Visual Studio

Visual Studio

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About

Cursor is an AI coding agent and development platform for building ambitious software faster. The platform lets developers hand off tasks to agents that can build, test, demo, and prepare features for review. Cursor supports autonomous and parallel agent workflows, including cloud agents that can work on multiple tasks across repositories. It runs across the editor, terminal, Slack, and GitHub, helping teams automate coding, code review, PR workflows, and repetitive engineering work. Cursor also lets users choose from leading AI models for different tasks, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI, and Cursor. Built for developers, engineering teams, and enterprises, Cursor helps accelerate software development while keeping humans focused on decisions and review.

About

Microsoft Visual Studio is the industry-leading integrated development environment (IDE) for building modern applications across desktop, mobile, cloud, and web. It empowers developers to write, refactor, debug, test, and deploy software faster with intelligent assistance powered by GitHub Copilot and AI-driven workflows. With Agent Mode, developers can automate repetitive coding tasks, optimize performance, and receive contextual help directly in the IDE. The suite includes Visual Studio 2022, the comprehensive IDE for .NET and C++ development on Windows, and Visual Studio Code, the lightweight, cross-platform editor supporting JavaScript, Python, and dozens of other languages. Visual Studio integrates seamlessly with Azure, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines, enabling teams to collaborate and ship code efficiently. Trusted by millions worldwide, Visual Studio provides the tools and intelligence developers need to build reliable, scalable, and secure applications from concept to release.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Developers, engineering teams, software companies, startups, enterprise engineering organizations, product teams, DevOps teams, AI coding teams, code reviewers, and technical leaders that need AI coding agents, autonomous development, cloud agents, parallel task execution, code review, CLI workflows, Slack collaboration, GitHub integration, model choice, automations, and secure software development at scale

Audience

Professional and enterprise developers, engineering teams, and software architects seeking an AI-accelerated, fully integrated development environment for building, debugging, and deploying applications across web, cloud, desktop, and mobile platforms

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$20/month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$45/user/month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Cursor is one of the best AI coding tools because it feels built around how developers actually work. It is not just autocomplete; it can understand a repo, make edits, explain code, help debug, and work through bigger tasks with an agentic workflow. I like that it combines the familiar feel of a code editor with deeper AI features like Agent mode, project rules, MCP, skills, and CLI support. That makes it useful for everyday coding, but also flexible enough for more advanced workflows. The model options and pricing controls are also helpful. Being able to choose stronger or cheaper models depending on the task makes Cursor easier to fit into a real development routine.
  • I'm a novice to intermediate programmer and I've always felt a bit overwhelmed by editors. I've been learning to code by copy and pasting a million times into chatgpt. Switching to cursor saves me so much time, and I love how easy it is to give it the context. It has this awesome feature where you can upload docs into it and it can go pull the docs when answering questions, which was one of my biggest pain points as a user when AI would give me old docs or out of date code. Another epic feature was the natural language terminal commands, which have allowed me to get through projects i previously would get stuck on.

Cons

  • I don't have any cons about Cursor. Use it daily in my development.
  • No IDE is perfect, but this one is by far my favorite. I think most of the cons lie in the limitations of the AI models right now. I think the code interpreter is a littley sketchy to use becuase it's hard to see exactly what code its suggesting I change so I ran into some issues when using it without double checking the work, but it also saved me in a couple spots I got stuck.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Powerful debugging and code navigation tools Really liked working on .NET projects using this tool Excellent IntelliSense and refactoring support Integrated Git support and extensions marketplace Professional and community editions to suit all needs

Cons

  • Heavy on system resources Long installation time Sometimes too complex for beginners

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Cursor
Founded: 2022
United States
www.cursor.com

Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
www.microsoft.com

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Categories

Agentic AI Supported
AI Code Generators Supported
AI Code Review Supported
AI Coding Agents Supported
AI Copilots Supported
AI IDEs Supported
Code Editors Supported
IDE Supported
Pair Programming Supported
Vibe Coding Supported

Categories

AI IDEs Supported
Code Collaboration Supported
Code Editors Supported
Game Development Supported
IDE Supported
Pair Programming Supported
Unit Testing Supported

IDE Features

Code Completion Not Supported
Compiler Not Supported
Cross Platform Support Supported
Debugger Not Supported
Drag and Drop UI Not Supported
Integrations and Plugins Not Supported
Multi Language Support Not Supported
Project Management Not Supported
Text Editor / Code Editor Supported

Game Development Features

2D Supported
3D Supported
Analytics Supported
Animation Not Supported
Asset Management Not Supported
Drag & Drop Not Supported
eCommerce Not Supported
IT Asset Management Supported
Network Management Not Supported
Physics Not Supported
Player Management Not Supported
Prototyping Not Supported
Virtual Reality Not Supported

Integrations

Code Time Supported
GitHub Copilot Supported
Grok Code Fast 1 Supported
Koi Supported
Koidex Supported
ZeroPath Supported
BidSparq Supported
Conspecta Supported
GPT-5.5 Supported
Gemini 3.8 Flash Supported
Google Antigravity Not Supported
Grok Bot Supported
Jtest Not Supported
MemPalace Supported
MintMCP Supported
NuGet Not Supported
OpenSpec Supported
Rocket Visual COBOL Not Supported
Tencent Hy Supported
Visual Studio Code Live Share Not Supported

Integrations

Code Time Supported
GitHub Copilot Supported
Grok Code Fast 1 Supported
Koi Supported
Koidex Supported
ZeroPath Supported
BidSparq Not Supported
Conspecta Not Supported
GPT-5.5 Not Supported
Gemini 3.8 Flash Not Supported
Google Antigravity Supported
Grok Bot Not Supported
Jtest Supported
MemPalace Not Supported
MintMCP Not Supported
NuGet Supported
OpenSpec Not Supported
Rocket Visual COBOL Supported
Tencent Hy Not Supported
Visual Studio Code Live Share Supported
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