Why people leave Continue
The first reason is the state of the project itself: newest commit on continuedev/continue (main) is 21 Jul 2026.
No fix will ever land: the repository is read-only, so any bug you hit is a bug you carry or fork.
“> _Note: The `continuedev/continue` repository is no longer actively maintained and is read-only for all users._”
A known crash ships with it: copy and paste failing and the VS Code extension host crashing on `.sh` files is open with 77 comments and can no longer be fixed upstream.
“Intermittent Copy/Paste Not Working and Extension Host Crashes in VSCode [specifically for `.sh` files]”
The JetBrains plugin is deprecated by its own authors, who point users at the CLI instead.
“> _Note: We recommend using the Continue CLI instead of the JetBrains plugin._”
Anyone who needs a maintained editor agent should pick Qwen Code, which ships VS Code, Zed and JetBrains integrations and shipped a release this month.
“| **IDE** | — | [VS Code](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-vscode/), [Zed](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-zed/), [JetBrains](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/integration-jetbrains/) |”
Continue alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Price | State | Newest commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | not verified | Not tracked | not tracked |
| IntelliCode | not verified | Not tracked | not tracked |
| Google AI Studio | not verified | Not tracked | not tracked |
Also close, not yet researched
These match Continue by category and workflow, and we have not read their vendor pages. We publish no judgment and no price for them, because we have no source to put beside one.
- GitHub CopilotAI pair programmer with code completion chat and agent mode for agentic codingRegistry tracked
- IntelliCodeMicrosoft's AI-assisted development tool for VS/VS CodeWebsite checked
- Google AI StudioAnother way to vibecode with Gemini - great for experimentingWebsite checked
- Roo CodeOpen-source VS Code extension forked from Cline with extra featuresCatalogue entry
- Kilo CodeOpen-source AI coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains supporting 500+ modelsCatalogue entry
- avante.nvimNeovim plugin emulating Cursor AI IDE behavior with AI-driven suggestionsCatalogue entry
- Amazon Q DeveloperBuild and refactor AWS apps faster with AI that understands your stackCatalogue entry
- ClineAutonomous AI coding agent for VS Code connecting CLI and editor via natural commandsCatalogue entry
- Augment CodeContext-aware AI agent for large repos that navigates and writes fixes like a senior devCatalogue entry
Questions people ask
- How many Continue alternatives do you track?
- We name 9 on this page. 0 carry judgments and prices we read and quoted, 3 carry live repository data with no judgment yet, and 6 are catalogue entries we have not researched. We say which is which on every row rather than presenting all of them as reviewed.
How we check this page
Stars, licences, the newest commit on each default branch and the latest stable release are read from the GitHub API, and each one shows the day it was last confirmed rather than the day this page was built. Every judgment and every price is quoted from a page we read, and that page is linked beside the claim. Where a link is missing we wrote no claim. We have researched 0 of the 9 tools named here.