# Droid CLI vs Rovo Dev CLI (slim)

> Droid CLI scores 59.1 (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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Droid CLI scores 59.1 (C) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Rovo Dev CLI leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent harnesses.

- Droid CLI: C 59.1, rank #619 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.min.md
- Rovo Dev CLI: E 43.9, rank #1010 of 1146 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-cli.min.md
- 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. Ahead on Reliability, 49 against 35; Schema & documentation, 79 against 45; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 53; Security & auth, 63 against 48; Maintenance & community, 79 against 61.
- 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 Payments & pricing, 15 against 10.

| Category | Droid CLI | Rovo Dev CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 49 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 79 | 45 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 53 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 63 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 61 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Droid CLI | Rovo Dev CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Factory | Atlassian |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | 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 | Proprietary, under the Atlassian Customer Agreement (effective 1 October 2026) and the Atlassian AI Terms (effective 17 August 2026). No source is published |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-14 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-20 | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (4) |