AI coding agents
Coding agents from the directory. App builders are on their own list. Each card repeats that tool's listing. 10 tools, in the order they appear in the directory. This is not a ranking.
Cursor
AI coding agent and VS Code-based editor with codebase-aware chat, autocomplete and agent mode.
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
AI-native IDE from Cognition, renamed from Windsurf (originally Codeium), with the Cascade agent for multi-file edits.
GitHub Copilot
GitHub's AI pair programmer with completions, chat and coding agent across popular editors.
Claude Code
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that runs in the terminal and works across your codebase.
Vani Code Agent
Free VS Code extension coding agent with diff review and command approval, backed by the Vani API.
Reason
Autonomous software engineer for GitHub that opens evidence-backed pull requests; use it from the web, Mac app, terminal or Slack.
OpenCode
Open-source AI coding agent for terminal, desktop and web, with multi-session agents and 75+ model providers.
Dropstone
AI coding agent for the terminal and your IDE with one memory across chat, CLI and code: correct it once and it applies the lesson everywhere; runs on self-hosted models, plans from $5/month.
AutonomyAI
Autonomous product delivery on your real codebase: research, plan the spec, build with your own components and conventions, verify in the running app and hand engineers a review-ready pull request.
Hazzel
Small, readable open-source (Apache-2.0) terminal coding agent in Python: bring your own key for one of eight providers or run Ollama locally, no subscription, every change shown as a diff before it touches disk, with undo, /review, /commit and per-turn token cost.
Each listing.
The directory page, alternatives in the same category, and a head-to-head where we have one.
- CursorAlternativesvs Windsurfvs GitHub Copilotvs Claude Code
- Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)Alternativesvs Cursor
- GitHub CopilotAlternativesvs Cursorvs Claude Code
- Claude CodeAlternativesvs OpenCodevs Cursorvs GitHub Copilot
- Vani Code AgentAlternatives
- ReasonAlternatives
- OpenCodeAlternativesvs Claude Code
- DropstoneAlternatives
- AutonomyAIAlternatives
- HazzelAlternatives
Category pages list every tool in that category, including ones left off this page. Built one of these? Get it featured in its category.
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