# Cursor vs VSCodium

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** VSCodium

| Attribute | Cursor | VSCodium |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 45.7 (69% (medium)) | 51.2 (38% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 22 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 33,642 |
| 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":"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. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"What is VSCodium?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"VSCodium offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"Is VSCodium free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"VSCodium supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"What platforms does VSCodium support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. VSCodium can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://vscodium.com","question":"Can VSCodium be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. VSCodium is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/vscodium/vscodium","question":"Is VSCodium open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"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. | 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. |
| 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":"none","deployment":"both","os_support":"Windows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64)","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"oss","base_platform":"vscode_fork","extensibility":"marketplace","pricing_model":"free","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Shell |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true}` | `{"cli":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","summary":"Free, open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vscodium.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:06:47.119Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 11 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.140.06880","date":"2026-10-13T17:03:30Z","type":"stable","version":"1.140.06880"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.135.06055","date":"2026-09-09T08:19:21Z","type":"stable","version":"1.135.06055"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.126.04524","date":"2026-07-07T13:01:09Z","type":"stable","version":"1.126.04524"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.121.03429","date":"2026-05-22T22:14:58Z","type":"stable","version":"1.121.03429"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.116.02821","date":"2026-04-27T14:01:34Z","type":"stable","version":"1.116.02821"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.112.01907","date":"2026-03-20T12:01:28Z","type":"stable","version":"1.112.01907"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.11631","date":"2026-03-08T23:34:19Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.11631"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.11607","date":"2026-03-07T23:19:53Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.11607"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.11602","date":"2026-03-07T18:24:37Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.11602"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.110.01571","date":"2026-03-06T11:59:01Z","type":"stable","version":"1.110.01571"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.51242","date":"2026-02-20T18:39:01Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.51242"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.41146","date":"2026-02-16T18:37:09Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.41146"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.31074","date":"2026-02-13T18:51:47Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.31074"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.21026","date":"2026-02-11T18:55:07Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.21026"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.109.01000","date":"2026-02-10T17:01:01Z","type":"stable","version":"1.109.01000"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.108.20787","date":"2026-02-01T19:40:23Z","type":"stable","version":"1.108.20787"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.108.10359","date":"2026-01-15T00:24:56Z","type":"stable","version":"1.108.10359"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.107.18627","date":"2025-12-25T11:55:59Z","type":"stable","version":"1.107.18627"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.107.18605","date":"2025-12-24T14:11:50Z","type":"stable","version":"1.107.18605"},{"url":"https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.106.37943","date":"2025-11-26T23:56:27Z","type":"stable","version":"1.106.37943"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nixpkgs&package_name=vscodium-fhs&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (IDEs & Code Editors)

| Capability | Cursor | VSCodium |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type | Full IDE | Full IDE |
| Language scope | Polyglot | Polyglot |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | Both |
| **Platform support** |  |  |
| OS support | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux (multiple architectures: x86-64, ARM64, ppc64le, loong64) |
| Base platform | - | VS Code fork |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensibility | Extension marketplace | Extension marketplace |
| **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 | None |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Openness | Closed | Open-source |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Per-seat subscription | Free |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:08:31.391Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*