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Amazon Q Developer vs. Cursor

At a glance

At a glance

Amazon Q Developer

Best for

Best for AWS-native teams that want coding help wired into the AWS ecosystem.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cursor

Best for

Best for developers who want AI woven deeply into their editor with strong multi-file editing.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Amazon Q Developer Cursor
Starting price lower value Perpetual free tier; Pro $19 / user / month Pro includes 1,000 agentic requests per month. Free tier; Pro $20 / month Around $16 per month billed annually. Pro+ $60, Ultra $200, Teams $40 per user.
Free trial Perpetual free tier Free tier
Commercial use Yes Yes
Output Completions, chat and agentic requests AI-native editing with a multi-file agent (Composer)
API N/A N/A
Where it runs IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse), the command line, and the AWS Console, plus Slack and Teams Its own editor, a VS Code fork
Inline completions Yes, completions and chat Yes, Tab: multi-line edits, cross-file suggestions, missing imports, and next-edit prediction that jumps to the following edit location
Agent mode Yes, agentic requests, 1,000 per month on Pro Yes, Composer for complex multi-file refactors, with codebase understanding and .cursorrules
Model choice Latest Claude models Yes, Claude, GPT and others
Data control Pro content is not used for service improvement; opted out by default Privacy Mode, which an admin can set for a whole team or enterprise so new members inherit it; ISO/IEC 27001 and 42001 certified with a SOC 2 Type II attestation
Ecosystem fit AWS, with strong AWS API support GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, JetBrains, Slack and Linear, plus MCP servers, plugins and rules
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Not stated
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, Eclipse, GitLab, GitHub, Slack, Microsoft Teams Not stated

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Amazon Q Developer Perpetual free tier; Pro $19 / user / month Cursor Free tier; Pro $20 / month
  • Free trial Amazon Q Developer Perpetual free tier Cursor Free tier
  • Company size Amazon Q Developer Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Cursor Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Output Amazon Q Developer Completions, chat and agentic requests Cursor AI-native editing with a multi-file agent (Composer)
  • Where it runs Amazon Q Developer IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse), the command line, and the AWS Console, plus Slack and Teams Cursor Its own editor, a VS Code fork

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Amazon Q Developer

Strengths

  • Deep AWS integration
  • Perpetual free tier
  • Strong for AWS-native work

Limitations

  • General-purpose coding trails the leaders
  • Most value inside AWS

Cursor

Strengths

  • Best AI-integrated editing experience
  • Maturest AI-native IDE ecosystem
  • Multi-model choice

Limitations

  • Requires switching editors, which means IDE lock-in
  • Power tiers get expensive

Plans

Pricing

Amazon Q Developer

  • Free $0 Perpetual.
  • Pro $19 Per user per month, includes 1,000 agentic requests.
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Cursor

  • Free $0
  • Pro $20 Per month, around $16 billed annually.
  • Pro+ $60 Per month.
  • Ultra $200 Per month.
  • Teams $40 Per user.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Amazon Q Developer

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Value for money
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Cursor

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
Not rated yet
Onboarding
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Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
Not rated yet
Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Amazon Q Developer https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/ · no check date recorded yet

Cursor https://cursor.com · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.