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Cline vs Superset
Cline has 68,813 GitHub stars, 7,451 forks, 1,288 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Superset has 14,403 stars, 1,285 forks, 666 open issues and last shipped today. Cline leads on adoption by 378% (68,813 vs 14,403 stars). Cline is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Superset is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Cline has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Superset 9%. Superset was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Cline | Superset | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 69K | ★ 14K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.5K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Cline if
- You weight community size — 69K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Superset if
- You want the Superset feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Superset fits your workflow better
About Cline
Cline is an open source AI coding agent that operates across multiple interfaces: as a CLI tool, desktop application, VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, and SDK. It lives in the developer tooling ecosystem and is built with TypeScript under the Apache 2.0 license. The project solves the problem of fragmented AI assisted coding workflows by unifying agent capabilities—code generation, command execution, project wide edits, and human in the loop approval—into a single extensible engine that works consistently across environments.
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About Superset
Superset is an agentic IDE for orchestrating many coding agents in parallel on a developer machine. It lives in the AI assisted coding and developer tools ecosystem, and it is aimed at people who run CLI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent. It can run any agent with the user's own subscription. The project treats each agent as a worker that can run in its own isolated git worktree, with its own branch, terminal, and environment.
read the full Superset overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cline or Superset more popular?
Cline has 68,813 GitHub stars and Superset has 14,403. Cline has the larger community by that measure.
Are Cline and Superset free?
Both are open source. Cline is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Superset has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Cline and Superset?
Cline is written in TypeScript and Superset in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Cline or Superset?
Choose Cline if you want the larger community (68,813 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Superset if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.