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Test of the 60 AI Coding Agents & IDEs by John Rush

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2025-09-03 | Time to read: 15 minutes
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Author: John Rush

The most comprehensive list ever compiled with short videos and commentary. Emergent, CodeRabbit, Anything, Zed, Factory, Cursor, Windsurf, Wrapifai, Copilot, Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit, MarsX, Canva, Devin, Github Spark, Figma Make, Cline and more...

Test of the 60 AI Coding Agents & IDEs by John Rush

1. Emergent

Website: https://app.emergent.sh/
Twitter: @EmergentLabsHQ
Description:

  • purely vibe coding tool (you need zero code skills)
  • works best for building micro SaaS on web
  • has its own AI keys (no need to figure things out)
  • I'd say: go for it if you are non-technical with an idea

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2. CodeRabbit

Website: https://www.coderabbit.ai/
Twitter: @coderabbitai
Description:

  • helps to review the code
  • works great when I need to review my vibe coded project, but I dont wanna read all the code
  • finds bugs, security holes & suggests improvements

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3. Anything

Website: https://www.createanything.com/
Twitter: @anythingai
Description:

  • agent that ships mobile apps & web. Designs that don't look AI made
  • includes everything: design, database, backend, auth, users, payments, ai, integrations, storage...

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4. Factory

Website: https://www.factory.ai/
Twitter: @FactoryAI
Description:

  • an advanced AI coding tool: generates complex apps, docs, works well with large existing projects, has access to web search, MCPs, can run code on my local machine + UX is 🤌 . best for coders
  • I'm building "Inbox agent" using this tool, gonna report back soon
  • great for large projects, coders

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5. Wrapifai

Website: https://wrapifai.com
Twitter: @wrapifai
Description:

  • 100% nocode. Super easy to use
  • best for form based apps (calculators, ai generators, etc)
  • I use it to build mini tools for SEO or lead magnets
  • I built this little app https://listingbott.com/domain-authority-checker/ with 1 prompt and 1min

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6. Roo Code

Website: https://roocode.com/
Twitter: @roo_code
Description:

  • works really fast
  • you can queue your next prompts while it's working on previous tasks
  • open source, installs as a plugin in VS code
  • best for coders to be used as a coding companion
  • can use your browser to test its code

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7. Figma Make

Website: https://contra.com/community/topic/figmamakeathon
Twitter: @figma
Description:

  • prompt to prototype
  • for non coders & non designers
  • best if the output needs to look beautiful or you're building UI-first MVP or a prototype (for apps with no backend, where everything is done on the browser)

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8. Zed

Website: https://zed.dev/
Twitter: @zeddotdev
Description:

  • open source multiplayer IDE for coding written in Rust
  • there is pretty cool native "AI Agent" system that lets you connect to most third party models
  • works only for real coders
  • (it's not a vs code fork)

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9. Blink.new

Website: https://blink.new/
Twitter: @blinkdotnew
Description:

  • for nocoders
  • works well for websites, simple saas and web apps with auth & db
  • has hosting & custom domains (also cdn and auto scaling)
  • produces mobile adaptive websites out of the box

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10. Cosine

Website: https://cosine.sh/
Twitter: @cosineai
Description:

  • for devs
  • multi agents work in parallel (end to end, with no human supervision)
  • works for existing complex codebases
  • trained its own ai model

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11. Tidewave

Website: https://tidewave.ai/
Twitter: @dashbit
Description:

  • AI coding agent integrated into your environment, capable of modifying your web app
  • accesses your db, evaluates code, and functions like a developer (pretty unique feature)
  • works for Phoenix & Ruby on Rails

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12. Rosebud AI

Website: https://rosebud.ai/
Twitter: @rosebud_ai
Description:

  • vibe coding tool for games
  • works for non coders
  • tailored for 2d/3d games only
  • lets you use threejs for visuals

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13. co.dev

Website: https://www.co.dev/
Twitter: @codotdev
Description:

  • great for fullstack apps (web, backend, db)
  • integrated with Square, making it easy to launch e-commerce websites ready to go live (no auth/keys hustle)
  • great for non coders

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14. Bloom

Website: https://bloom.diy/
Twitter: @CreateWithBloom
Description:

  • nocoders can build native mobile apps
  • handles backend too
  • apps can be shared instantly via a link

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15. Genspark

Website: https://mainfunc.ai/blog
Twitter: @genspark_ai
Description:

  • AI Developer
  • Claude Code clone
  • for non coders

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16. Vibecode

Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vibecode-ai-app-builder/id6742912146
Twitter: @vibecodeapp
Description:

  • for nocoders
  • a mobile app that builds mobile apps

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17. SteerCode

Website: https://steercode.com/
Twitter: @steercode
Description:

  • a mobile app that builds mobile apps
  • for non coders
  • handles the whole thing (from text to the app that can be shared with others via expo)
  • can prompt or talk to it

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18. All Hands AI

Website: https://github.com/All-Hands-AI/OpenHands
Twitter: @allhands_ai
Description:

