Claude Code alternatives

At a glance

We list 5 other coding assistants tools as alternatives to Claude Code: Codex, Cursor, Devin, GitHub Copilot and Kiro.
All of them have a free plan.
Codex, Cursor and Devin work with GitHub, as Claude Code does.
Codex, Cursor and Devin work with Slack, as Claude Code does.

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5 alternatives

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Codex
Build with the Codex CLI, IDE extension and cloud automation to speed up development
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Go, $8 (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, iOS
Integrations shared with Claude Code
GitHub, GitLab, Slack
Main features
Terminal coding agent, IDE extension, Codex Cloud tasks
Security and compliance
HIPAA, SSO
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Cursor
Your coding agent for building ambitious software. Agents turn ideas into code
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Plus, $8 (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLI, Slack, GitHub
Integrations shared with Claude Code
GitHub, Slack
Main features
AI coding agent, Cloud agents and automations, AI code reviews with Bugbot
Security and compliance
SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO
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Devin
Autonomous AI software engineer that runs in the cloud or on your machine
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Pro, $20 (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
CLI, Slack, API
Integrations shared with Claude Code
GitHub, GitLab, Slack
Main features
Cloud coding agents, Parallel sessions, Browser testing
Security and compliance
SSO
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GitHub Copilot
AI coding agent that works from an open issue to reviewing and merging a pull request
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Pro, $10 (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
GitHub, VS Code, JetBrains, CLI
Integrations shared with Claude Code
None in common
Main features
Code completion and next edits, Agent mode, Cloud agent
Security and compliance
SSO
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Kiro
Turn prompts into executable specs, validate code correctness and build with parallel agents
No reviews yet
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Pro, $20 (as of October 19, 2026)
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, Web
Main features
Spec-driven development, Parallel agents, Agent hooks
Security and compliance
SSO
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At a glance

We list 5 other coding assistants tools as alternatives to Claude Code: Codex, Cursor, Devin, GitHub Copilot and Kiro.

All of them have a free plan.

Codex, Cursor and Devin work with GitHub, as Claude Code does.

Codex, Cursor and Devin work with Slack, as Claude Code does.

From each tool's own website and from published reviews. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.