# Cursor alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 145 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cursor holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cursor/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub Copilot: 58
- Windsurf: 5
- Tabnine: 4
- Cline: 3
- Amazon Q Developer: 2
- Aider: 1

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 36 of 84 answers did not name Cursor (Cursor is #2 of 9 at 12%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 10 of those 36
- Windsurf: first choice in 3 of those 36
- Cline: first choice in 2 of those 36
- Continue: first choice in 1 of those 36

**Mid-market**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Cursor (Cursor is #4 of 11 at 2%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 15 of those 47
- Tabnine: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Windsurf: first choice in 2 of those 47
- Aider: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Claude: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 47

**Enterprise**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Cursor (Cursor is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 33 of those 62
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Tabnine: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Gemini Code Assist: first choice in 1 of those 62
- GitHub Copilot for Business/Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 62
- JetBrains AI Assistant: first choice in 1 of those 62
- OpenAI: first choice in 1 of those 62

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