Cursor vs IntelliJ IDEA
On the evidence we track, IntelliJ IDEA leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Cursor
An AI-assisted development environment with desktop and CLI interfaces that uses codebase indexing and AI models to help generate code, complete tasks, and integrate with developer tools.
IntelliJ IDEA
LeaderProfessional integrated development environment for Java and Kotlin with built-in AI assistance for code generation and validation. Includes integrated debugging, testing, database tools, and application profiling in a unified interface.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Cursor
Hobby free, Pro $20/mo, Teams $40/user/mo, Enterprise custom
- HobbyFree
- Limited Agent requests
- Access to Composer
- No credit card required
- Pro$20/mo
- Extended limits on Agent
- Generous limits for Grok & Composer
- Access to frontier models
- MCPs, skills, and hooks
- Cloud agents
- +1 more
- Pro+-
- 3x Pro limits on Agent
- Generous limits for Grok & Composer
- Access to frontier models
- MCPs, skills, and hooks
- Cloud agents
- +1 more
- Ultra-
- 20x Pro limits on Agent
- Generous limits for Grok & Composer
- Access to frontier models
- MCPs, skills, and hooks
- Cloud agents
- +2 more
- Standard$40/user/mo
- Centralized team billing and administration
- Team marketplace for internal rules, skills, and plugins
- Agentic code reviews with Bugbot
- Cloud agents and automations with shared team context
- Usage analytics to understand team behavior
- +2 more
- Premium-
- 5x Standard limits on Agent
- Centralized team billing and administration
- Team marketplace for internal rules, skills, and plugins
- Agentic code reviews with Bugbot
- Cloud agents and automations with shared team context
- +3 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Pooled usage
- Invoice/PO billing
- SCIM seat management
- Repository, model, and MCP access controls
- Auto-run, browser, and network controls
- +3 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Cursor
- Slack
- GitHub
IntelliJ IDEA
Leader- Claude
- GPT
- Gemini
- Grok
- GitHub Copilot
- Cursor
- Junie
- Claude Agent
- Codex
- Spring Framework
Cursor or IntelliJ IDEA: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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