Comparison

Cursor vs VSCodium

No clear leader: VSCodium (46.9) and Cursor (42.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Cursor43
VSCodium47
Score
Vioscale score
Cursor43 / 100medium · 71%
VSCodium47 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tier
Cursor
VSCodium
Model
Cursorfreemium
VSCodiumfree
Price level
Cursormid
VSCodiumfree
Transparent
Cursor
VSCodium
Integrations
Count
Cursor2
VSCodium
Reliability
Status page
Cursor
VSCodium
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cursor
VSCodium0
Github stars
Cursor
VSCodium32,987
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cursor
VSCodium5
Release
Cadence days
Cursor
VSCodium4
History
Cursor
VSCodium20 items
License
Spdx
Cursor
VSCodiumMIT
Language
Primary
Cursor
VSCodiumShell

Capabilities

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

Core
Type
CursorFull IDE
VSCodiumFull IDE
Language scope
CursorPolyglot
VSCodiumPolyglot
Deployment
Deployment
CursorBoth
VSCodiumBoth
Platform support
OS support
CursorWindows
VSCodiumWindows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64)
Base platform
Cursor-
VSCodiumVS Code fork
Extensibility
Extensibility
CursorExtension marketplace
VSCodiumExtension marketplace
DX
LSP / DAP support
Cursor-
VSCodium
Remote / dev-containers
Cursor
VSCodium
Integrated debugger / profiler
Cursor-
VSCodium
Code intelligence depth
CursorIDE-grade
VSCodiumIDE-grade
Built-in git integration
Cursor
VSCodium
AI
Built-in AI
CursorNative
VSCodiumNone
Licensing
Openness
CursorClosed
VSCodiumOpen-source
Pricing
Pricing model
CursorPer-seat subscription
VSCodiumFree

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

VSCodium

VSCodium provides a community-maintained, MIT-licensed build of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor. It distributes the same core functionality as VS Code but without telemetry, tracking, or Microsoft-specific customizations, available pre-built for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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 ↗

VSCodium

FreeFree tier

Free, open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cursor
VSCodium
macOS
Cursor
VSCodium
Windows
Cursor
VSCodium
Linux
Cursor
VSCodium
CLI
Cursor
VSCodium
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cursor
VSCodium
Self-hosted
Cursor
VSCodium

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

VSCodium

Not documented yet.

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

Cursor vs VSCodium: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale