Agent mode is what hooked me. I describe what I need — a new screen, a database migration, a full component — and it writes the whole file, not just a snippet. What makes it actually useful is that it reads the rest of my codebase first. It already knows my folder structure, my naming, my patterns. I don't explain context every time.

I'm a civil engineer and surveyor, not a professional dev. I had ideas for years but couldn't execute them alone. Cursor changed that. It's the first tool that made those ideas real — actual working software, deployed, used by people. That's not something I could say before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cost adds up fast when you're in a heavy build session. I've hit my Pro limits on intense days and had to slow down or wait. For a solo developer or someone doing this as a side project, that's a real friction point. Not a dealbreaker, but it's something you feel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cursor has been my “AI Command Center” since late 2024.

I can do pretty much everything in one place: pick whichever AI tools fit my needs, orchestrate my workflow, and integrate other useful applications into it. I mostly use the interface to visualize the code, and when I have too many agents running, I just switch views. I’m not stuck with a single layout; I can alternate depending on what I need at the moment.

The software never feels slow. It’s consistently smooth and has a premium feel. The price is competitive too: the yearly plan is $16, and the “Auto” mode is generous—coding 3 hours a day still isn’t enough to burn through all the quotas.

Onboarding is straightforward: install it, add your project, and you’re done. Auto-tab was my first real “wow” moment, because it saves me from copy-pasting the same thing N times throughout my code. Overall, the AI integration is the smartest I’ve used so far, especially compared with other well-known “AI agent coding” tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the newer updates can be annoying. Before, Cursor would receive around two updates per day on average, sometimes even more. It’s better now that they’ve reduced the frequency, but some updates still feel too big, and the UI/UX keeps changing. As a result, my shortcuts no longer work the same way, and my workflow gets disrupted for a while.

I don’t think the product needs more enhancements right now; it mainly needs more stability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AI is integrated into every aspect of Cursor, and I like how all those integrations make sense and make development easier. Switching between plan/debug/agent mode is intuitive. I appreciate how models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Cursor are available for use, allowing me to choose the best model for each task. Composer 2.5 is extremely affordable and very comparable to other frontier models.

The way that getting assistance from agents is integrated into every part of the tool is super helpful - from the terminal, separate agent interface, and even the integrated browser. It's transformed the way that I write software, letting me focus on the interesting parts (architecture and system design) instead of the more mechanical parts of implementation.

New features are constantly being released and improved upon, and it does a good job of onboarding. Documentation is extensive and helpful, and new models and features often come with promotional periods so you can try them out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a couple of edge cases that make some things frustrating, especially with regards to multi-repo and teams features. Specifically, internal plugins and local plugin development have some issues where custom rules, commands, and agents aren't loaded as they should be.

It also isn't always clear which rules and skills are being applied. They've recently greatly improved the interface to show where the tokens in the context window are coming from, so something similar to see information about skills and rules would be great.

Finally, every time you open a new window, MCP servers are automatically enabled. If you have a lot and you only want to conditionally use some, you have to remember to go turn them on/off. Some way of remembering that or a quicker way of toggling that perhaps.

Performance is generally great, but the interface for entering a git commit message sometimes is extremely delayed - but only there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really enjoy how fast and straightforward it is to pick from a wide range of AI models. I also appreciate that the subscription includes more API usage than I expected for what I paid, and that there’s built-in review functionality that lets me have another AI agent double-check any code changes made.

As someone who used to use VSCode, I love that its built on it and didn't take much work to move over to it. The UI is similar because of that and any extensions I had also work for it too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to integrate your own AI models or even self-hosted ones is lacking and could be simplified. I saw that deepseek had lowered their costs so wanted to use it in cursor but found that they had removed it as an option and I had to add it myself by entering a specific name. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The project's understanding capabilities that Cursor can display are very good, and the interface is simple and well-made, almost like a wrapper for VS Code. The plugins, skills, MCPs, and rules work well on a daily basis. However, performance is a somewhat delicate point: it consumes a lot of memory. Regarding the price, I believe the PRO plan suits me well for 20 dollars. I never needed support, and overall, the features, available models, and integrations work perfectly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This new feature where, every time I open the Cursor, it opens in the agents window, I find it terrible. I wish there was an option to choose which default I want to use, instead of it always opening this way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Switching from a classic IDE like VS Code to Cursor feels very natural. The Agent interface integrates seamlessly and gives you a wide selection of models to work with (or for you) at a moment’s notice. And if you don’t want or need to look directly at your code, you can use the Agents view instead. It’s closer to a traditional chat interface and still lets you work across multiple projects in parallel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cursor is an Electron app, and that comes with the downside of being very RAM-hungry when it runs for a long time; similar to Chrome and other Electron-based apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Cursor for my everyday programming and coding sections, and it helps a lot on my projects. It's very simple to use with a great learning curve, and it's similar to other famous IDEs like VSCode. The interface is straightforward, and I can explore deeper to get the most out of Cursor. It's fantastic for switching between different models and modes, with everything very integrated and simple to use. The fact that it's well integrated with AI and offers great subscription values that are cost-effective for using AI on projects led my team to switch from VSCode to Cursor. Additionally, the initial setup was straightforward, with self-explanatory buttons that made it easy to sync my other projects. I totally recommend Cursor and have already done so multiple times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maybe it is not very well explained which models are best for what you're doing, because there is quite a lot of models, but I don't really know which one is the best for what I'm doing. Maybe just a little info about what the model is best for, like this model is best for coding generation, this other model is best for design and stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Cursor at my organizer for writing code, and it's like our default IDE. Cursor helps me analyze the code, write it better, debug and fix bugs, and even fix the build. I find it indispensable for coding. I really like its ease of effect, with the IDE and chat being inbuilt, so there's no need to switch back and forth. It creates the context and remembers everything, and it's fast, allowing me to switch models easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So there is a thing like I have integrated Cursor with my Jira and conference MCP server. But almost every time, it loses the context and asks me again to link them, and it takes time. If there are more connectors that we can connect the Cursor to and sometimes, like, the chat window gets freeze. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like to be able to change from agent to planner, to debugger, tu multitasker, to ask mode,, this make is easy and clear, I like composer 2.5 becoming more capable AI with good performance , i like the overall IDE, easier for me to work than from a terminal, and i like that there is a lot a easy accessible setting, I find the pricing very expensive but i am learning to work with it more to use the right tool/model at the right time. the intergration are easy to use, just ask and crusor installes them, never really contacted support except one for a billig question, got a response right away, good service . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Other than sometimes composer make mistakes ,, that i have to fix with opus.. i like all, need to select what to ask composer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The speed of the Composer models & the possibility to run prompts in ||.

The pricing is quite fair too. Regarding the UI I like the leading placement of the chat conversations and the management of || chats.

Integrations - I like the possibility to let Composer do some extra tasks directly with the DB or the servers.

Onboarding - it was easy to set everything on my own or with some tips from the community.

AI features - the fact that Composer helps in configuring the IDE & resolving issues is outstanding - this is the way apps should go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My main issue so far was that the .git folder messes up with iCloud sync daemon. Some files disappear & reappear in my project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.