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Replit vs Cursor

Cursor is made for engineers. Replit lets the whole team make apps.

Cursor is a coding app for engineers. On Replit, people in product, design, operations and finance describe an app and get one that works, already hosted and connected to their tools. Engineers can open the same project and change the code.

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Two colleagues working through a question on a laptop at a sunlit shared desk in an open office.
Made for both

One project for people who code and people who don’t.

For everyone

Start from a description

  • Describe the app and get one that works, with nothing to install or set up first.
  • Every app comes with sign-ins, a database and hosting.
  • Connect Stripe, Slack, HubSpot, Google Workspace, Notion and 450+ more.
  • Publish in a click to a replit.app address or your own domain.
For engineers

Work in the same code

  • Edit the code directly in the workspace, or work through Git and GitHub.
  • Hand Agent the busywork and review what it changed.
  • Choose from the models your admins have approved.
  • Apps run in isolated environments, keys stay hidden, and admins can require a security scan before anything is published.
Same project

A designer’s fully functional app and an engineer’s change land in one project, so it doesn’t need to be rebuilt between the first version and the one customers use.

Side by side

Who each one is made for, and what comes with it.

What you get with Replit and with Cursor
What your team getsReplitCursor
People who don’t write code can make a working appOn Replit, you describe the app and get one that works, with its data and hosting already set up and no code to write.YesIn part
Tools for engineers to write and change codeOn Replit, engineers and Agent work in the same project the live app runs from.YesYes
Hosting and publishing includedCursor sends apps to other hosting companies, such as Vercel and Netlify. Replit hosts the app itself, on a replit.app address or your own domain.YesThrough partners
Database and user sign-insReplit includes both, ready to use, in the same project.YesBring your own
Replit DesignMake screens, slides and charts for product reviews in the same project as the app.YesNot offered
Connections to business toolsReplit’s connections, from Stripe to Google Workspace, are built into the apps people make.450+Developer tools
SSO, SCIM and audit logsOn Replit, they cover publishing and the live app, not just the code.YesYes
Published apps in your own cloudReplit can run the apps your team publishes, or all of Replit, in your company’s own Azure, Google Cloud or AWS account.Azure, Google Cloud or AWSNot a host
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The path

From a product idea to an app customers or colleagues use.

The same four steps on both. Replit includes every step in one project. With Cursor, most steps need something extra: a tool to sign up for, a person to bring in or a task someone has to do.

  1. 01

    An idea in plain words

    Replit: Included
    Cursor: Included
  2. 02

    A working app to click through

    Replit: Included
    Cursor: 2 extras needed
    • person: Someone who codesCursor is a coding app, so the person using it has to be comfortable working with code.
    • task: Code reviewChanges are read and approved like any engineering work before anyone else sees them.
  3. 03

    Live, with sign-ins and a database

    Replit: Included
    Cursor: 2 extras needed
    • tool: A hosting providerCursor doesn’t host apps, so you pick, set up and pay for a separate host.
    • tool: Database and sign-in servicesSaved data and logins come from more services that someone wires into the code.
  4. 04

    Under one set of company controls

    Replit: Included
    Cursor: 2 extras needed
    • task: Policies in each serviceAccess rules are set again in the host, the database and the sign-in service, one by one.
    • task: Separate audit trailsEach service keeps its own log, so reviewing who did what means checking several places.

Replit4 steps, one project, everything included.

Cursor4 steps, 6 extras — 2 tools, 1 person and 3 tasks to set up and keep running.

ReplitOne project, start to finish

  1. An idea in plain words

    Included

  2. A working app to click through

    Included

  3. Live, with sign-ins and a database

    Included

  4. Under one set of company controls

    Included

4 steps, one project, everything included.

CursorExtras needed

  1. An idea in plain words

    Included

  2. A working app to click through

    2 extras needed
    • person: Someone who codesCursor is a coding app, so the person using it has to be comfortable working with code.
    • task: Code reviewChanges are read and approved like any engineering work before anyone else sees them.