  • similar to Claude Code
  • open source, MIT licensed
  • model agnostic, use an API or bring your own
  • simple to install and run `pip install openhands-ai` and `openhands`

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19. Kiro

Website: https://kiro.dev/
Twitter: @kirodotdev
Description:

  • VSCode fork
  • for devs
  • has "ai hooks", where you can define ai coding rules using prompts that will exexute on certain triggers(I dont think anyone else has this feature)
  • use "spec-driven" model, which is a bit annoying but useful

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20. Google Opal

Website: https://opal.withgoogle.com/landing/
Twitter: none
Description:

  • nocoders can build AI mini-apps by linking together prompts, models, and tools
  • similar to the mix of nocoder tools (n8n, lindy, make, etc) where you can chain things together, but here you can just prompt it

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21. Create

Website: https://www.createanything.com/
Twitter: @create_xyz
Description:

  • it can clone a product when you drop the link to it
  • has connections to things like the movie db, hackernews and more
  • auth with one prompt
  • good if you wanna create functioning products with just a few prompts

22. a0.dev

Website: https://a0.dev
Twitter: @a0_dev
Description:

  • perhaps the best for generating mobile apps from your phone
  • also it's mobile-first iteself, basically "generate mobile app from your mobile"
  • produces React Native apps (not just web wrappers)
  • uses Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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23. HeybossAI

Website: https://heyboss.ai/
Twitter: @heybossAI
Description:

  • can build production-grade apps, with backend and database
  • I'm building my inbox agent here, too, so far, I really love the design output
  • works great for non-coders

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24. Cursor

Website: https://cursor.com/
Twitter: @cursor_ai
Description:

  • the best
  • works best for coders and not such a good fit for nocoders
  • can assist, autocomplete, refactor and even build entire modules/projects
  • here its been asked to migrate from Tailwind v3 to v4

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25. Bolt.new

Website: https://bolt.new/
Twitter: @boltdotnew
Description:

  • started as a side project of stackblitz and went huge raising $105M
  • works for everyone(coders, nocoders, marketers...)
  • has out of the box integration with supabase for data, auth...
  • I built several lead magnets using bolt

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26. Lovable

Website: https://lovable.dev/
Twitter: @lovable_dev
Description:

  • fastest-growing EU based startup today ($10M ARR)
  • native supabase integration
  • the best AI+NoCode mix on the market (the wysiwyg part)
  • takes in screenshots as an input and can produce full web apps
  • I use it instead of Figma :-)

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27. Windsurf

Website: https://windsurf.com/
Twitter: @windsurf_ai
Description:

  • works well for advanced apps. my top 3
  • acts as a true agent
  • can use the web search
  • has a memory.
  • best for lazy coders

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28. Stitch from Google

Website: https://stitch.withgoogle.com/
Twitter: none
Description:

  • best for prototyping
  • can be used by founders, designers, nocoders
  • much faster than all the others

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29. Grok Studio from X AI

Website: https://grokai.studio/
Twitter: @i/grok
Description:

  • my favorite way of playing with code
  • I think people could use it to learn coding (I strongly suggest all vibe coders to learn coding)

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30. Canva Code

Website: https://www.designmonks.co/blog/canva-code-launch
Twitter: @Atiq31416
Description:

  • perfect for lead magnets for founders, nocoders and marketers

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31. Augment Code

Website: https://www.augmentcode.com/
Twitter: @augmentcode
Description:

  • works in vs code and jetbrains
  • for coders
  • can execute code, run terminal, find issues and analyze the code

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32. Mocha

Website: https://getmocha.com/
Twitter: @buildwithmocha
Description:

  • for non coders
  • builds full stack apps from prompts
  • 100% complete(auth, db, hosting, emails...)
  • perfect for non tech people, e.g. for your grandma

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33. Rork

Website: https://rork.com/
Twitter: @rork_app
Description:

  • text to app AI agent
  • builds mobile apps
  • publishing directly on TestFlight
  • perfect for building mobile apps for noncoders

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34. Clark

Website: https://www.superblocks.com/clark
Twitter: @superblocks
Description:

  • ai agent to build internal enterprise apps
  • can build an app from jira tickets
  • a mix of prompting, Figma like editing and coding

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35. GitHub Copilot

Website: https://github.com/features/copilot
Twitter: @github
Description:

  • can generate code
  • handles large codebases
  • can merge PRs, fix bugs, search code
  • supports agent mode now and also it's open sourced

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36. Replit

Website: https://replit.com/
Twitter: @Replit
Description:

  • most advanced AI Agent for coding imho
  • has two modes: Agent or Assistant
  • true full stack app generator. Has its own server, db, hosting...
  • here is the real app I built using it https://seobotai.com/broken-link-checker-free/

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37. v0

Website: https://v0.app/
Twitter: @v0
Description:

  • from @vercel
  • best for making well-designed web pages or UIs
  • doesn't work well for fullstack apps
  • can use figma as a starting point
  • lets you edit elements one by one

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38. MarsX.dev

Website: https://marsx.dev/
Twitter: @marsxdev
Description:

