Coding & Developer Tools

Trae alternatives

Explore 8 options alongside Trae (ByteDance), a product in Coding & Developer Tools.

Candidates share an existing guide group, a comparison, or specific tags within the same category. This shortlist is not a ranking or a test result.

Cursor

Listed together in guide “AI coding tools”

AI-powered code editor that provides autocompletion, chat, and codebase-aware edits for software development.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Refactoring and multi-file changes in existing projects
  • Generating new features from natural-language instructions
  • Understanding unfamiliar codebases through codebase-aware chat

Pricing: Checked 2026-11-02: Free; Plus USD 8/month; Premium 30; Super 100; Ultra 200. Teams starts at USD 30 per seat/month. Plus excludes third-party models. Individual Premium, Super and Ultra bill third-party models at API list prices; Teams and Enterprise may add a Cursor Token Rate for eligible models. Prices exclude tax; annual billing is separate.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-02.

Google Antigravity

Listed together in guide “AI coding tools”

Agent-first development environment from Google where Gemini-powered agents plan, write, and verify code across editor, terminal, and browser.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Delegating feature implementation to autonomous agents
  • Verifying web app changes automatically in a browser
  • Running several coding tasks in parallel across workspaces

Pricing: Antigravity is generally available with a free tier that has basic weekly rate limits; higher usage limits come with Google AI Pro or Ultra subscriptions, and an organization plan is available through Google Cloud.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.

Kiro

Listed together in guide “AI coding tools”

Agentic IDE from AWS that turns prompts into executable specs and coordinates AI agents from prototype to production.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Structuring AI-assisted feature development with specs
  • Automating docs, tests, and reviews via hooks
  • Building production software with agent workflows

Pricing: Kiro offers a free tier with monthly credit limits and paid plans that scale credits for professional use.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.

Qoder

Listed together in guide “AI coding tools”

Agentic coding platform from Alibaba with an AI IDE and CLI that handle repository-wide context, delegated tasks, and code review.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Understanding large repositories via generated wikis
  • Delegating features to background agents
  • Spec-driven development with review gates

Pricing: Qoder offers free credits on registration and paid Pro plans with monthly credit allowances for agent usage.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

Windsurf

Listed together in guide “AI coding tools”

Agentic AI code editor, formerly Codeium, that Cognition now ships as Devin Desktop, the IDE for its local and cloud agents.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Building and refactoring features from natural-language instructions
  • Running several coding agents and reviewing their pull requests in one editor
  • Day-to-day autocomplete and chat inside the editor

Pricing: Checked 2026-11-02: current public Devin plans are Free, Pro USD 20/month, Max USD 200/month, and Teams USD 80/month plus USD 40 per full developer seat. Extra paid-plan usage is available at API pricing. Existing Windsurf plans keep their existing terms; the expired October promotion is not included.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-02.

Zed

Listed together in guide “AI coding tools”

Open-source, high-performance code editor with built-in AI assistance and collaborative editing.

Open (open weights/source) GPL-3.0

Use cases

  • Day-to-day coding in a fast native editor
  • Pair programming and team collaboration in real time
  • AI-assisted editing with a choice of hosted or own-key models

Pricing: Zed is free and open source (GPL-3.0); AI features can run on your own API keys, with an optional paid plan for hosted model usage.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.

JetBrains AI Assistant

Related: shares the task Writing new code, Editing an existing codebase

AI assistant integrated across JetBrains IDEs for code completion, chat, and refactoring.

Freemium

Use cases

  • AI assistance for JetBrains IDE users
  • Refactoring and test generation
  • Delegating multi-step tasks to an agent

Pricing: Available through JetBrains AI subscription tiers, including a limited free tier and paid Pro/Ultimate plans.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.

Aider

Related: shares the task Writing new code, Editing an existing codebase

Open-source command-line tool for AI pair programming that edits code in your local git repository.

Open (open weights/source) Apache-2.0

Use cases

  • Making multi-file code changes from natural-language requests
  • Refactoring or extending an existing codebase from the terminal
  • Pair programming with local or hosted models without leaving the CLI

Pricing: Aider is free and open source (Apache-2.0); the only cost is API usage for the LLM you connect, or nothing when using a local model.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

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