# Crush vs Rovo Dev CLI (slim)

> Crush scores 56.5 (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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Crush scores 56.5 (C) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Rovo Dev CLI leads on transparency & trust. Both do agent harnesses.

- Crush: C 56.5, rank #705 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.min.md
- Rovo Dev CLI: E 43.9, rank #1010 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-cli.min.md
- Crush, good for Developers who want a Go terminal agent with a wide provider list, local models and Claude Code-compatible hooks. Ahead on Reliability, 54 against 35; Schema & documentation, 65 against 45; Payments & pricing, 55 against 15; Maintenance & community, 82 against 61. Also Free to start without a card.
- 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. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 61 against 56.

| Category | Crush | Rovo Dev CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 54 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 45 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 53 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 44 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 61 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crush | Rovo Dev CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Charm | Atlassian |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available, each release converts to MIT two years after it is made available) | Proprietary, under the Atlassian Customer Agreement (effective 1 October 2026) and the Atlassian AI Terms (effective 17 August 2026). No source is published |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 5.6k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |