Cline vs Cursor
Criteria
Cline
Cursor
Tagline
Autonomous coding agent in VS Code
The AI-first code editor
Tagline
Cline: Autonomous coding agent in VS Code
Cursor: The AI-first code editor
Pricing Model
open-source
freemium
Pricing Model
Cline: open-source
Cursor: freemium
Starting Price
$0/mo
$20/mo
Starting Price
Cline: $0/mo
Cursor: $20/mo
Free Plan
Yes
Yes
Free Plan
Cline: Yes
Cursor: Yes
GitHub Stars
61.1k
32.8k
GitHub Stars
Cline: 61.1k
Cursor: 32.8k
npm Downloads/wk
—
—
npm Downloads/wk
Cline: —
Cursor: —
GitHub Forks
6.3k
2.2k
GitHub Forks
Cline: 6.3k
Cursor: 2.2k
Open Issues
739
2
Open Issues
Cline: 739
Cursor: 2
Tags
agent, vscode, open-source, byok
ai, editor, vscode-fork, agent
Tags
Cline: agent, vscode, open-source, byok
Cursor: ai, editor, vscode-fork, agent