3 tools that do the same job as Cursor, compared on checked pricing and features. Cursor's cheapest paid plan is $20 a month for one person, and two of the alternatives cost less. Two of the three have a free plan.
Prices checked against each vendor's own pricing page; Cursor's on October 3, 2026.
Cheapest paid plan that covers the team, per month before tax, at the yearly rate where one is published. Each tool's prices were checked against its own pricing page, most recently on October 3, 2026.
1. Claude Code
Best for developers who delegate whole changes and review the diffs
Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent for developers who delegate whole changes instead of taking suggestions as they type. It reads a repository, edits files and runs commands, and works in the terminal, IDEs, the desktop app and the browser.
One person
$17/mo
Pro · Cursor: $20/mo
Team of 10
$200/mo
Team · Cursor: $400/mo
Free plan
No
Choose Claude Code if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $17/mo on Pro, against $20/mo for Cursor.
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: $200/mo on Team, against $400/mo for Cursor.
You need what Cursor lacks: self-hosted or VPC option.
Stay with Cursor if…
You need a free plan: Cursor has one; Claude Code doesn't.
You rely on what Claude Code lacks: inline autocomplete.
GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant for VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode and Eclipse, suited to teams that keep their code on GitHub. Its cloud agent takes assigned issues and works in a GitHub Actions environment.
One person
$10/mo
Pro · Cursor: $20/mo
Team of 10
$190/mo
Business · Cursor: $400/mo
Free plan
Free
Choose GitHub Copilot if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $10/mo on Pro, against $20/mo for Cursor.
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: $190/mo on Business, against $400/mo for Cursor.
Windsurf is an AI code editor from Cognition, now sold as Devin Desktop, for developers who want a local agent and Devin cloud sessions on one plan. Its free plan keeps Tab completions and inline edits unlimited.
