Comparison

Cursor vs IntelliJ IDEA

On the evidence we track, IntelliJ IDEA leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cursor43

★IntelliJ IDEA53

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cursor	IntelliJ IDEALeader
Vioscale score	43 / 100medium · 71%	53 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.4
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.intellij%3Aannotations&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	890
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	20,488
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	1
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Java

Score

Vioscale score

Cursor43 / 100medium · 71%

IntelliJ IDEA53 / 100medium · 53%

Pricing

Free tier

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA–

Model

Cursorfreemium

IntelliJ IDEAcommercial

Price level

Cursormid

IntelliJ IDEA–

Transparent

Cursor✗

IntelliJ IDEA–

Integrations

Count

Cursor2

IntelliJ IDEA9

Security

Disclosure policy

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Gdpr

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Scorecard

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEA4.4

Soc2

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Vulnerabilities

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEACount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.intellij%3Aannotations&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEA890

Github stars

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEA20,488

Activity

Commits last 30d

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEA100

Release

Cadence days

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEA1

History

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEA20 items

Language

Primary

Cursor–

IntelliJ IDEAJava

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for IDEs & Code Editors
Capability	Cursor	IntelliJ IDEA
Core
Type	Full IDE	Full IDE
Language scope	Polyglot	-
Deployment
Deployment	Both	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	Windows	-
Base platform	-	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Extension marketplace	Plugins
DX
LSP / DAP support	-	-
Remote / dev-containers	✓	✓
Integrated debugger / profiler	-	✓
Code intelligence depth	IDE-grade	IDE-grade
Built-in git integration	✓	-
AI
Built-in AI	Native	Native
Licensing
Openness	Closed	Open-core
Pricing
Pricing model	Per-seat subscription	-

Core

Type

CursorFull IDE

IntelliJ IDEAFull IDE

Language scope

CursorPolyglot

IntelliJ IDEA-

Deployment

CursorBoth

IntelliJ IDEADesktop

Platform support

OS support

CursorWindows

IntelliJ IDEA-

Base platform

Cursor-

IntelliJ IDEAOriginal

Extensibility

CursorExtension marketplace

IntelliJ IDEAPlugins

LSP / DAP support

Cursor-

IntelliJ IDEA-

Remote / dev-containers

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Integrated debugger / profiler

Cursor-

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Code intelligence depth

CursorIDE-grade

IntelliJ IDEAIDE-grade

Built-in git integration

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA-

Built-in AI

CursorNative

IntelliJ IDEANative

Licensing

Openness

CursorClosed

IntelliJ IDEAOpen-core

Pricing

Pricing model

CursorPer-seat subscription

IntelliJ IDEA-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cursor

Cursor is an AI coding agent that combines IDE capabilities with autonomous agents to help developers build software. It streamlines development workflows across desktop, CLI, and cloud platforms.

Independently observed

IntelliJ IDEA

Leader

An IDE that accelerates software development through smart code editing, debugging, and analysis tools, enhanced with native AI capabilities for code completion and suggestions.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cursor

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

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

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

IntelliJ IDEA

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Cursor	IntelliJ IDEA
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA✗

macOS

Cursor✗

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Windows

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA✓

Linux

Cursor✗

IntelliJ IDEA✓

CLI

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cursor✓

IntelliJ IDEA–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cursor

2 total

Slack
GitHub

Independently observed

IntelliJ IDEA

Leader

9 total

Claude
GPT
Gemini
Grok
GitHub Copilot
Cursor
Junie
Claude Agent
Codex

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.