Devin / Alternatives
Alternatives · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
Best Devin alternatives, according to developers who switched
First come the tools that developers on Hacker News explicitly said they prefer over Devin. After that, the best-rated cloud agent tools.
| # | Alternative | Type | Approval | Picked over Devin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAI Codex | Terminal agent | 69% | 1 | |
| 2 | Pi | Terminal agent | 84% | – | |
| 3 | Amp | Terminal agent | 90% | – | |
| 4 | OpenCode | Terminal agent | 66% | – | |
| 5 | Crush | Terminal agent | 77% | – | |
| 6 | Roo Code | IDE extension | 79% | – | |
| 7 | Cline | IDE extension | 73% | – | |
| 8 | Zed | Editor | 59% | – | |
| 9 | Claude Code | Terminal agent | 54% | – | |
| 10 | Cursor | AI IDE | 55% | – |
Devin itself has 28% approval from 16 opinions. See what developers say about it →
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