Cline Review 2026
The Open Coding Agent
What is Cline?
An open-source AI coding agent that runs in your editor, terminal, or SDK with plan-and-act execution. Works with every major model and supports multi-file edits, bash commands, and MCP.
Best for
Mixed
Use cases
- AI-assisted coding
- Codebase refactoring
- CI/CD automation
Key features
Multi-file edits
Bash command execution
Plan and Act modes
Rules and Skills
MCP support
Pricing
Model
free
Price range
Apache 2.0 open source; bring your own model key
Free tier
Yes
Integrations
Cline integrates with 8 tools including:
ClaudeGPTGeminiOllamaSlackLinearGitHub ActionsMCP
Market position
Market score
31
Share of voice
Category rank
#12 of 26
Coding Agents & Harnesses for GTM
60-day move
+135
Places moved
Notable customers
MicrosoftAmazonSamsungSalesforceIBMOracleVisaeBayLGGlobant
Market data from Adam's GTM Report.
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