  3. Live, with sign-ins and a database

    2 extras needed
    • tool: A hosting providerCursor doesn’t host apps, so you pick, set up and pay for a separate host.
    • tool: Database and sign-in servicesSaved data and logins come from more services that someone wires into the code.

  4. Under one set of company controls

    2 extras needed
    • task: Policies in each serviceAccess rules are set again in the host, the database and the sign-in service, one by one.
    • task: Separate audit trailsEach service keeps its own log, so reviewing who did what means checking several places.

4 steps, 6 extras — 2 tools, 1 person and 3 tasks to set up and keep running.

Enterprise controls

IT controls that cover the live app, not just the code.

Replit hosts the app as well as making it, so IT’s controls cover who can publish, which AI models each team can use, what gets logged and where the app runs.

  • Workspace settings

    One policy, approved exceptions

    Set a rule once for the whole company, approve a different value for one team, or hand a setting to that team’s admin, including which model providers and models each workspace can use.

  • Audit logs

    A record of who changed what

    More than 65 event types across publishing, sign-ins, secrets, connectors, domains and Agent activity, streamed to Datadog, Splunk, Amazon S3 or any webhook.

  • Bring your own cloud

    Run it in your own cloud

    Host published apps, or all of Replit, in your company’s own Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud or AWS account, on a private network. For the people making apps, nothing changes: they still click Publish.

  • Checks before publishing

    Safer apps by default

    Every app runs in its own isolated environment with separate development and production databases, keys stay hidden, and admins can require a security scan before anything is published.

  • Identity and compliance

    SOC 2 Type II, SSO and SCIM

    People sign in through your identity provider, and accounts are added and removed automatically as they join or leave.

  • Admin and Compliance APIs

    Usage and prompts on request

    Pull usage, members and projects into your own reports with the Admin API (beta), and retrieve the full text of prompts people send for compliance review.

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Why teams add Replit

What changes when product and design teams can make apps themselves.

Ideas tested before they reach the roadmap.

Product, design and operations show a working version instead of a spec, so engineers spend their time on what has already proved itself.

  • Working prototypes
  • Less waiting on engineering
  • Fewer handoffs
  • Hosting included

  • Live the day it’s made

    Hosting, a database and sign-ins come with every app, so nobody has to set up servers before people can use it.

  • Something to click in reviews

    Replit Design gives product and design teams screens, slides and charts that people can click through.

  • One place for IT to manage

    Admin settings, audit logs and sign-in rules apply to the code, the live app and where it runs.

  • 450+ business connections

    Stripe, Slack, HubSpot, Google Workspace, Notion and hundreds more, plus custom connectors for internal systems.

Try it on an idea your product team has been waiting to test, with a complimentary trial.

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By the numbers
countries. Operating at global scale.
connectors and custom integrations.
years of running code in the cloud
Customers

86% of the Fortune 500 use Replit. Join the world’s best teams.

  • Microsoft
  • Amazon
  • Adobe
  • Boeing
  • Dropbox
  • Visa
  • American Express
  • PayPal
  • U.S. Bank
  • Western Union
  • S&P Global
  • Plaid

Trusted by enterprise teams to build real workflows.

  • “…our teams can design and build with our closest partners live, turn instant feedback into measurable wins…”

    Doug RodermundPrincipal Product Manager at Zillow

  • “By integrating with Lakebase and Databricks Apps, we're combining Replit's capabilities with trusted enterprise data and governance, helping teams move from idea to production faster and more securely than ever.”

    Ali GhodsiCEO of Databricks
  • 85%efficiency gain on compliance audits

  • “Replit gives our teams the 'superpowers' to prototype and scale internal solutions in hours rather than weeks, ensuring our operations are as innovative as the products we build.”

    Shauna GeraghtySVP, Global People and Talent at Talkdesk
  • BPO, consulting and IT servicesRoktDetection automation
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Let product, design and operations make the apps they need.

See how product, design and operations could work alongside your engineers in one project. You'll leave with:

  1. 01Use cases matched to your priorities
  2. 02Answers on your security and governance requirements
  3. 03A rollout and adoption plan, with pricing

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