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Cline vs Amazon Q Developer: catalog facts
Cline	Amazon Q Developer
Free Free and open source; you pay your chosen model provider for usage.	Freemium Free tier available with paid plans for more usage.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Plan and Act modes for reviewing work before changes Works with many model providers	Deep integration with AWS services for cloud-focused development Free tier available alongside paid plans
Desktop app is early (version 0.0.34) and only on macOS and Windows Model costs depend on the provider you connect	IDE plugin support is being wound down by April 2027 AWS is steering users toward a different product (Kiro), adding migration uncertainty
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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