Does Cursor or Replit have a free plan?

Both do. Cursor and Replit each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.

Cursor vs Replit

A side-by-side look at Cursor and Replit: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

Choose Cursor if

Developers who want an agent editing across files, not an autocomplete in the margin
Existing VS Code users, who keep their extensions, keybindings and themes
Small teams shipping fast enough that agent usage, not headcount, is the real cost
Engineers who want to try frontier models from several vendors on the same task

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Choose Replit if

Beginners and educators teaching programming
Founders and product managers prototyping an idea without an engineering team
Hackathons and quick internal tools

Visit Replit

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Cursor, Replit

Highest editor rating

Cursor · 4.4

Key differences

Listed for Cursor but not Replit: Code completion, Code review, Desktop app, Roles & permissions and SSO / SAML.
Listed for Replit but not Cursor: AI content generation, Authentication, Custom domains, Managed database, Mobile app and 2 more.
Only Cursor lists Windows, macOS, Linux and CLI among its platforms.
Only Replit lists iOS and Android among its platforms.

Comparison of Cursor and Replit
Compare	Cursor Visit site	Replit Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	No	No
Starting price	From $20/mo	From $25/mo
Editor rating	4.4	4.0
Ease of use	Easy (4/5)	Easy (4/5)
Category	Development	Development
Pricing model	Hobby is free with limited Agent requests. Individual plans step by usage, not features: Pro $20 a month, Pro+ $60 and Ultra $200. Teams is $40 per user a month for Standard and $120 for Premium; Enterprise is custom-priced. Yearly billing saves 20 percent.	Free Starter plan with limited apps and Agent use; Core is $25 per month billed monthly (approximately $20 annually) and Teams approximately $40 per user per month. Agent, deployment and compute usage beyond included credits is billed on top.
Plans	Hobby — Free Pro — $20/user/mo Pro+ — $60/user/mo Ultra — $200/user/mo Teams Standard — $40/user/mo Teams Premium — $120/user/mo Enterprise — Custom	Starter — Free Core — $25/mo Teams — $40/user/mo Enterprise — Custom
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, CLI	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	GitHub, OpenAI, Slack	GitHub
Best for	Developers who want an agent editing across files, not an autocomplete in the margin Existing VS Code users, who keep their extensions, keybindings and themes Small teams shipping fast enough that agent usage, not headcount, is the real cost Engineers who want to try frontier models from several vendors on the same task	Beginners and educators teaching programming Founders and product managers prototyping an idea without an engineering team Hackathons and quick internal tools
Pros	Familiar VS Code base with extension compatibility Tab autocomplete predicts multi-line edits, not just the next token Agent mode handles multi-file changes and terminal commands Choice of frontier models from several providers in one editor Privacy mode and SSO for teams	Zero-setup environment: code, database, secrets and hosting in one browser tab Replit Agent produces working full-stack prototypes from a text prompt Real-time multiplayer editing suits classrooms and pair programming Mobile apps for iOS and Android
Cons	Usage allowances, not seats or features, decide the bill, so heavy agent use can push you a tier up Pricing model has changed several times, frustrating existing subscribers Agent output still needs careful review; mistakes can be subtle No plugin for JetBrains, Neovim or other editors; the editor is the product	Effort-based Agent billing makes monthly costs hard to predict Free Starter plan is tightly limited in apps and Agent use Generated apps can be hard to maintain once they outgrow the Agent Hosting and compute charges are billed on top of the subscription
AI agents	Yes	Yes
AI assistant	Yes	Yes
AI content generation	No	Yes
Authentication	No	Yes
Code completion	Yes	No
Code review	Yes	No
Custom domains	No	Yes
Desktop app	Yes	No
Git integration	Yes	Yes
Managed database	No	Yes
Mobile app	No	Yes
Real-time collaboration	No	Yes
Roles & permissions	Yes	No
SSO / SAML	Yes	No
Templates	No	Yes

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