hive vs cline
hive and cline share 11 technologies: Anthropic, Vite, React, MCP, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, Mermaid, Lucide, react-markdown, remark-gfm, and shiki. hive is written in Python and cline in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
aden-hive
hive
Multi-Agent Harness for Production AI
Python11.2kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit c6c2cdcWhat is hive built with?Only in hive
In common
cline
cline
Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.
TypeScript71.6kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 50e77bcWhat is cline built with?Only in cline
- SQLite
PostHog
OpenAI@opentui-ui/dialog
- OpenTUI
- opentui-spinner
@clack/prompts
- chat
@agentclientprotocol/sdk
yaml
- Zod
- pino
class-variance-authority
@shikijs/themes
- next-themes
- Base UI
- xyflow
- Radix UI
sonner
@rive-app/react-webgl2
- ansi-to-react
- cmdk
embla-carousel-react
media-chrome
motion
- react-jsx-parser
recharts
- use-stick-to-bottom
ai
tokenlens
- streamdown
- jwt-decode
- Cheerio
- exceljs
- image-size
- js-yaml
- mammoth
- pdf-parse
- turndown
- opentelemetry
- styled-components
- @heroui/theme
- @vscode/webview-ui-toolkit
- HeroUI
- react-virtuoso
- react-textarea-autosize
- react-remark
- dompurify
rehype-highlight
- unist-util-visit
marked
rehype-parse
rehype-remark
- remark-stringify
unified
- skills
@langfuse/vercel-ai-sdk
- @opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node
- @shadcn/react
Side by side
hivecline
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
hive408,502 lines written479 code files
cline894,559 lines written1,877 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
hive8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot
cline2.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Codex
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
hiveLast push November 8, 20262,615 commits11,155 stars
clineLast push November 12, 20267,670 commits71,559 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
hive468 test files48.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
cline1,087 test files48.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, hive or cline?
cline, with 894,559 lines written; hive has 408,502.
The proof: cline/cline's code at commit 50e77bc
Which has more GitHub stars, hive or cline?
cline, with 71,559 stars; hive has 11,155.
The proof: cline/cline on GitHub
Which has more tests, hive or cline?
cline, with 1,087 test files; hive has 468.
The proof: cline/cline's code at commit 50e77bc
Which was updated more recently, hive or cline?
cline: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and hive's on November 8, 2026.
The proof: cline/cline's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, hive or cline?
hive: an AI signed 8% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot; in cline, 2.2%.
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