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Cursor vs Roo Code

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Cursor

The AI-first code editor built on VS Code.

  • + Familiar VS Code workflow with native AI
  • + @-mentions reduce hallucinated APIs
  • − Closed source editor
  • − Best features behind the paid tier

Roo Code

A community fork of Cline with extra modes.

  • + Richer mode set than Cline
  • + Active community development
  • − Fragmentation risk from forking
  • − VS Code only
Spec Cursor Roo Code
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Proprietary Apache-2.0
Open source No Yes
Self-hostable No Yes
MCP support Yes Yes
Pricing freemium free
Starting price $20/mo (Pro) BYOK usage cost
Models claude, gpt, gemini, custom claude, gpt, gemini, byok
Languages multi typescript
GitHub stars — 24.3k
Last activity — 2026-05-15