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Cline vs Cursor
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
C
Choose Cline if…
- you need an API to build on
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on VS Code, JetBrains, Windows
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
C
Choose Cursor if…
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
Side by side
Feature Cline Cursor
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starting priceFree$8/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Kept only as long as necessary for operations and legitimate business needs
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001
Updates, last 90 days—5
GitHub stars70.9K—
Agent mode
CLI / terminal
Cloud agents—
AI PR review—
Bring your own key—
Local / self-hosted models—
MCP support
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains, macOS, Windows, Linux, Slack, Discord, TelegrammacOS, Web, Slack
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyCline Bot Inc.Anysphere, Inc.
Based inUnited States—
Founded——
Part of—SpaceX
Key features
C Cline
- Plan and Act modes with step approval or auto-approve
- Multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and one-click undo
- Runs bash commands and reacts to their output
- Supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio and OpenAI-compatible endpoints
- .clinerules files that teach the agent your project conventions
- MCP server integrations and SDK plugins
- Runs headless in GitHub Actions, GitLab and other CI pipelines
- Multi-agent teams with cron-scheduled automations
C Cursor
- Agent mode that plans and builds features from prompts
- Cloud agents running tasks in parallel on own machines
- Command-line agent installable via curl
- Slack integration that opens pull requests
- AI code reviews on GitHub PRs via Bugbot
- Model choice across OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI, Cursor
- Cmd+K targeted inline edits
- Privacy mode excluding code from training
Plans and prices
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Cline
Open SourceFree
EnterpriseCustom
Cursor
Free$0/month
Plus$8/month
Premium$30/month
Super$100/month
Ultra$200/month
Teams$30+/user/month
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Cline
- Free and open source for individual developers
- Works with any major model provider, including local models
- Available as an IDE extension, CLI, desktop app and SDK
- Inference sold at cost, or bring your own API key
- The JetBrains extension is listed only under the Enterprise plan on the pricing page
- Enterprise pricing is available only through sales
- Advanced config management and fine-grained permissions are still marked as coming soon
Cursor
- Free plan available
- Works in desktop, terminal, Slack and GitHub
- Supports models from several providers
- SOC 2, ISO27001 and ISO42001 certified
- Plus plan is limited to Grok models
- Third-party model usage is billed separately at API list price
- Cloud agents and code reviews require Premium ($30/month) or higher
- Prices exclude taxes
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