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Cursor

Anysphere

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Replit

Overview
Rating
4.78,000 reviewsTop rated
4.52,800 reviews
Category
Coding
Coding
Subcategory
AI Code Editor
AI Browser-Based IDE
Company
Anysphere
Replit
Status
Active
Active
Launch year
2023
2016
Tags
codingai-editorvscodeautocompleteagentcursor
codingbrowser IDEAI codingdeploymentcollaborativeeducationbeginner-friendlyhackathon
Pricing
Starting price
$20/mo
$7/moBest value
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
✕
✓
Pricing notes

Free Hobby plan with limited AI use. Pro $20/month with usage-based credit pool. Business $40/user/month with admin controls and enforced privacy mode.

Free (limited); Core from $7/month; Teams from $20/user/month; Enterprise custom

Capabilities
Best for
Feature implementationRefactoringBug fixingTest writingLarge codebase navigation

Students, beginners, and developers wanting browser-based coding with AI assistance and built-in deployment.

Target audience
Individual developersStartup engineering teamsFull-stack developersVS Code users
StudentsBeginner developersEducatorsHackathon participantsRapid prototypersSolo developers
AI type
Code LLM
Generative AINLP
Modalities
TextCode
TextCode
Technical
Model provider
AnthropicOpenAIGoogle
Proprietary + OpenAI
Model names
Claude SonnetGPT-4oGemini
Replit AIGPT-4
API available
✕
✓
Open source
✕
✕
Deployment
Desktop
Cloud
Platforms
WindowsMacLinux
WebiOSAndroid
Integrations
GitHubVS Code extensionsGit
GitHubGoogle ClassroomVS CodeSlack
Team collaboration
✓
✓
Trust & security
Security

Business plan enforces privacy mode. Code never sent to train models. SAML SSO and admin dashboard included.

GDPRCCPACOPPA (education)
Privacy notes

Free and Pro plans: code may be stored for product improvement unless privacy mode is enabled. Business enforces privacy mode by default. Review settings before use with proprietary code.

GDPR tools; COPPA-compliant for education; Teams has enhanced privacy controls

Verdict
Pros
  • Codebase-wide context enables powerful multi-file editing
  • Familiar VS Code interface reduces onboarding time
  • Multi-model choice matches model to task
  • Tab autocomplete predicts multi-line edits
  • Best browser-based coding with AI
  • No setup required
  • 35M+ community
  • Built-in deployment
  • Strong education use case
Cons
  • Only works in its own VS Code fork
  • Credit-based pricing after 2025 harder to predict
  • Heavy premium model use leads to overages
  • Privacy mode not enforced on free or Pro plans
  • Performance less than local IDE
  • Not for large enterprise codebases
  • Free tier limitations
  • Privacy concerns with AI code analysis

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Cursor best for

Feature implementation
Refactoring
Bug fixing
Test writing
Large codebase navigation

Replit AI best for

Students, beginners, and developers wanting browser-based coding with AI assistance and built-in deployment.

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