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Cursor vs Keploy

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
Cursor
Coding
Keploy
Coding
TaglineAI-first VS Code fork — chat, edit, and agentic coding in one IDE.Open-source AI testing platform that records real API traffic and replays it as regression tests in CI.
CategoryCodingCoding
PricingFreemium· Free hobby; Pro $20/mo; Business $40/moFreemium· Free playground (30 suites, 5 AI credits/mo); Pro $24/user/mo; Enterprise custom
ModelClaude / GPT (configurable)—
Editorial score9.5 / 10—
Use cases
codingrefactorsagentic editsIDE
api-testingregression-testingmock-generationci-coverageintegration-testing
Pros
  • Best-in-class multi-file edits
  • Choice of underlying models
  • Composer agent is genuinely useful
  • Tab completion is faster than Copilot
  • eBPF traffic capture means no code changes or SDK to install
  • Auto-generates mocks for downstream dependencies
  • Apache 2.0 core with strong community (15k+ stars)
  • Polyglot support across Go, Java, Python, Node, Rust, PHP, Ruby
  • AI fills coverage gaps beyond recorded traffic
Cons
  • Heavier than vanilla VS Code
  • Pricing creeping up
  • Some extensions lag VS Code
  • eBPF capture is Linux-centric; macOS/Windows dev loops are weaker
  • Record-replay only covers traffic patterns it actually sees
  • AI credits on the free tier are limited (5/month)
Websitecursor.comkeploy.io
Pick Cursor if
  • ✅ Best-in-class multi-file edits
  • ✅ Choice of underlying models
  • ✅ Composer agent is genuinely useful
  • ✅ Tab completion is faster than Copilot
Pick Keploy if
  • ✅ eBPF traffic capture means no code changes or SDK to install
  • ✅ Auto-generates mocks for downstream dependencies
  • ✅ Apache 2.0 core with strong community (15k+ stars)
  • ✅ Polyglot support across Go, Java, Python, Node, Rust, PHP, Ruby
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