Alternatives

Best GitHub Copilot alternatives

10 tools similar to GitHub Copilot, ranked by how closely they match what it does among coding & development. All 10 have a free option.

GitHub Copilot alternatives at a glance

Tool	Pricing	Compare
GitHub Copilot(this tool)	Freemium
Cursor	Freemium · from $20/mo	vs GitHub Copilot
Continue	Free	vs GitHub Copilot
Windsurf	Freemium · from $20/mo	vs GitHub Copilot
Cody	Freemium
Cline	Freemium
Replit AI	Freemium · from $18/mo
Aider	Free
Tabnine	Freemium · from $12/mo
Codacy	Freemium
Claude Code	Freemium

Top 10 alternatives to GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Free

Coding & development

AI-first code editor built on VS Code — full codebase context, not just the open file.

Hobby (Free), Individual/Pro ($20/mo), Teams ($40/user/mo), Enterprise (Custom). Usage-based pricing available for on-demand model usage beyond included amounts.

SlackGitHubVercelSnowflake+3

Free tierDev

Anthropic / OpenAIPopular

Continue

Free

Coding & development

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains with bring-your-own-model flexibility

Freemium model (paid plans available)

GitHub

FreeDevOSSSelf-host

36kGrowing

Windsurf

Free

Coding & development

Agentic AI code editor from Codeium — Cascade agent handles multi-file tasks end to end.

Free ($0): light quota, limited models, unlimited inline edits & Tab completions. Pro ($20/mo): increased quotas, frontier models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, SpaceXAI), free SWE-2, cloud agents. Max ($200/mo): significantly higher quotas. Teams ($80/mo base + $40/mo per full seat, up to 200 users). Enterprise: custom pricing.

GitHubPyTorchClaude

Free tierDevAPISelf-host

Multiple providers: OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), SpaceXAI, plus leading open source models, and Cognition's own SWE-2Growing

Cody

Free

Coding & development

AI coding assistant with deep codebase context powered by Sourcegraph Search

Free tier available; Enterprise version available

VS CodeJetBrainsVisual StudioGitHub+1

Free tierDevAPISelf-host

Multiple (latest LLMs)Popular

Cline

Free

Coding & development

The open-source AI coding agent for your IDE, terminal, and SDK

Open source (Apache 2.0) · Enterprise plan available

VS CodeSlackDiscordLinear+1

Free tierEveryoneAPIOSSSelf-host

Bring Your Own (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenAI-compatible)63k10M+ users

Replit AI

Free

Coding & development

Browser-based AI coding environment for building and deploying apps without any setup

Free Starter tier ($0); Core at $20/month ($18/month billed annually); Pro at $100/month ($90/month billed annually); Enterprise at custom pricing. Annual plans save up to 10%.

OpenAIStripeGoogle WorkspaceDatabricks+1

Free tierEveryone

Multiple (OpenAI and others via integrations; uses intelligent model routing)Popular