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Roo Code was shut down (15 May 2026): the cheapest alternatives
AI Coding & App Builders · roocode.com
Roo Code, the open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, was shut down on 15 May 2026. Its docs point to ZooCode, a fork started by the Roo Code community, and to Cline. roocode.com now redirects to Roomote, a different product.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Roo Code alternatives
We compared 10 products and found 10 alternatives · Roo Code no longer sells subscriptions, so there is no price to save against; alternatives are priced in the scenario · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
The Roo Code extension was shut down on 15 May 2026 (its docs: 'The Roo Code Extension was shut down on May 15th'; the GitHub repository is archived, with its last release, v3.54.0, on 15 May 2026). The docs point to ZooCode, a fork started by the Roo Code community, and to Cline. roocode.com now redirects to Roomote, a separate cloud coding agent. Source, checked 30 Oct 2026.
Roo Code was shut down on 15 May 2026, so there is no price to save against. We list 10 assessed alternatives at single user, monthly billing; the cheapest is Bolt at $0/mo on Free.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cursor Plus plan · missing: GitHub sync/export, Frontier model choice, Team collaboration, Private projects ai code editor — adjacent | 20% | $8/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
GitHub Copilot Pro plan · missing: GitHub sync/export, Frontier model choice, Team collaboration, Private projects ai code editor — adjacent | 20% | $10/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Base44 Starter plan · missing: Autonomous coding agent, GitHub sync/export, Frontier model choice, Private projects app builder — adjacent | 20% | $16/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Replit Core plan · missing: GitHub sync/export, Private projects app builder — adjacent | 60% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Devin Pro plan · missing: GitHub sync/export, Team collaboration, Private projects ai code editor — adjacent | 40% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Create Pro 20k plan · missing: Autonomous coding agent, GitHub sync/export app builder — adjacent | 60% | $24/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Bolt Pro plan · missing: GitHub sync/export, Frontier model choice, Team collaboration app builder — adjacent | 40% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Lovable Pro plan · missing: GitHub sync/export, Frontier model choice, Team collaboration, Private projects app builder — adjacent | 20% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
v0 by Vercel Plus plan · missing: Private projects app builder — adjacent | 80% | $30/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Roo Code alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Cline — $0/mo (Open Source plan) · covers 40%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Cline — $0/mo (Open Source plan) · covers 40%
- Need autonomous coding agent or private projects?
- Bolt — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need github sync/export?
- v0 by Vercel — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need frontier model choice?
- Cline — from $0/mo (Open Source plan)
- Need team collaboration?
- Base44 — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Roo Code has that the top alternatives lack.
- Autonomous coding agent — Let an AI agent write and modify code autonomously.Missing from Base44.
- GitHub sync/export — Sync or export project code to GitHub.Missing from Bolt, Cline, Base44.
- Frontier model choice — Choose which frontier AI model powers code generation.Missing from Bolt, v0 by Vercel, Base44.
- Team collaboration — Collaborate with teammates on the same project.Missing from Bolt, Cline, v0 by Vercel.
- Private projects — Keep a project private instead of publicly visible.Missing from Cline, v0 by Vercel, Base44.
Feature comparison
Roo Code vs the top alternatives, on the 5 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Roo Code | Bolt | Cline | v0 by Vercel | Base44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous coding agent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| GitHub sync/export | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Frontier model choice | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Private projects | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | — | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Open Source | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Roo Code covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Autonomous coding agent
- ✓ GitHub sync/export
- ✓ Frontier model choice
- ✓ Team collaboration
- ✓ Private projects
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
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Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://roocode.com (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://roocodeinc.github.io/Roo-Code/ (official_docs, checked 2026-10-30)
Frequently asked
Is there a free Roo Code alternative?
Yes. Cline has a free plan that covers 40% of the 5 capabilities we compared against Roo Code.
What is the cheapest Roo Code alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Bolt is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Roo Code alternative with GitHub sync/export?
v0 by Vercel covers GitHub sync/export and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-30, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
