Cursor vs Programming Helper vs Augment Code vs Continue

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
Programming Helper
Competitor 2
Augment Code
Competitor 3
Continue
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
Competitor Augment Code
augmentcode.com
Augment Code is an agentic software development company whose Cosmos platform runs software agents across the development lifecycle.
Competitor Continue
continue.dev
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent that was built by a community of developers and has since been acquired by Cursor.
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
4.6Kvisits/mo
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410.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 17.6%
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▼ 16.6%
6-month growth
-1.8%
+40.4%
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-24.4%
Global rank web
#15,584
#3,812,090
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#106,338
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
5K
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539.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
48%
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48%
Pages / visit
2.4
1.3
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2.4
Visit duration
1m 36s
16s
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1m 44s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
CursorProgramming HelperAugment CodeContinue
01.2M2.3M3.5M4.6MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4K1K10K100K1M10MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Free
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month
Free
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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Standard $20/moBusiness $100/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
CodeText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
7
6
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3
Coding
Code reviews
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Code testing
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Development
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Regex
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SQL queries
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Agents
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Code explanations
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Debugging
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Refactoring
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Testing
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Code documentation
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Cve monitoring
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SQL
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Terminal commands management
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
no ratings yet
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Upvotes
▲ 1
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Saves
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Reviews
0
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Prompts
3
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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.