Compare Amazon Q Developer and Cursor on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both AI Coding tools, Freemium pricing to decide which fits your team.
At a Glance
Amazon Q Developer
Cursor
Primary category
AI Coding
AI Coding
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free (Pro plan from $19/user/month)
Free
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Windows
Mac, Windows
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Yes
Yes
Public API
Yes
Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Amazon Q Developer
Free — $0/month monthly
Pro — $19/user/month monthly
Cursor
Hobby — Free N/A
Individual — $16/month monthly
Teams — $32/user/month monthly
Enterprise — Custom annual
Pros & Cons
Amazon Q Developer
Pros
Free tier available with no cost to start
Deep integration with AWS services and the AWS Management Console
Agentic capabilities go beyond autocomplete into test generation and code review
Supports legacy application modernization (.NET and Java transformation)
Cons
Deepest value is realized within the AWS ecosystem, less compelling for non-AWS shops
Free tier usage limits (50 agentic interactions/month) are relatively low for heavy users
Per-user Pro pricing can add up for larger engineering teams
Cursor
Pros
Deeply integrated, codebase-aware AI agent rather than a bolt-on chat sidebar
Access to multiple frontier models instead of being locked to one provider
Familiar VS Code-based interface with compatible extensions and shortcuts
Free Hobby tier makes it easy to try before committing to a paid plan
Cons
Usage-based billing changes have previously caused unexpected charges for some users
Heavy agentic use can consume model usage quickly, requiring plan upgrades
Enterprise-grade governance features require a custom-priced Enterprise plan
Ongoing acquisition by SpaceX introduces some uncertainty about the product's long-term roadmap and ownership
Use Cases
Amazon Q Developer
AI-assisted coding — Get real-time code suggestions and completions while writing software in supported IDEs.
Legacy application modernization — Use application transformation features to port .NET applications or upgrade Java versions at scale.
Automated code review and testing — Use agentic capabilities to generate unit tests and perform code reviews automatically.
Cursor
Individual developer productivity — Solo developers use Cursor's Tab autocomplete and Agent mode to write and refactor code faster inside a familiar VS Code-based editor.
Team code review automation — Engineering teams use Bugbot to automatically flag likely bugs in pull requests before human review.
Enterprise-governed AI coding — Large organizations deploy Cursor Enterprise with SCIM, audit logs, and access controls to safely roll out AI coding assistance across many engineers.