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Cursor vs Amazon Q Developer

Amazon Q Developer comes out ahead of Cursor on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

Cursor
Cursor
6.2
Fair
1 of 6 rounds
vs
Amazon Q DeveloperWinner
Amazon Q Developer
6.9
Fair
3 of 6 rounds

The verdict

Amazon Q Developer takes it, 3–1 on rounds.

On the published figures and the independent review sites, Amazon Q Developer takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose Cursor if…

  • • You want Cursor's edge on what customers say on trustpilot

Choose Amazon Q Developer if…

  • • You want Amazon Q Developer's edge on what the top individual plan costs and what a team seat costs

Round by round

  1. Round 1What the top individual plan costsAmazon Q Developer wins
    Cursor5/10

    $200

    Ultra, per month

    • $200, against $19

    Source: developersdigest.tech ↗

    Amazon Q Developer8/10

    $19

    Pro tier is the only paid plan

    Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

  2. Round 2What a team seat costsAmazon Q Developer wins
    Cursor5/10

    $40

    Teams, per user per month

    • $40, against $19

    Source: cursor.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer8/10

    $19

    Pro tier, per user per month

    Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotCursor wins
    Cursor8/10

    1.5 out of 5

    TrustScore from 337 reviews on Trustpilot

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer5/10

    1.3 out of 5

    TrustScore from 429 reviews on Trustpilot

    • 1.3 out of 5, against 1.5 out of 5

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Cursor wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

  4. Round 4What it costs to startTie
    Cursor7/10

    $20

    the individual Pro plan, per month

    Source: cursor.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer7/10

    $19

    Pro tier, per user per month

    Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  5. Round 5Trying it before you payTie
    Cursor7/10

    Free plan

    the Hobby plan, with limited Agent requests

    Source: cursor.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer7/10

    Free plan

    50 agentic requests a month

    Source: aws.amazon.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  6. Round 6How many Trustpilot reviewsAmazon Q Developer wins
    Cursor5/10

    337 reviews

    reviews on Trustpilot, rated 1.5 out of 5

    • 337 reviews, against 429 reviews

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer8/10

    429 reviews

    reviews on Trustpilot, rated 1.3 out of 5

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Amazon Q Developer wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

Amazon Q DeveloperAmazon Q Developer

Side by side

CursorBest for what it costs to startCursor
Amazon Q DeveloperBest for trying it before you payAmazon Q Developer
Overall score
6.2
6.9
Best
Price
See price
See price
What it costs to start
7.0
6.0
What customers say on Trustpilot
5.6
5.0
Trying it before you pay
7.2
7.0
What a team seat costs
5.5
7.5
What the top individual plan costs
5.0
8.0
Head-to-head findings
What it costs to start
$20
$19
What customers say on Trustpilot
1.5 out of 5
1.3 out of 5
Trying it before you pay
Free plan
Free plan
What a team seat costs
$40
$19
What the top individual plan costs
$200
$19
How many Trustpilot reviews
337 reviews
429 reviews
What reviewers say
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How easy it is to use
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Record
Head-to-head record
1–4
1–0–1
Head-to-heads won
20 %
100 %
Rounds won
22 %
42 %
Pros
      Cons
      • $20, against $10
      • $200, against $100
      • $40, against $19
      • 1.5 out of 5, against 1.9 out of 5
      • 1.3 out of 5, against 1.5 out of 5
      • $19, against $10
      • 1.3 out of 5, against 1.9 out of 5
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