Chat-based AI software engineer that builds full-stack web apps and sites from prompts.
Cursor
AI Coding & App BuildersCursor is an AI code editor built on a fork of VS Code, combining predictive tab completion with an agent that makes multi-file changes and runs commands. It supports models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google alongside its own Composer model, and adds cloud agents, a CLI, Bugbot pull request review and Slack and GitHub integrations. It is used by individual developers and engineering teams.
Pricing
Cursor pricing
Free Hobby plan; Pro $20/mo ($16/mo annual); Pro+ $60; Ultra $200
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on cursor.com
Features
What Cursor does
- Tab completion that predicts multi-line edits
- Agent for multi-file changes with terminal access
- Cloud agents that run tasks in parallel
- Bugbot automated pull request review
- Choice of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Cursor's Composer models
- CLI, Slack integration and scheduled automations
Pros
- Familiar VS Code interface with extension support
- Combines fast completion and agent work in one editor
- Wide model choice
- Has a free plan
Cons
- Usage-based credits can be consumed within days when using frontier models
- Billing changes in 2025 caused confusion and unexpected charges
- Heavy agent use pushes effective cost well above the base plan
- Requires switching editors for users of JetBrains or other IDEs
Fit
Who Cursor is for
Look elsewhere if: Developers committed to JetBrains IDEs or non-developers who want hosting and a database handled for them should look elsewhere.
For teams & enterprise
Enterprise readiness
Also holds ISO 42001 and AIUC-1; Privacy Mode prevents training on code, and customer-managed encryption keys are available.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Teams & Enterprise
- SCIM user provisioning
- Enterprise plan
- SOC 2
- Type II
- ISO 27001
- Yes
- HIPAA (BAA available)
- —
- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Data residency options
- —
- No training on your data
- Privacy Mode
- Audit logs
- Enterprise plan
- Admin controls
- Yes
- Deployment
- Cloud (desktop client)
From the vendor's own security documentation (trust center). "—" = not confirmed. Verify during your security review. Compare all tools.
| Coding & Apps feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Type | IDE |
| Inline code completion | Yes |
| Multi-file agent | Yes |
| Builds full apps from prompts | Yes |
| Hosting / deploy included | No |
| Backend / database | No |
| GitHub integration | Yes |
| Choice of AI models | Yes |
| Export / own the code | Yes |
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