  • a mix of AI, NoCode and High Code
  • I built @seobotai, @listingbott and @indexrusher using marsx
  • it takes the whole coding world to the next level since it isn't a website builder, but "SaaS builder"

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39. Devin

Website: https://devin.ai/
Twitter: @DevinAI
Description:

  • not expensive anymore
  • targets the corporates
  • acts as a junior dev in a dev team
  • sends pull requests, works alongside you or your team. Doesnt work as well for me yet, idk why, feels like it works well for good repos. Mine is a mess

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40. Webdraw

Website: https://webdraw.deco.page/
Twitter: @webdraw_
Description:

  • best for people with zero coding experience
  • totally genius UX
  • free
  • turns sketches into web apps

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41. Tempo

Website: https://www.tempo.new/
Twitter: @Tempo_Labs
Description:

  • generates full-stack apps using a text or image prompt
  • it starts by making an architecture and diagrams
  • I think they have the best AI Coding UX, wow

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42. Claude Code

Website: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
Twitter: @AnthropicAI
Description:

  • can search code, run tests, and push to GitHub
  • claude Code is a CLI tool that lets you delegate engineering tasks to Claude with full access to your codebase, tests, and GitHub - all from your terminal

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43. TRAE

Website: https://www.trae.ai/
Twitter: @Trae_ai
Description:

  • goes all the way from 0 to 1 via prompting
  • free
  • from Bytedance
  • can do fullstack web apps
  • for coders

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44. Cline

Website: https://cline.bot/
Twitter: @cline
Description:

  • VC code plugin
  • works for large codebases
  • supports any LLM
  • runtime awareness

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45. Databutton

Website: https://databutton.com/
Twitter: @DatabuttonHQ
Description:

  • from my friends from Norway
  • backed by VCs who backed one of my startups
  • has very unique approach, different from most of the players
  • works great for true nocoders

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46. Continue

Website: https://www.continue.dev/
Twitter: @continuedev
Description:

  • an open source alternative to Cursor
  • great for those who wanna build their own AI IDE (like maker from Pear AI who forked it)

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47. Base44

Website: https://base44.com/
Twitter: @base_44
Description:

  • for noncoders
  • all in one
  • creates dashboard-like apps pretty well

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48. Qodo AI

Website: https://www.qodo.ai/
Twitter: @QodoAI
Description:

  • for coders
  • can write tests, refactor and generate code
  • supports all llms(including deepseek)

49. Aider

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgauthier
Twitter: @paulgauthier
Description:

  • can generate most of the things out of prompts
  • has cool terminal UI
  • acts as a pair programmer
  • works locally

50. PearAI

Website: https://trypear.ai/
Twitter: @trypearai
Description:

  • entered into YC
  • had a huge drama around forking a github repo
  • had a mentor call with them, two very talented guys taking an alternative path on competing with cursor

51. Github Spark

Website: https://github.com/features/spark
Twitter: @github
Description:

  • works well for small or demo apps
  • still behind the "waitlist" for the technical preview

52. Firebase Studio

Website: https://firebase.studio/
Twitter: @Firebase
Description:

  • free alternative to cursor
  • can build mobile apps
  • uses gemini

53. Tabnine

Website: https://www.tabnine.com/
Twitter: @tabnine
Description:

  • mostly works as an advanced AI Autocomplete
  • slowly getting into AI code gen

54. Amazon CodeWhisperer

Website: https://topaitools.com/tools/amazon-codewhisperer
Twitter: @TopAItools_
Description:

  • can generate unit tests
  • help with coding

55. Jetbrains

Website: https://www.jetbrains.com/
Twitter: @jetbrains
Description:

  • create web apps and websites without writing a single line of code
  • for small, single-purpose applications like plant trackers, fitness apps, blogs, planners, quiz apps...

56. Haystack

Website: https://haystackeditor.com/
Twitter: @AkshaySubr42403
Description:

  • an IDE built on top of a canvas
  • really cool and creative idea for UX of a code refactoring with AI
  • also does code reviewing

57. OpenAI Codex

Website: https://openai.com/codex/
Twitter: @OpenAI
Description:

  • for coders
  • works for existing repos
  • seems like it'll compete with devin

58. Jules from Google

Website: https://jules.google/
Twitter: none
Description:

  • for coders
  • can be used a bug fixer, or for simple tasks
  • can review code

59. Ampcode (Amp)

Website: https://ampcode.com/
Twitter: @AmpCode
Description:

  • AI from Sourcegraph
  • agentic (parallel) coding tool for coders
  • from a company that knows what the code is really well
  • for coders(IDE plugin)

60. Softgen AI

Website: https://softgen.ai/
Twitter: @SoftgenAI
Description:

  • it took me 20 minutes to get my app done
  • compared to all other tools I've tried, softgen felt the more autonomous. I didn't have to debug things. It did it all on its own

61. BLACKBOX AI

Website: https://www.blackbox.ai/
Twitter: @AiBlckbx
Description:

  • generic coding agent for nocoders

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