Alternatives to Amp

Coding agent that runs from a CLI on your machine or unattended in hosted environments called orbs. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Amp

    Coding agent that runs from a CLI on your machine or unattended in hosted environments called orbs.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebCommand line

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Amp.

  • Devin

    An autonomous AI coding agent that works on engineering tasks and delivers ready-to-merge pull requests.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Devin is a paid web-based autonomous agent that takes tasks through to ready-to-merge pull requests and tests changes in its own browser, but it has no CLI.

  • Jules

    Google's asynchronous coding agent that works on GitHub repositories in a cloud VM and opens pull requests.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Jules runs tasks asynchronously in a Google cloud VM and opens GitHub pull requests after showing a plan and diff, but it is tied to GitHub repositories.

  • Factory

    AI coding agents called Droids that plan, build, review and ship code from desktop, terminal and web.

    PaidProprietaryWebCommand line

    Factory offers Droid agents on desktop, web and CLI with a choice of models and team governance features, though it is paid and oriented toward enterprise teams.

  • Claude Code

    Agentic coding tool that reads a codebase, edits files and runs commands.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Claude Code runs in your terminal, IDEs, desktop and web from one paid Claude subscription, working in your own environment rather than hosted orbs.

  • Augment Code

    An AI software development platform with agents, a CLI and a context engine for large codebases.

    PaidProprietaryWebCommand line

    Augment Code is a paid platform with a CLI, cloud agents and a context engine for large codebases, aimed at organisations more than individuals.

  • Google Antigravity

    Google's agent-first development platform with a desktop IDE and a terminal CLI for AI-assisted coding.

    FreemiumProprietaryCommand line

    Google Antigravity pairs a desktop IDE with a terminal CLI, runs agents in parallel and schedules routine tasks, but is closed source and tied to Google's AI services.

  • Codebuff

    Terminal-based AI coding agent that edits your codebase and runs commands from natural-language instructions.

    FreemiumProprietaryCommand line

    Codebuff is a terminal-only agent installed with npm that indexes your codebase before editing, without hosted environments for unattended work.

  • OpenCode

    Work with an AI coding assistant from your terminal.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    OpenCode is a free MIT-licensed terminal client supporting multiple model providers, with model charges separate, but it offers no hosted environment for unattended runs.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Vibe Kanban

    A Kanban board for planning, running and reviewing work done by AI coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex.

    FreeProprietarySelf-hostedCommand line

  • Claude Squad

    A terminal app for running several AI coding agents at once, each in its own workspace.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

  • CodeRabbit

    An AI code review service that comments on pull requests with line-by-line suggestions and chat.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

  • Letta

    A command-line AI agent from the Letta research lab whose memory and capabilities build up with use.

    FreemiumProprietaryCommand line

  • Bito

    A service that routes coding-agent requests to suitable models and adds codebase context to cut costs.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • opcode

    A desktop GUI and toolkit for Claude Code for managing sessions, creating custom agents and running background agents.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux