Cursor vs Make

AI-native code editor — VS Code fork with deep AI integration
vs. Visual workflow automation (formerly Integromat) — deeper than Zapier

Cursor website ↗Make website ↗

Pricing tiers

Cursor

Hobby (Free)

Free. Limited Agent requests + Tab completions. No credit card.

Free

Pro

$20/month. Extended Agent limits, frontier models, MCPs + skills + hooks, cloud agents.

$20/mo

Teams

$40/user/month. Shared chats + commands + rules, centralized billing, RBAC, SAML/OIDC SSO.

$40/mo

Pro+ (Recommended)

$60/month. Everything in Pro + 3x usage on OpenAI, Claude, Gemini.

$60/mo

Ultra

$200/month. 20x usage multiplier + priority access to new features.

$200/mo

Enterprise

Custom. Pooled usage, SCIM, AI code tracking API + audit logs, priority support.

Custom

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Make

Free

$0. 1,000 operations/month. 3,000+ apps. Basic support. Min 15-min scheduling interval.

Free

Core

$9/mo. 10,000 operations. Unlimited active scenarios. Sub-minute scheduling. API access.

$9/mo

Pro

$16/mo. 10,000 operations. Priority execution. Custom variables. Full-text log search.

$16/mo

Teams

$29/mo. Team roles. Scenario templates. Share with team.

$29/mo

Enterprise

Custom. Custom functions, 24/7 support, overage protection, advanced security.

Custom

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Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing hobby on Cursor vs free on Make.

Metric	Cursor	Make
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Cursor · 15 features

Agent Mode — Autonomous multi-file editing + tool use. Runs terminal commands with confirmati…
Background Agents — Run agents in the cloud to tackle longer tasks async.
BugBot (PR reviews) — AI reviewer on GitHub PRs.
Chat (⌘L) — Conversational chat with codebase context.
Cmd-K Inline Edit — Highlight code + ⌘K → natural language edit instruction.
Codebase Indexing — Embedding-based semantic search over your codebase.
Composer — Multi-file edit sessions with full context.
.cursorrules / Project Rules — Custom system prompts per project to steer the AI.
MCP Support — Add Model Context Protocol servers to extend agent capabilities.
Privacy Mode — Data never used for training; zero-retention routing.
Skills & Hooks — User-defined skills library + lifecycle hooks.
Tab (multi-line completion) — Predictive completions including next-edit suggestions.
Team Shared Context — Share chats, commands, rules across team.
VS Code Extension Compat — Most VS Code extensions work via the marketplace.
YOLO Mode — Auto-approve all agent actions (for trusted workflows).

Make · 16 features

3,000+ Apps — Huge integration catalog.
Custom Apps SDK — Build your own app integrations with Apps SDK.
Custom Functions (Ent) — Enterprise-only: define reusable functions.
Custom Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.
Data Stores — Make-native DB for cross-scenario state.
Data Structures — Shared schemas for mapping.
Error Handlers — Per-module error routes (rollback, resume, ignore).
Execution Log — Per-operation input/output detail.
Formula Editor — Rich formula language for data transformation.
HTTP Module — Generic HTTP client — call any API.
Iterator + Aggregator — Loop over arrays + collect results.
Make AI Agents — Autonomous AI agents that invoke Make modules as tools.
Router — Branch scenarios into multiple paths with conditions.
Scenario Templates — Pre-built templates + community marketplace.
Scheduling — Sub-minute scheduling on paid. 15-min min on Free.
Visual Scenario Editor — Node-based canvas with curved connections.

Developer interfaces

Kind	Cursor	Make
CLI	Cursor CLI	Make CLI (for Apps SDK)
SDK	—	Apps SDK
REST	—	Make API
MCP	Cursor MCP support	Make MCP
OTHER	Cursor Desktop App, Cursor Rules (.cursorrules), Privacy Mode	Custom Webhooks, Make Web Editor

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