2
OpenAI Codex
Included with ChatGPT plans: limited on Free and Go; included on Plus; expanded on ProOpenAI's coding agent that builds features, refactors and opens PRs from ChatGPT, an IDE extension or the Codex CLI.
Free planWebMacWindowsLinux
At a glance
| App | Price | Platforms | Pick it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor (the app you have) | Free $0/month | Mac, Windows, Linux, Web, iPhone | - |
| Claude Code | Included in Claude Pro, Max, Ultra, Team Standard and Premium | Everywhere | you need it on Android |
| OpenAI Codex | Included with ChatGPT plans: limited on Free and Go | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux | you want a close match |
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) | Free $0 | Apple | you want a close match |
| Replit | Free Mode | Web, iPhone | you are a student |
| GitHub Copilot | Free $0 | Mac, Windows, Linux, Web | you are a student |
| Warp | Free $0/month | Mac, Linux, Windows | you want a close match |
| Zed | Personal $0 forever | Mac, Linux, Windows | you want open source |
| Linear | Free plan | Everywhere | you need it on Android |
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Claude Code
Included in Claude Pro, Max, Ultra, Team Standard and Premium; not on FreeAnthropic's agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop, web or phone.
Pick it if you need it on Android.
PaidMacWindowsLinuxWebiPhoneAndroid
3
Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
Free $0; Pro $20/month; Max $200/month; Teams $80/month plus $40/month per full dev seatCognition's AI code editor, now renamed Devin Desktop, for running local and cloud coding agents with Tab autocomplete.
Free planMac
4
Replit
Free Mode; Core $20/month; Pro $100/month; Enterprise custom
Browser-based AI app builder: its Agent writes and deploys apps from plain-language prompts, with hosting, database and auth.
Pick it if you are a student and you are just starting out.
Free planWebiPhone
5
GitHub Copilot
Free $0; Pro $10/month; Pro+ $39/month; Max $100/monthGitHub's AI pair programmer and coding agent with completions, chat and agent mode in VS Code, JetBrains, GitHub and more.
Pick it if you are a student.
Free planMacWindowsLinuxWeb
6
Warp
Free $0/month; Build $20/month; Max $200/month; Business $50/user/month; Enterprise customModern terminal with built-in coding agents, plus Warp Factories for running fleets of cloud agents.
Free planMacLinuxWindows
7
Zed
Personal $0 forever; Pro $10/month after a free trial; Business $30/seat/monthFast open-source code editor written in Rust, with parallel AI agents, edit prediction, real-time collaboration and Vim mode.
Pick it if you want open source.
Free planMacLinuxWindows
8
Linear
Free plan; paid plans per userIssue tracking for software teams that is genuinely fast.
Pick it if you need it on Android.
Free planMacWindowsWebiPhoneAndroid
We matched these apps to Cursor by what they are for, who they suit and where they run, using our research on each app's official website and app store listing. We have not tested them hands-on for this page. Check the price on each app's own site before you buy.