# Cline alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cline holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cline/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub Copilot: 138
- Cursor: 18
- Tabnine: 5
- Windsurf: 5
- Amazon Q Developer: 3
- Claude: 2

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Cline (Cline is #4 of 9 at 2%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 43 of those 77
- Cursor: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Windsurf: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Continue: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Devin AI: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Cline (Cline is #6 of 11 at 2%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 42 of those 76
- Cursor: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Tabnine: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 76
- GitHub Copilot Business or Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Cline.

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 53 of those 84
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Claude Code: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Cursor: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Tabnine: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Gemini Code Assist: first choice in 1 of those 84
- GitHub Copilot for Business/Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 84
- JetBrains AI Assistant: first choice in 1 of those 84

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