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Roo Code

★ 24k

Cline fork with custom modes and multi-agent workflows as a whole dev team inside VS Code

Roo Code does the job of Cursor and Windsurf, self-hosted. It is Apache-2.0-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Cursor bills $15-20 for it. 24k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Cursor, Windsurf.

Licence
Apache-2.0
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$15-20
GitHub stars
24k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Roo Code runs

Where it runs

Roo Code runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Roo Code questions

Is Roo Code open source?

Yes — it is released under Apache-2.0.

Can Roo Code replace Cursor?

Our verdict on Cursor is YES. OpenCode (194k stars), Zed (88k stars), Cline (66k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Cursor — self-host in one command and stop paying $20/mo.

Can I self-host Roo Code?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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