audit logs.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Augment Code
- −Model choice · PartialYou pick the model in Devin CLI, or leave it to the Adaptive router; cloud Devin sessions document no model selector.Evidence ↗
- −Certifications · PartialSOC 2 Type II since September 2024; the Trust Center additionally lists ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and CCPA, behind an NDA request.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 02
Kilo Code
Open source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud, with 500+ models at provider rates.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOpen models · YesOpen-weight hosted models plus fully local models through Ollama or LM Studio.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Augment Code
- +Open source · YesVS Code extension, JetBrains plugin and CLI are MIT; the Gateway and Cloud backend are source available rather than MIT.Evidence ↗
- +Free tier · YesThe agent is free and needs no card; free and local models can carry the inference.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Augment Code
- −Agent permissions · PartialAuto-approve exists, but the OS-level sandbox that bounds it is experimental and Linux/macOS only.Evidence ↗
- −Seat model · PartialFlat $15 per user per month with Owner and Member roles; no seat floor or ceiling is published.Evidence ↗
- −Admin controls · PartialTeams gets data-privacy controls on models and providers; allowlists, RBAC and policy enforcement are Enterprise.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 03
Warp
Agentic development environment: a terminal, a standalone agent CLI, and unattended cloud coding agents.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOpen models · YesOpen-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.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Augment Code
- +API access · YesA 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.Evidence ↗
- +Bring your own key · YesThree 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.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Augment Code
- −In your editor · NoThere 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.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialWarp 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.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · PartialSplit 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.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 04
Cursor
Coding agent in a desktop editor, terminal CLI, cloud VMs and CI, priced per seat plus token usage.
From FreeWhy it's on this listThe closest functional replacement for readers who want to keep a polished GUI agent-in-editor experience but a published price instead of Augment's shifting credit tiers. Cursor's Pro plan is $20/month, publicly listed, and its multi-file agent mode plus per-request model switching (Claude, GPT, Gemini) matches Augment's flexible-execution pitch without the aggregate-only cost dashboard. The tradeoff: heavy daily use can still hit fast-request limits that push you to a pricier tier, and Cursor's parent company Anysphere is under a pending $60B acquisition by SpaceX (expected to close Q3 2026) that could affect its currently-neutral stance across model providers, worth watching if provider neutrality is part of why you are leaving Augment.
Where it improves on Augment Code
- +Free tier · YesThe Hobby plan is free with no credit card and limited usage; no sales call, and Bugbot separately offers a 14-day trial.Evidence ↗
- +API access · YesCloud 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.Evidence ↗
- +Bring your own key · YesYour 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.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Augment Code
- −Open source · NoThe Terms of Service forbid deriving or accessing the source; the /licenses page covers only third-party open source components used inside the IDE.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialMCP 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.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · PartialPer-seat allocations by default and they do not transfer between members; a shared pool is Enterprise-only, tracked cumulatively across the contract term.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 05
Factory
Droid coding agents that run in the desktop app, CLI, IDEs, CI and Factory-managed cloud computers.
From $20/monthWhy it's on this listOpen models · YesDroid Core is an open-weight model pool with its own rate limits, switchable free when standard usage runs out.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Augment Code
- +API access · YesPublic REST API at api.factory.ai with bearer keys covers sessions, computers, org, service accounts, CI automations and wiki; TypeScript and Python SDKs exist.Evidence ↗
- +Bring your own key · YesBYOK covers your own OpenAI/Anthropic keys, OpenAI-compatible gateways, local models and AWS Bedrock; keys stay on your machine.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Augment Code
- −Free tier · NoThe 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.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialDroid 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.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · PartialTeams seats each keep their own Pro rate limits; Business and Enterprise usage is shared across the workspace.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 06
Cline
Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and CI, running on whichever model you bring.
From FreeWhy it's on this listFor the reader whose real complaint is paying an opaque markup with no visibility into what a prompt costs. Cline is the reference open-source coding agent (Apache-2.0). Bring your own API key and you get full model choice, route cheap tasks to a local model, hard ones to a frontier model, at transparent, usage-only cost with zero platform markup, the opposite of Augment's four-model cap and aggregate-only cost dashboard. An optional $9.99/month ClinePass adds discounted rate limits on open-weight models, and a custom-priced Enterprise tier adds an SLA and centrally-managed rollout, but the free BYOK core is the default. The tradeoff: costs are unbounded on that core tier. A long agentic run on a frontier model can quietly rack up real API spend, and you own all setup, keys and troubleshooting yourself.
Where it improves on Augment Code
- +Open models · YesOpen-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.Evidence ↗
- +Self-hosted · YesThe 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.Evidence ↗
- +Open source · YesThe 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.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Augment Code
- −In a browser · PartialThe 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.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialCline 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.Evidence ↗
- −Seat model · PartialSeats 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.Evidence ↗
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