Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot comes out ahead of Cursor on 4 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.
The verdict
GitHub Copilot takes it, 4–0 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, GitHub Copilot takes 4 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 reviewers say on g2
Choose GitHub Copilot if…
- • You want GitHub Copilot's edge on what it costs to start and what the top individual plan costs
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startGitHub Copilot wins
GitHub Copilot wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What the top individual plan costsGitHub Copilot wins
GitHub Copilot wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3What a team seat costsGitHub Copilot wins
GitHub Copilot wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4What customers say on TrustpilotGitHub Copilot winsCursor5/10
1.5 out of 5
TrustScore from 337 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.5 out of 5, against 1.9 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
GitHub Copilot wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 5Trying it before you payTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- $20, against $10
- $200, against $100
- $40, against $19
- 1.5 out of 5, against 1.9 out of 5
- 1.9 out of 5, against 2.8 out of 5
- 3.8 out of 5, against 3.9 out of 5
- 4.5 out of 5, against 4.8 out of 5
- 4.7 out of 5, against 4.8 out of 5