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Augment Code vs Cursor
Cursor is an AI-enhanced code editor, while Augment Code provides a full SDLC automation platform with agents and orchestration.
Which to pick
Pick Augment Code if you want…
- End-to-end AI-orchestrated software factories
- Integrations with GitLab or Jira (on Augment Code's list, not Cursor's)
Pick Cursor if you want…
- AI-driven coding assistants
- AI-augmented editing
- A free plan to start with (Hobby)
- Integrations with JetBrains IDEs or Vercel (on Cursor's list, not Augment Code's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Augment Code:Augment Code’s Cosmos platform orchestrates AI agents across the software delivery lifecycle, providing automated code review, ticket-to-PR, vulnerability remediation, and incident response.
- Cursor:Cursor is an AI-powered code editor that lets agents turn ideas into code across desktop, CLI, and integrations.
- Best for
- Augment Code:End-to-end AI-orchestrated software factories
- Cursor:AI-driven coding assistants
- Who it’s for
- Augment Code:Engineering teams that want AI-driven automation for the entire SDLC
- Cursor:Developers and teams who want AI assistance for coding, debugging and automation.
- Pricing
- Augment Code:Paid
- Cursor:Freemium
- Plans
- Augment Code:Standard $20/month per month · Business $100/month per month
- Cursor:Hobby Free · Individual $20 / mo. per month · Teams $40 / user / mo. per month
- Works with
- Augment Code:GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Linear, Jira
- Cursor:Slack, GitHub, Linear, JetBrains IDEs, Vercel
Augment Code features
- AI-Powered Code Review. Agents perform a substantive first-pass review of every PR within minutes, surfacing intent, architecture, and security issues.
- Ticket-to-PR Automation. Assign a ticket and the loop writes, tests, and merges the change end-to-end.
- Vulnerability Remediation. Agents map CVE blast radius and generate reviewed fixes without a war-room.
- Incident Response Coordination. Agents investigate alerts, draft timelines, and assemble context before on-call engineers join.
- Context Engine. Provides deep codebase understanding and shared memory across runs and agents.
- Native Integrations. Triggers for GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Linear, Jira and custom webhooks.
Cursor features
- Agentic coding. AI agents can generate, edit, and test code based on high-level prompts.
- Multi-surface support. Works in a desktop IDE, terminal CLI, Slack, GitHub, Linear and more.
- Cloud agents. Launch fleets of autonomous agents that run in parallel on cloud resources.
- Mission Control UI. Grid view of open windows for quick navigation and window management.
- Team rules & privacy. Define team conventions, enable privacy mode to prevent data training.
- Model selection. Choose from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI and Cursor models per task.
Augment Code vs Cursor FAQ
Is Augment Code or Cursor free?+
Augment Code is paid, from $20/month (Standard). Cursor has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $20/month (Individual).
Which is cheaper, Augment Code or Cursor?+
They start at the same price: Augment Code's Standard plan ($20/month) and Cursor's Individual plan ($20/month) cost the same.
Do Augment Code and Cursor integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list GitHub, Slack and Linear. Augment Code also lists GitLab and Jira; Cursor also lists JetBrains IDEs and Vercel.
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