Zed vs Cursor vs Lovable vs Visual Studio Code

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

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Zed
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Competitor 1
Cursor
Competitor 2
Lovable
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Visual Studio Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor Lovable
lovable.dev
Lovable is an AI builder for turning an idea into working software.
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Competitor Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com
Visual Studio Code is a free, open source code editor that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and now includes built-in AI agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.2Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
33.7Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▼ 18.1%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 0.6%
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6-month growth
+26.6%
-1.8%
-4.6%
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Global rank web
#47,672
#15,584
#1,460
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Avg. last 3 months
1.5M
4.4M
34M
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Bounce rate lower is better
42%
57%
35%
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Pages / visit
2.8
2.4
4.9
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Visit duration
1m 56s
1m 36s
6m 45s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 90% · ● Referral 6%
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ZedCursorLovableVisual Studio Code
08.8M17.7M26.5M35.3MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MLovable · 19.4MLovable · 23.2MLovable · 29.4MLovable · 30.1MLovable · 35.3MLovable · 33.6MLovable · 34.8MLovable · 34.4MLovable · 33.9MLovable · 33.7M100K1M10M100MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MLovable · 19.4MLovable · 23.2MLovable · 29.4MLovable · 30.1MLovable · 35.3MLovable · 33.6MLovable · 34.8MLovable · 34.4MLovable · 33.9MLovable · 33.7MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Starting price
Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
ImagesText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
AppsCode
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI App BuilderAI Coding AssistantAI Website Builder
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Development
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Debugging
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Code autocompletion
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Coding in VS Code
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Vs code
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Website building
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Developer tools
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Frontend development
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No-code
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Refactoring
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Backend development
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Code documentation
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Git commands
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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.