Zed vs Programming Helper vs Cursor vs Aider

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

Your tool
Zed
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Competitor 1
Programming Helper
Competitor 2
Cursor
Competitor 3
Aider
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
Make main Remove
Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
Make main Remove
Competitor Aider
aider.chat
AI pair programming in your terminal
Make main Remove
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.2Mvisits/mo
4.6Kvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
317.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 18.1%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 15.9%
6-month growth
+26.6%
+40.4%
-1.8%
-12.7%
Global rank web
#47,672
#3,812,090
#15,584
#140,509
Avg. last 3 months
1.5M
5K
4.4M
378.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
48%
57%
48%
Pages / visit
2.8
1.3
2.4
2.0
Visit duration
1m 56s
16s
1m 36s
55s
Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
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● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
ZedProgramming HelperCursorAider
01.2M2.3M3.5M4.6MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MProgramming 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 · 4.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9K1K10K100K1M10MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MProgramming 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 · 4.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9KNov '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
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Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
AudioCodeImagesTextWeb pages
Output
Code
CodeText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantSQL Query Builder
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
5
6
7
8
Coding
Debugging
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Development
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Code testing
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Git commands
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Refactoring
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Terminal commands management
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Code autocompletion
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Regex
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SQL queries
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Code explanations
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Code reviews
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Terminal
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Code documentation
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SQL
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
0
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Prompts
0
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3
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Verified listing
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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.