Zed vs Visual Studio Code vs Runcell

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
Visual Studio Code
Competitor 2
Runcell
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for Zed: Cursor88% GitHub Copilot82% Claude Code80% Windsurf78% Google Antigravity76% Qoder74% Aider72% Amazon Q Developer70%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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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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Competitor Runcell
runcell.dev
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.2Mvisits/mo
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176.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 18.1%
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▲ 4.1%
6-month growth
+26.6%
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+13.2%
Global rank web
#47,672
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#279,476
Avg. last 3 months
1.5M
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168.7K
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
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45%
Pages / visit
2.8
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1.8
Visit duration
1m 56s
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45s
Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
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● Direct 73% · ● Referral 27%
ZedVisual Studio CodeRuncell
0462K923.9K1.4M1.8MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9K10K100K1M10MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MRuncell · 52KRuncell · 99.5KRuncell · 144.1KRuncell · 154KRuncell · 156.3KRuncell · 140.4KRuncell · 170.3KRuncell · 159.2KRuncell · 170KRuncell · 176.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
Free
$20per month · free tier available
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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Hobby FreePro $20/moPro+ $60/moUltra $200/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
DataText
Output
Code
Code
CodeData
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeResearch & AnalyticsAI Coding AssistantAI For Data Analytics
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
5
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2
Coding
Code autocompletion
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Vs code
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Debugging
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Development
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Coding instructor
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Git commands
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Community on aitoolstime
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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