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Cheaper than Claude Code (2)
Compared at 5 seats, same currency.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Claude Code | States that Claude Code doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50$10 × 5 seats | $50 less | MCP server | Not found | Free plan with 2,000 completions per month, Copilot CLI, limited chat and... | |
| $50$10 × 5 seats | $50 less | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, SOC 2 compliance and 2 more | Not found | Up to 5 users, 250 pooled AI credits per month that renew monthly and do not... |
Flat tiers (2)
Priced in tiers, where Claude Code charges per seat.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Claude Code | States that Claude Code doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20/moCore plan, starting price | Not comparable | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, SOC 2 compliance and 1 more | Not found | Free Mode lets you brainstorm and create without token costs; paid plans add... | |
| $125/moTeams plan, starting price | Not comparable | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, SOC 2 compliance, SOC 2 and 1 more | Services governed by Master Subscription Agreement, including free... | Trial: 14-day free trial on Teams |
Other options (13)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Claude Code | States that Claude Code doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100$20 × 5 seats | Same price | Prompt-to-app generation, MCP server | Not found | Kiro Free: 50 credits per month, with open weight models and Claude Sonnet... | |
| $100$20 × 5 seats | Same price | SOC 2 compliance, SOC 2 | Not found | Not found | |
| $150$30 × 5 seats | $50 more | Prompt-to-app generation, SOC 2 compliance, SOC 2, MCP server | Not found | Free plan with limited AI usage: limited agent requests and limited Chat... | |
| $150$30 × 5 seats | $50 more | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, SOC 2 compliance and 2 more | Enterprise is a custom annual contract | Free forever, no card required: 1M tokens/month (300K daily limit), public... | |
| $150$30 × 5 seats | $50 more | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, MCP server | Not found | Free access to v0 with deploy to Vercel, Design Mode and GitHub sync... | |
| $300$60 × 5 seats | $200 more | SOC 2 compliance, SOC 2 | Not found | Not found | |
| $400$80 × 5 seats | $300 more | MCP server | Not found | Free plan: light quota to code with agents, limited model availability... | |
| $400$80 × 5 seats | $300 more | SOC 2 compliance, SOC 2, MCP server | Not found | Free plan with a light quota to code with agents, limited model... | |
| $20/moStarter plan, starting price | Not comparable | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, SOC 2 compliance and 1 more | Cancel or change plan any time; changes take effect at next... | 25 message credits and 100 integration credits per month, up to 5 apps... | |
| $20/moStandard plan, starting price | Not comparable | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, SOC 2 compliance and 2 more | Not found | 10 free monthly credits with core platform features | |
| $25/moPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, MCP server | Enterprise: invoiced annually in advance, 12-month auto-renewing terms | Daily grant of 5 build credits (up to 30 a month), plus monthly grants of 20... | |
| Rocket.newPro, read Oct 29, 2026 | $25/moPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, SOC 2 compliance, SOC 2 | No long-term commitment; monthly or annual billing, cancel anytime | Free plan includes 20 one-time credits, no credit card required, with access... |
| $32/mo yearlyStarter plan, starting price | Not comparable | Prompt-to-app generation, One-click hosting and deploy, Built-in backend and database, SOC 2 compliance and 2 more | Not found | Free plan at $0/month with 500 AI credits/mo, 50K workload units/mo, API... |
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Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Claude Code?
GitHub Copilot, at $50 at 5 seats, $50 less than Claude Code. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to Claude Code?
Yes. 14 vibe coding tools have a free plan, including GitHub Copilot, Retool, Amazon Kiro, Cursor, Bolt.new.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Claude Code's own category, Vibe coding tools. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Claude Code doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Claude Code's, which doesn't prove Claude Code lacks it. How prices are read.