# Cursor vs Theia

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Theia

| Attribute | Cursor | Theia |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 45.7 (69% (medium)) | 62.6 (64% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 94 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 324 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 21,710 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://www.cursor.com","question":"What is Cursor?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cursor offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.cursor.com","question":"Is Cursor free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cursor supports the web, Windows and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.cursor.com","question":"What platforms does Cursor support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cursor, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.cursor.com","question":"Can Cursor be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Cursor. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cursor not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cursor.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Cursor have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A development tool combining open-source principles with artificial intelligence features, available for cloud and desktop use. It emphasizes user privacy, supports many programming languages, and works with thousands of existing development tools. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://theia-ide.org","question":"What is Theia?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Theia is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the EPL-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://theia-ide.org","question":"Is Theia free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Theia. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://theia-ide.org","question":"What platforms does Theia support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Theia can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://theia-ide.org","question":"Can Theia be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Theia, including Python, Java, C++, Go, YAML, ESLint, NPM and GitHub Pull Requests, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://theia-ide.org","question":"What does Theia integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Theia is published under the EPL-2.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia","question":"Is Theia open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Theia IDE is an extensible, multi-language development environment for both cloud and desktop deployment. It combines integrated AI assistance with privacy-preserving architecture where users maintain full control over their code, data, and AI model choices. |
| features.capabilities | `{"type":"full_ide","builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"both","os_support":"Windows","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"closed","extensibility":"marketplace","pricing_model":"subscription","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade","architecture_model":"standalone_ide_fork_cursor","multi_file_diff_generation_and_automated_apply":true,"workspace_indexing_and_semantic_codebase_search":true,"terminal_bash_execution_and_self_correction_loops":true}` | `{"type":"full_ide","lsp_dap":true,"builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"both","os_support":"Cross-platform (browser and desktop via Electron)","open_source":"oss","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"marketplace","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"polyglot","code_intelligence":"lsp_grade"}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 3,000 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | `[{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"C++"},{"name":"JavaScript"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"YAML"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"ESLint"},{"name":"NPM"},{"name":"GitHub Pull Requests"},{"name":"GitLens"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenAI","category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Anthropic","category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google","category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Ollama","category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Mistral","category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"HuggingFace","category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"VS Code Extensions","category":"ide_extensions","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | EPL-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free","features":["Limited Agent requests","Access to Composer","No credit card required"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/mo","features":["Extended limits on Agent","Generous limits for Grok & Composer","Access to frontier models","MCPs, skills, and hooks","Cloud agents","Bugbot on usage-based billing"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro+","features":["3x Pro limits on Agent","Generous limits for Grok & Composer","Access to frontier models","MCPs, skills, and hooks","Cloud agents","Bugbot on usage-based billing"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Ultra","features":["20x Pro limits on Agent","Generous limits for Grok & Composer","Access to frontier models","MCPs, skills, and hooks","Cloud agents","Bugbot on usage-based billing","Priority access to new features"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$40/user/mo","features":["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","Team-wide privacy mode","SAML/OIDC SSO"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","features":["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","Usage analytics to understand team behavior","Team-wide privacy mode","SAML/OIDC SSO"],"commitment":"monthly","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Pooled usage","Invoice/PO billing","SCIM seat management","Repository, model, and MCP access controls","Auto-run, browser, and network controls","Audit logs and service accounts","AI code tracking API","Priority support and account management"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Hobby free, Pro $20/mo, Teams $40/user/mo, Enterprise custom","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cursor.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:16:05.790Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://theia-ide.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:35:08.250Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 12 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/next","date":"2026-10-14T00:38:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"next"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.74.2","date":"2026-09-30T13:06:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.76.0","date":"2026-09-24T14:38:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.76.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.75.0","date":"2026-08-27T14:59:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.75.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.74.1","date":"2026-08-06T15:44:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.74.0","date":"2026-07-31T11:53:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.74.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.73.1","date":"2026-07-01T12:46:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.73.0","date":"2026-06-25T13:02:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.73.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.72.3","date":"2026-06-10T08:44:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.72.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.72.2","date":"2026-06-05T14:19:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.72.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.72.1","date":"2026-05-29T12:04:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.72.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.72.0","date":"2026-05-28T14:14:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.72.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.71.2","date":"2026-05-27T15:57:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.71.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.71.1","date":"2026-05-11T09:28:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.71.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.71.0","date":"2026-04-30T12:29:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.71.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.70.2","date":"2026-04-10T09:50:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.70.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.70.1","date":"2026-04-08T10:03:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.70.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.70.0","date":"2026-03-26T14:55:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.70.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.69.0","date":"2026-02-26T15:25:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.69.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/releases/tag/v1.68.2","date":"2026-02-05T15:18:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.68.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40theia%2Fmarkers&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (IDEs & Code Editors)

| Capability | Cursor | Theia |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type | Full IDE | Full IDE |
| Language scope | Polyglot | Polyglot |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | Both |
| **Platform support** |  |  |
| OS support | Windows | Cross-platform (browser and desktop via Electron) |
| Base platform | - | Original |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensibility | Extension marketplace | Extension marketplace |
| **DX** |  |  |
| LSP / DAP support | - | ✓ |
| Remote / dev-containers | ✓ | - |
| Integrated debugger / profiler | - | - |
| Code intelligence depth | IDE-grade | LSP-grade |
| Built-in git integration | ✓ | - |
| **AI** |  |  |
| Built-in AI | Native | Native |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Openness | Closed | Open-source |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Per-seat subscription | Free |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:00:28.007Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*