Alternatives to GitHub Copilot

Ordered by how much they overlap with GitHub Copilot, then by score.

Alternatives, ranked

  1. Cline

    VS Code extension with an autonomous coding agent that edits files and runs commands with user approval.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Open source
    • No shared features
    Updated 7 days ago
    44 90.3 = Compare
  2. Continue

    IDE extension for VS Code and JetBrains that adds chat, autocomplete and edits backed by any LLM.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Open source
    • No shared features
    No release for 98 days
    176 77.8 = Compare
  3. Aider

    Terminal pair-programming tool that edits a local Git repository through LLM chat and commits changes.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Open source
    • No shared features
    Stale: 225 days without a release
    203 60.0 = Compare
  4. Tabby

    Self-hosted coding assistant server offering code completion and chat to IDE extensions.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Open source
    • No shared features
    Stale: 242 days without a release
    204 56.1 = Compare