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Cody vs .NET

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Cody

Development Tools

AI coding assistant powered by code search

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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.NET

Web Development

Free, cross-platform, open source developer platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Cody sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page; .NET .NET 8 and .NET 9 both reach end of support on 10 November 2026, per dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/support/policy (Aug 2026), forcing an upgrade to .NET 10 by that date

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cody and .NET actually diverge.

Attributes where Cody and .NET differ
AttributeCody.NET
Pricing modelfreemiumopen-source
CategoryDevelopment ToolsWeb Development
Founded2013Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cody

  • AI code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebasenot .NET
  • Code search and navigation across many repositoriesnot .NET
  • Large scale code migrations and modernisation with Batch Changesnot .NET

.NET

No use cases recorded yet. See the .NET review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cody

  • Sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
  • sourcegraph.com/cody redirects to the documentation rather than a Cody product or pricing page
  • AI features are metered as credits included per user, and exceeding the allocation requires buying a higher volume bucket
  • Volume credit buckets are sold as an add-on rather than included
  • A customer success manager and premium support are optional paid extras on top of the Enterprise plan
  • Standard support is 24x5 rather than 24x7, with round-the-clock coverage sold as an upgrade
  • The published $16K figure is a starting price that scales with team size, so the actual cost is quoted rather than listed

.NET

  • .NET 8 and .NET 9 both reach end of support on 10 November 2026, per dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/support/policy (Aug 2026), forcing an upgrade to .NET 10 by that date
  • Standard Term Support releases get only 2 years of patches versus 3 years for Long Term Support releases, per Microsoft's own support policy page, so teams on an STS release face a shorter upgrade cycle

Pricing, plan by plan

Cody

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.

.NET

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the .NET review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Cody if

  • You want to start without paying.
Cody review

Choose .NET if

  • You want to start without paying.
.NET review

Questions people ask

Is Cody or .NET better?
Neither clearly leads. Cody starts at Free and .NET at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cody or .NET?
Cody starts at Free and .NET at Free.
Does Cody or .NET run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Cody for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Cody best used for?
Cody is most often used for ai code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebase, code search and navigation across many repositories, large scale code migrations and modernisation with batch changes. Of those, ai code assistance with context drawn from a whole private codebase and code search and navigation across many repositories are not what .NET is typically brought in for.
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