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The best GitHub Copilot alternatives

GitHub's AI pair programmer and coding agent with completions, chat and agent mode in VS Code, JetBrains, GitHub and more. If it is not working for you, here are 8 apps that do the same job, closest match first.

Built from official pricing pages and app store listings, prices checked 2026-11-01. Not paid to be here.

At a glance

AppPricePlatformsPick it if
GitHub Copilot (the app you have)Free $0Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-
Claude CodeIncluded in Claude Pro, Max, Ultra, Team Standard and PremiumEverywhereyou need it on Android and iPhone
CursorFree $0/monthMac, Windows, Linux, Web, iPhoneyou need it on iPhone
ReplitFree ModeWeb, iPhoneyou need it on iPhone
OpenAI CodexIncluded with ChatGPT plans: limited on Free and GoWeb, Mac, Windows, Linuxyou want more power-user features
Windsurf (Devin Desktop)Free $0Appleyou want more power-user features
Visual Studio CodeFree and open sourceMac, Windows, Linux, Webyou want it free
PyCharmCore features freeMac, Windows, Linuxyou want it free
WarpFree $0/monthMac, Linux, Windowsyou want more power-user features
1

Claude Code

Included in Claude Pro, Max, Ultra, Team Standard and Premium; not on Free

Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop, web or phone.

Pick it if you need it on Android and iPhone, you want more power-user features and you work with a team.

PaidMacWindowsLinuxWebiPhoneAndroid
2

Cursor

Free $0/month; Plus $8/month; Premium $30/month; Super $100/month; Ultra $200/month
Cursor screenshot from the App Store

AI coding agent and editor from Anysphere that builds, tests and reviews code, with cloud agents, a CLI and a mobile app.

Pick it if you need it on iPhone, you want more power-user features and you work with a team.

Free planMacWindowsLinuxWebiPhone
3

Replit

Free Mode; Core $20/month; Pro $100/month; Enterprise custom
Replit screenshot from the App Store

Browser-based AI app builder: its Agent writes and deploys apps from plain-language prompts, with hosting, database and auth.

Pick it if you need it on iPhone and you are just starting out.

Free planWebiPhone
4

OpenAI Codex

Included with ChatGPT plans: limited on Free and Go; included on Plus; expanded on Pro

OpenAI's coding agent that builds features, refactors and opens PRs from ChatGPT, an IDE extension or the Codex CLI.

Pick it if you want more power-user features and you work with a team.

Free planWebMacWindowsLinux
5

Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

Free $0; Pro $20/month; Max $200/month; Teams $80/month plus $40/month per full dev seat

Cognition's AI code editor, now renamed Devin Desktop, for running local and cloud coding agents with Tab autocomplete.

Pick it if you want more power-user features and you work with a team.

Free planMac
6

Visual Studio Code

Free and open source; agents can be used free with a GitHub account

Microsoft's free, open-source code editor with AI agents, a huge extension marketplace, built-in Git, terminal and debugger.

Pick it if you want it free, you want open source and you want more power-user features.

FreeMacWindowsLinuxWeb
7

PyCharm

Core features free

JetBrains' Python IDE with free core features, Jupyter notebooks, web frameworks, debugging and AI agent support; Pro adds more.

Pick it if you want it free and you want more power-user features.

Free planMacWindowsLinux
8

Warp

Free $0/month; Build $20/month; Max $200/month; Business $50/user/month; Enterprise custom

Modern terminal with built-in coding agents, plus Warp Factories for running fleets of cloud agents.

Pick it if you want more power-user features and you work with a team.

Free planMacLinuxWindows

We matched these apps to GitHub Copilot by what they are for, who they suit and where they run, using our research on each app's official website and app store listing. We have not tested them hands-on for this page. Check the price on each app's own site before you buy.

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