# Claude Code vs Droid CLI (slim)

> Claude Code scores 61.9 (C) to Droid CLI's 59.1 (C) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Claude Code scores 61.9 (C) on agent readiness against Droid CLI's 59.1 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harnesses.

- Claude Code: C 61.9, rank #451 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.min.md
- Droid CLI: C 59.1, rank #560 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.min.md
- Claude Code, good for A developer or a pipeline that wants Claude doing repository work with fine-grained, centrally managed permissions and an SDK for the same loop. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 87 against 72; Security & auth, 80 against 63; Payments & pricing, 20 against 10; Transparency & trust, 81 against 64.
- Droid CLI, good for Teams that want a terminal coding agent with tiered autonomy, command rules and an optional sandbox, and that will pay for a Factory plan. Also No incidents deducted, where Claude Code loses 6 points for them.

| Category | Claude Code | Droid CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 49 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 79 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 87 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 63 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 79 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Code | Droid CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Factory |
| Licence | Proprietary. `LICENSE.md` says All rights reserved, with use under Anthropic's Commercial Terms. The GitHub repository holds the changelog, plugins and examples, not the source | Proprietary, under Factory's Terms and Conditions. The `droid` npm package is marked `UNLICENSED` and the public repository holds documentation only. The Python SDK is Apache-2.0 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-07-14 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-08-20 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 141k stars | 49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk |