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Amp vs Cline
Cline is an open-source IDE agent; Amp provides hosted Orbs, CLI runners and enterprise features like SSO.
Which to pick
Pick Amp if you want…
- Autonomous coding agents that run anywhere
- Integrations with Google Cloud, OIDC or Git (on Amp's list, not Cline's)
Pick Cline if you want…
- Self-hosted AI coding agent for IDEs and terminals
- Open-source IDE agents
- Open-source code (cline/cline on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
- Integrations with VS Code, JetBrains or CLI (on Cline's list, not Amp's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Amp:Amp is an agentic coding environment that lets you build, run and ship software with autonomous agents called Orbs.
- Cline:Open-source autonomous coding agent that works in IDEs, terminals and can be embedded in products.
- Best for
- Amp:Autonomous coding agents that run anywhere
- Cline:Self-hosted AI coding agent for IDEs and terminals
- Who it’s for
- Amp:Developers and teams who want AI-driven automation for coding, testing and deployment.
- Cline:Individual developers and engineering teams needing AI-assisted coding without vendor lock-in.
- Pricing
- Amp:Freemium
- Cline:Freemium
- Plans
- Amp:Hobby Free
- Cline:Individual (Open Source) Free
- Open source
- Amp:—
- Cline:Yes, 69,660 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Amp:Google Cloud, OIDC, Git, Vite, Ghostty terminal
- Cline:VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Linear, GitHub Actions
Amp features
- Orbs runtime. Run AI agents (Orbs) on any machine or cloud and they continue after you close the laptop.
- CLI & runner. Use a local command-line interface to start, control and continue Orbs on your own runners.
- Production access via OIDC. Grant or revoke Orbs access to production resources using OIDC tokens.
- Screenshot & visual testing. Add screenshot tests for dashboards and UI components directly through the agent.
- PII encryption. Encrypt personally identifiable information at rest as part of the workflow.
- Feature flag management. Create, promote and monitor experimental feature flags from within Amp.
- Automated rollouts & monitoring. Agent can ship changes, monitor rollouts and report status automatically.
- Shared portals & multiplayer threads. Collaborate in real-time with shared portals, plugins and multi-user threads.
Cline features
- Plan-and-Act workflow. Toggle between planning steps and executing them, with optional auto-approve.
- Multi-file edits. Coordinated changes across a project with linter-aware fixes, diffs and one-click undo.
- Terminal integration. Runs bash commands, reacts to live output and can be used in CI pipelines.
- Custom rules & skills. Define .clinerules to enforce coding standards and deployment conventions.
- Model agnostic. Supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
- Extensible via MCP & plugins. Register custom tools, lifecycle hooks and integrate databases or APIs.
- Team & automation features. Multi-agent teams, scheduled cron jobs and integrations with Slack, Linear and CI systems.
- Desktop app. Native desktop client for Mac, Windows and Linux, no editor required.
Amp vs Cline FAQ
Is Amp or Cline free?+
Amp has a free plan (Hobby) and paid plans. Cline has a free plan (Individual (Open Source)) and paid plans.
Is Amp or Cline open source?+
Cline is open source (cline/cline on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Amp.
Do Amp and Cline integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Amp lists Google Cloud, OIDC, Git, Vite and 1 more; Cline lists VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Slack and 10 more.
On DevHunt
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