Tools · Comparison

Builder.io vs Clonesite vs Continue

All three are code assistant tools. Here is what separates them.

	Builder.io	Clonesite	Continue
What it is	One codebase for engineers, designers, PMs, and marketers. Everyone works from one source of truth, on brand and in code, with no handoffs to clean up.	AI website cloner that rebuilds any live site from a URL into editable React + Tailwind. Multi-page, free preview, export production-ready code. From $2 to build, fully refundable. No subscription.	An open-source assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that you point at whichever model you want, including local ones.
Category	Code Assistant	Code Assistant	Code Assistant
Pricing	Freemium · $24 - $40/mo	Paid	Free · Free · self-hosted
How it bills	Flat monthly	Not published	Free
Free tier	Yes	No	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	—	—	Works with hosted or local models VS Code and JetBrains extensions Configuration as a file in your repo Custom context providers No telemetry by default
What works	Has a free tier, so it can be tried before paying Publishes its price openly — $24 - $40/mo Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	—	Code never has to leave your machine No subscription Model choice is entirely yours
What does not	97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job	—	Requires setup and a model to point at Quality depends on what you connect Fewer conveniences than commercial editors