# Claude Code vs Rovo Dev CLI (slim)

> Claude Code scores 59.9 (C) to Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Claude Code scores 59.9 (C) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harnesses.

- Claude Code: C 59.9, rank #588 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.min.md
- Rovo Dev CLI: E 43.9, rank #1010 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-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 Reliability, 50 against 35; Schema & documentation, 80 against 45; Agent ergonomics, 87 against 53; Security & auth, 80 against 48; Payments & pricing, 20 against 15; Maintenance & community, 82 against 61; Transparency & trust, 81 against 61. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.5 against 2.0 out of 5.
- Rovo Dev CLI, good for Teams already on Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket who want the agent to read and update work items and pages from the terminal or a pipeline. Also No incidents deducted, where Claude Code loses 8 points for them.

| Category | Claude Code | Rovo Dev CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 45 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 87 | 53 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 61 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Code | Rovo Dev CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Atlassian |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| 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 the Atlassian Customer Agreement (effective 1 October 2026) and the Atlassian AI Terms (effective 17 August 2026). No source is published |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 141k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |