Most of these won't exist in 2027. Passion project, not a business. Just tracking my eventual replacement. Will update this as I find better tools, and get more experience with the current ones. Data quality will improve.
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Based on Google Trends, keyword search volume, and social media tags, Claude Code is the most talked-about AI coding tool right now, followed by Cursor in second and Codex in third.
Matt's Summary
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The default picks for most developers in 2026.
Highest code acceptance rates, Agent mode, real-time IDE feedback
Will continue to build momentum in enterprise for the following year, but will slowly lose market share as it doesn't have much that can't be replicated by other big players.
Do you think Cursor will still exist in 2030?
Best-in-class performance, 200K context window, planning-based reasoning
Will continue to be the biggest tool for serious devs as their models consistently get the highest user ratings.
Do you think Claude Code will still exist in 2030?
Enterprise entrenchment (90% Fortune 100), GitHub ecosystem integration
Steady users in F500, very little indie support. Won't be going anywhere, but won't be an industry leader.
Do you think GitHub Copilot will still exist in 2030?
Enterprise acquisition, 350K users, code quality focus
Will fade into obscurity and kind of already has.
Do you think Windsurf/Codeium will still exist in 2030?
No subscription, no lock-in, real engineering value.
Git-integrated commits, team workflows, 43.7K GitHub stars
Do you think Aider will still exist in 2030?
VSCode-native, 60.5K stars, reproducibility, terminal CLI mode available
Do you think Cline will still exist in 2030?
Terminal-native speed (150ms), remote/SSH optimization, 147K GitHub stars
Bullish on this one, hoping to see something less commercial gain a bigger footing. Moderate growth expectation this year.
Do you think OpenCode will still exist in 2030?
IDE-agnostic (VS Code, JetBrains plugins), multi-model support
Do you think Continue will still exist in 2030?
$18.8M Series A funding, 71.6K stars, full-stack orchestration
Do you think OpenHands (OpenDevin) will still exist in 2030?
For people who never leave the shell.
Best-in-class performance, 200K context window, planning-based reasoning
Will continue to be the biggest tool for serious devs as their models consistently get the highest user ratings.
Do you think Claude Code will still exist in 2030?
Git-integrated commits, team workflows, 43.7K GitHub stars
Do you think Aider will still exist in 2030?
Terminal-native speed (150ms), remote/SSH optimization, 147K GitHub stars
Bullish on this one, hoping to see something less commercial gain a bigger footing. Moderate growth expectation this year.
Do you think OpenCode will still exist in 2030?
Terminal command prediction + natural language execution
Do you think Warp AI will still exist in 2030?
Go-based (400ms response), large refactoring planning
Do you think Plandex will still exist in 2030?
Prompt to deployed app, no boilerplate.
End-to-end deployment (hosting included), visual editor, component library
Do you think Lovable will still exist in 2030?
Real-time WebContainer preview, instant feedback, Vercel CDN
Do you think Bolt.new (StackBlitz) will still exist in 2030?
React/Next.js focus, Shadcn/ui components, Vercel CDN
Do you think v0 (Vercel) will still exist in 2030?
Integrated IDE + deployment, educational focus, WebContainer
Do you think Replit Agent will still exist in 2030?
Catch bugs before humans have to.
Highest bug detection via semantic analysis, enterprise contracts
Do you think Greptile will still exist in 2030?
Lowest false positive rate, lightweight, high precision
Do you think CodeRabbit will still exist in 2030?
Automated test generation (unique), 60% bug detection, SOC 2 Type II
Do you think Qodo will still exist in 2030?
Supply chain + OSS vulnerability focus, SOC 2 Type II
Do you think Snyk Code will still exist in 2030?
Ranked by SWE-Bench, the standard for real-world agent ability.
Best-in-class performance, 200K context window, planning-based reasoning
Will continue to be the biggest tool for serious devs as their models consistently get the highest user ratings.
Do you think Claude Code will still exist in 2030?
200K token context window, multi-file reasoning, enterprise-grade
Do you think Augment Code will still exist in 2030?
Highest code acceptance rates, Agent mode, real-time IDE feedback
Will continue to build momentum in enterprise for the following year, but will slowly lose market share as it doesn't have much that can't be replicated by other big players.
Do you think Cursor will still exist in 2030?
VSCode-native, 60.5K stars, reproducibility, terminal CLI mode available
Do you think Cline will still exist in 2030?
GitHub API integration, issue automation
Do you think SWE-Agent will still exist in 2030?
Self-hostable, on-premises, or built for regulated environments.
Privacy-first, on-premises deployment, regulated industry focus
Do you think Tabnine will still exist in 2030?
200K token context window, multi-file reasoning, enterprise-grade
Do you think Augment Code will still exist in 2030?
Privacy-first, self-hosted, on-premises deployment
Do you think Refact.ai will still exist in 2030?
Self-hosted, API-compatible with Copilot
Do you think Tabby will still exist in 2030?
On-premises, OWASP/CWE mappings, legacy dominance
Do you think SonarQube (with AI) will still exist in 2030?