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Cline vs Tabby
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
C
Choose Cline if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on macOS, Windows, Linux
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
T
Choose Tabby if…
- you work on Self-hosted, Web
- you're in its core audience: software developers, small development teams
Side by side
Feature Cline Tabby
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starting priceFree$19/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
GitHub stars70.9K—
Agent mode
Tab completion—
CLI / terminal—
Bring your own key—
Local / self-hosted models
MCP support—
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains, macOS, Windows, Linux, Slack, Discord, TelegramSelf-hosted, VS Code, JetBrains, Web
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyCline Bot Inc.TabbyML, Inc.
Based inUnited States—
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
C Cline
- Plan and Act modes with step approval or auto-approve
- Multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and one-click undo
- Runs bash commands and reacts to their output
- Supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio and OpenAI-compatible endpoints
- .clinerules files that teach the agent your project conventions
- MCP server integrations and SDK plugins
- Runs headless in GitHub Actions, GitLab and other CI pipelines
- Multi-agent teams with cron-scheduled automations
T Tabby
- Context-aware code completion in the IDE
- Answer Engine for coding questions with cited sources
- Inline chat inside the code editor
- Context providers connecting docs and data sources
- Self-hosting on consumer-grade GPUs
- No external database or cloud service required
- Pochi agent for planning and executing tasks
- SSO, usage analytics and telemetry policies on Enterprise
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Cline
Open SourceFree
EnterpriseCustom
Tabby
CommunityFree
Team$19/mo per seat
EnterpriseCustom
Tabby Cloud (Pochi)Usage-based
Strengths and limitations
Cline
- Free and open source for individual developers
- Works with any major model provider, including local models
- Available as an IDE extension, CLI, desktop app and SDK
- Inference sold at cost, or bring your own API key
- The JetBrains extension is listed only under the Enterprise plan on the pricing page
- Enterprise pricing is available only through sales
- Advanced config management and fine-grained permissions are still marked as coming soon
Tabby
- Open source and self-hostable
- Free Community plan for up to 5 users
- Supports VS Code, Neovim, Eclipse and many JetBrains IDEs
- Tab Completion on Tabby Cloud is free with no usage limits
- Free plan is limited to 5 users
- SSO and telemetry policy controls require the Enterprise plan
- Enterprise pricing is only available by contacting sales
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