IBM Bob vs. Rovo Dev CLI

Feature	IBM Bob	Rovo Dev CLI

Tagline	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM	AI-powered coding agent for software teams by Atlassian
Website	https://bob.ibm.com	https://atlassian.com/software/rovo-dev
Language	javascript	python
Release Date	September 2, 2025	November 21, 2025
Last Updated	May 20, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	Bob IDE	VS Code, Bitbucket Cloud
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	Model-dependent	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)	Atlassian managed models
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / $20-200/mo	$20/mo per user
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob	N/A
Development State	active	active