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Cursor vs JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

No leader: the top candidate JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA has only 0.31 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Cursor full profile →JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA full profile →
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Cursor43
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA47
Score
Vioscale score
Cursor43 / 100medium · 71%
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA47 / 100low · 31%
Pricing
Free tier
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–
Model
Cursorfreemium
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAcommercial
Price level
Cursormid
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–
Transparent
Cursor✗
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–
Integrations
Count
Cursor2
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA6
Security
Disclosure policy
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Gdpr
Cursor–
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Soc2
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Reliability
Status page
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Capabilities

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

Core
Type
CursorFull IDE
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAFull IDE
Language scope
CursorPolyglot
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
CursorBoth
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEADesktop
Platform support
OS support
CursorWindows
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAWindows, Mac, Linux
Base platform
Cursor-
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAOriginal
Extensibility
Extensibility
CursorExtension marketplace
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPlugins
DX
LSP / DAP support
Cursor-
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Remote / dev-containers
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Integrated debugger / profiler
Cursor-
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Code intelligence depth
CursorIDE-grade
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAIDE-grade
Built-in git integration
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
AI
Built-in AI
CursorNative
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEANative
Licensing
Openness
CursorClosed
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAClosed
Pricing
Pricing model
CursorPer-seat subscription
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPer-seat subscription

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

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

Desktop IDE that combines advanced code editing, debugging, and analysis tools with native AI integration to help developers write high-quality Java and Kotlin code efficiently throughout the development lifecycle.

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 verify ↗

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✗
macOS
Cursor✗
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Windows
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
Linux
Cursor✗
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓
CLI
Cursor✓
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cursor✓
JetBrains 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

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

6 total
  • Claude
  • GPT
  • Gemini
  • Grok
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Cursor
Independently observed

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

Cursor vs JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale