Cursor vs Layercode vs Shortwave vs GitHub Copilot

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

Your tool
Cursor
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Competitor 1
LLayercode
Competitor 2
Shortwave
Competitor 3
GitHub Copilot
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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 LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Competitor Shortwave
shortwave.com
Shortwave is an AI email client that puts an assistant inside the inbox.
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Competitor GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
548visits/mo
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637.9Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 75.1%
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▲ 3.7%
6-month growth
-1.8%
-96.0%
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+19.3%
Global rank web
#15,584
#6,604,519
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#49
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
1.6K
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629.7M
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
36%
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36%
Pages / visit
2.4
1.0
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5.9
Visit duration
1m 36s
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6m 26s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
CursorLayercodeShortwaveGitHub Copilot
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548GitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548GitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free Trial
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$250per month · free tier available
$30per month
$4per month · free tier available
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
AudioText
DocumentsText
CodeText
Output
Code
AudioText
Text
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
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10
4
Coding
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Code reviews
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Email management
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Agents
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Assistant API building
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Debugging
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Development
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Email
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Email automation
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Email replies
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Email writing
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Refactoring
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Agent management
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Assistant development
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Code documentation
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Email enhancement
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Email tracking
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Meeting scheduling
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Node js
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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Terminal commands management
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Saves
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Reviews
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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.