Replit vs Cursor
The same facts the Atlas reads for every tool, side by side, each with its page and date. No winner: which fits depends on the job.
Where they differ
visits a month · estimate · log scale
- ≈About the same traffic: 278k and 314k visits a month.visit estimates, read 2026-09-17
- FreeBoth have a free plan.pricing pages, read 2026-09-17 and 2026-09-17
- SOC 2Both name SOC 2 on their pages.their trust and security pages
Price & plans
| Price & plans | Replit | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · From $20/mopricing page, read 2026-09-17 | Free plan · From $20/user/mopricing page, read 2026-09-17 |
| Free plan | Yespricing page, read 2026-09-17 | Yespricing page, read 2026-09-17 |
| Paid plans from | $20/mopricing page, read 2026-09-17 | $20/user/mopricing page, read 2026-09-17 |
Who it's for & what it does
| Who it's for & what it does | Replit | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Builds and deploys web apps, websites, and agents from natural language descriptions. | AI coding agent that writes code, runs tasks, and reviews pull requests autonomously or with human direction. |
| For | Developers and product teams building web apps, websites, and AI agents without extensive coding. | Software development teams building features with AI coding assistance and autonomous agents |
| What people do with it |
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| How it runs | Hosted only · No-code | Desktop app · CLI · Desktop app · API |
| Shelf | Developer tools | Developer tools |
Use & momentum
| Use & momentum | Replit | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Use | ||
| Visits | ≈ 278k visits/moestimate, read 2026-09-17 | ≈ 314k visits/moestimate, read 2026-09-17 |
| GitHub stars | none found | 54kgithub.com/cursor |
| iPhone app | iPhone & iPad · 4.7★ from 21.1k ratingsiPhone & iPad · updated 2026-09-14 | iPhone & iPad · 4.7★ from 856 ratingsiPhone & iPad · updated 2026-10-01 |
| Activity | Actively maintainedrelease 5 weeks ago · site updated 2 days ago | Actively maintainedrelease 2 days ago · site updated 2 days ago |
Your data & compliance
| Your data & compliance | Replit | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type IItheir words | SOC 2 Type II · ISO 27001 · ISO 42001their words |
| Subprocessor list | publishedsubprocessor list | none found |
| DPA | publishedDPA | none found |
| Privacy policy updated | 2026-08-03privacy policy | 2026-09-29privacy policy |
For developers: API & MCP
| For developers: API & MCP | Replit | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | linked from the homepagestatus.replit.com | all systems operationalstatus.cursor.com |
The company
| The company | Replit | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Replit, Inc.site footer | Anysphere, Inc.privacy policy |
| Founded | not on record | 2023per their site |
| Domain since | 2011domain registered | 1995domain registered |
| Headquarters | San Franciscoper Wikidata | not on record |
What is the difference between Replit and Cursor?
Replit: Builds and deploys web apps, websites, and agents from natural language descriptions. Cursor: AI coding agent that writes code, runs tasks, and reviews pull requests autonomously or with human direction.
Which is cheaper, Replit or Cursor?
Replit starts at $20/mo (pricing page, 2026-09-17); Cursor starts at $20/user/mo (pricing page, 2026-09-17). Plans and limits differ; both pages are linked above.
Which is more widely used, Replit or Cursor?
Replit: about 278k visits/mo; Cursor: about 314k (estimates, 2026-09-17).
How we read a tool
No votes, no reviews, no vendor claims. Every week a crawler reads each tool's own site and a few public registries, and the words on the card are bands over what it read.
- Use: visits to the site (estimated), installs from npm and PyPI, presence in Chrome's usage report.
- Activity: the newest release on GitHub, npm or PyPI; the newest dated page on the site; open roles on a public jobs board.
- Price: the vendor's own pricing page, read with the date. A figure is printed only when it is on that page.
- The line and the use cases are written by us from the homepage, one tool at a time, and refused when they repeat the vendor's marketing.
How AI assistants read each site — the reading vendors ask us about — is on each tool's own visibility page.