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Alternatives to Cursor
Cursor: AI coding agent for building software. 8 products similar to Cursor, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 7 of 8 have a free tier, 5 of 8 have an API, 5 of 8 offer an MCP server, 5 of 8 are open source.
- Cline
Open-source AI coding agent with Plan/Act modes, MCP integration, and terminal-first workflows.
- Continue
Open-source coding agent, acquired by Cursor
- Visual Studio Code
Free, open source code editor with AI agent support, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Aider
AI pair programming in your terminal
- Linear
The system for product development
- CoCalc
Build and use software with AI in shared Linux projects
- Sonar
AI code review and code verification tools for quality gates across IDE, pull requests, and CI/CD.
- OpenHands
Open source AI coding agent platform for agentic software development
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Freemium · from $0/month (Free); paid plans: Plus $8, Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 per month; Teams $30+/user/month; Enterprise custom | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Cline | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Continue | — | — | — | — | — | yes |
| Visual Studio Code | Free | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Aider | Free | yes | no | no | no | yes |
| Linear | Freemium · from $10 per user/month (Basic, billed yearly) | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| CoCalc | Freemium | yes | yes | — | yes | — |
| Sonar | Freemium · from $34/month (SonarQube Team plan, up to 100k LOC); Gitar AI Code Review $20/user/mo billed annually; Enterprise custom pricing; free tier up to 50k LOC | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| OpenHands | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
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