Alternatives to GitHub Copilot
Ranked by capability overlap. Money plays no part in the order.
- Claude CodeAnthropic's coding agent for terminal and editor
Shared capabilities: Coding assistant, Agentic coding
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US$20/moSupp.Freshly checked - CursorAI code editor with agents that write code on their own
Shared capabilities: Coding assistant, Agentic coding
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US$20/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked - WindsurfAI code editor with the 'Cascade' agent, part of Cognition
Shared capabilities: Coding assistant, Agentic coding
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US$20/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked - OpenAI CodexOpenAI's coding agent in the cloud, CLI and editor
Shared capabilities: Coding assistant, Agentic coding
Overlap 50%(computed)· pricierCompare with GitHub Copilot
US$20/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked - ReplitOnline dev environment with an AI agent that builds and hosts apps
Shared capabilities: Coding assistant, Agentic coding
Extra: AI app builder
Overlap 40%(computed)· pricierCompare with GitHub Copilot
US$25/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked