Cursor alternatives
Looking past Cursor? Here are 11 alternatives, ranked by our fit score for the jobs Cursor is used for (coding, app building). Prices come from each tool's own pricing page.
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AI-first code editor for building whole features by prompt.
Price not verified · Free tier available
#1Lovable
freemiumFrom £22/mo (Pro) · Free tier available
Strongest for: app building
Turns a prompt into a working web app quickly.
Visit Lovable →#2Replit
unknownPrice not verified
Strongest for: app building
Browser-based IDE with an AI Agent that builds and hosts apps.
Visit Replit →#3Bolt.new
freemiumFrom $25/mo (Pro, monthly) · Free tier available
Strongest for: app building
Browser-based full-stack app builder from prompts.
Visit Bolt.new →#4GitHub Copilot
freemiumFrom $10/user/mo (Pro) · Free tier available
Strongest for: coding
In-editor code completion that most developers already trust.
Visit GitHub Copilot →#5Windsurf
freemiumFrom $20/mo (Pro) · Free tier available
Strongest for: coding
Agentic AI code editor; its pricing now sits on Devin's site.
Visit Windsurf →#6ChatGPT
freemiumPrice not verified · Free tier available
Strongest for: coding
General-purpose assistant; the default starting point for most text tasks.
Visit ChatGPT →#7Claude
freemiumFrom £18/mo (£15/mo billed annually) · Free tier available
Strongest for: coding
Strong at long documents and careful writing.
Visit Claude →#8v0
freemiumFrom $30/user/mo (Plus) · Free tier available
Strongest for: app building
Generates React/Next.js UI from a description.
Visit v0 →#9LangGraph
freemiumFrom $39/seat/mo (LangSmith Plus) · Free tier available
Strongest for: coding
Open-source library for controllable, stateful agents in Python/JS.
Visit LangGraph →#10CrewAI
freemiumFrom Enterprise: custom (Basic is free) · Free tier available
Strongest for: coding
Framework and studio for multi-agent 'crews' that work together.
Visit CrewAI →#11OpenAI Agents SDK
unknownPrice not verified
Strongest for: coding
OpenAI's code-first agent framework; recommended successor to Agent Builder.
Visit OpenAI Agents SDK →
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