Comparison

Cursor vs StackBlitz

On the evidence we track, StackBlitz leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cursor46
★StackBlitz56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cursor46 / 100medium · 69%
StackBlitz56 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Cursor✓
StackBlitz✓
Model
Cursorfreemium
StackBlitzfreemium
Price level
Cursormid
StackBlitzlow
Transparent
Cursor✗
StackBlitz✓
Integrations
Count
Cursor2
StackBlitz5
Security
Disclosure policy
Cursor✓
StackBlitz–
Gdpr
Cursor–
StackBlitz✓
Soc2
Cursor✓
StackBlitz–
Reliability
Status page
Cursor✓
StackBlitz✓
Market
Availability
Cursor–
Content
Faq
Cursor5 items
StackBlitz7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Type
CursorFull IDE
StackBlitzCloud IDE / CDE
Language scope
CursorPolyglot
StackBlitzPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
CursorBoth
StackBlitzBrowser
Platform support
OS support
CursorWindows
StackBlitzAll platforms via web browser
Base platform
Cursor-
StackBlitzOriginal
Extensibility
Extensibility
CursorExtension marketplace
StackBlitzPlugins
DX
LSP / DAP support
Cursor-
StackBlitz-
Remote / dev-containers
Cursor✓
StackBlitz✗
Integrated debugger / profiler
Cursor-
StackBlitz✗
Code intelligence depth
CursorIDE-grade
StackBlitz-
Built-in git integration
Cursor✓
StackBlitz✓
AI
Built-in AI
CursorNative
StackBlitzNative
Licensing
Openness
CursorClosed
StackBlitzOpen-core
Pricing
Pricing model
CursorPer-seat subscription
StackBlitzPer-seat subscription

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.

Independently observed

StackBlitz

Leader

A cloud-hosted development environment where you can write, run, and publish web applications directly in your browser. Includes AI-assisted coding features.

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 ↗

StackBlitz

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free personal tier; Teams subscription for collaboration; Enterprise plans available

  • PersonalFree
    • Unlimited public projects
    • Collections
    • Public GitHub repository access
  • Teams-
    • Private repository access
    • Team collaboration
    • Organization member sync
    • Per-member pricing available
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cursor✗
StackBlitz✓
macOS
Cursor✓
StackBlitz✗
CLI
Cursor✓
StackBlitz✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cursor✓
StackBlitz✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Cursor

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Slack
Independently observed

StackBlitz

Leader
5 total - 4 not shared
  • Figma
  • Storybook
  • Jira
  • Linear
Independently observed
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Cursor or StackBlitz: 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.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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