Cursor vs Claude Code vs Windsurf vs Factory

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Cursor
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Claude Code
Competitor 2
Windsurf
Competitor 3
Factory
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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Competitor Factory
factory.ai
Factory is an agent-native software development platform built around autonomous coding agents called Droids.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 7.8%
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6-month growth
-1.8%
+106.6%
+122.1%
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Global rank web
#15,584
#434
#1,172,623
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Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
125.2M
26.9K
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Bounce rate lower is better
57%
64%
50%
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Pages / visit
2.4
2.2
1.3
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Visit duration
1m 36s
2m 36s
13s
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Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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CursorClaude CodeWindsurfFactory
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K10K100K1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Pro $20/moPlus $100/moMax $200/moTeams $60/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
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2
Coding
Agents
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Debugging
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Code reviews
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Development
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Terminal commands management
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Prompts
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.