Cline is cheaper, but covers only 1 of 6 compared capabilities
$0/mo (Open Source) vs Create Pro 20k at $24/mo — covering 17% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
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single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro 20k plan at $24/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Open Source: 0 USD/monthly.
Create costs $24/mo on the Pro 20k plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Cline covers 17% of the 6 capabilities compared against Create. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Cline | Create |
|---|---|---|
| Custom domains | ✗ | ✓ |
| Private projects | ✗ | ✓ |
| Code ownership/export | ✗ | ✓ |
| Built-in database & backend | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ↑ Enterprise | ✓ |
| Frontier model choice | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Create has that Cline lacks.
- Custom domains — Host a deployed app on your own domain.Missing from Cline.
- Private projects — Keep a project private instead of publicly visible.Missing from Cline.
- Code ownership/export — Export and own the underlying source code.Missing from Cline.
- Built-in database & backend — Use a built-in database and backend without setting one up separately.Missing from Cline.
- Team collaboration — Collaborate with teammates on the same project.Missing from Cline.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Open Source | Free |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Pro 20k | $24/mo |
| Max 200k | $239/mo |
| Teams | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Cline than Create?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Open Source vs $24/mo on Pro 20k. That is $288 a year. But it covers only 1 of 6 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Cline lack compared with Create?
Custom domains, Private projects, Code ownership/export, Built-in database & backend, Team collaboration — 5 of the 6 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Create: 2026-10-29; Cline: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.anything.com/docs/account/subscriptions.md (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://www.create.xyz/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Cline data last verified 2026-10-26