Cursor vs. Spyder

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cursor
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Cursor is an IDE and code editor built for programming with AI. Cursor includes an autocomplete that predicts the next edit. Once enabled, it is always on and will suggest edits to code across multiple lines.
$20
per month
Spyder
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Spyder is a free and open source scientific environment for Python. It combines advanced editing, analysis, debugging, and profiling, with data exploration, interactive execution, deep inspection, and visualization capabilities. Spyder is sponsored by open source supporters QuanSight, and NumFOCUS, as well as individual donors.
$0
per month
Pricing
CursorSpyder
Editions & Modules
Pro
$20
per month
Teams
$40
per month per user
Pro+
$60
per month
Ultra
$200
per month
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CursorSpyder
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEvery plan includes a set amount of model usage. Additional usage is based on the models and features used. The Bugbot add-on is available at $40 per month, per user, or with Custom pricing for Enterprise customers. A discount is available for annual billing.
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CursorSpyder
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CursorSpyder
Small Businesses
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.3 out of 10
PyCharm
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.3 out of 10
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.3 out of 10
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PyCharm
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
CursorSpyder
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.5
(8 ratings)
Usability
6.9
(2 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CursorSpyder
Likelihood to Recommend
Anysphere, Inc.
It is great for non-coders who have some technology knowledge and are comfortable following Cursor's instructions to build and deploy a webapp. Good prompting skills are needed. It is not for those who are not comfortable looking at raw codes. Cursor also is not very creative when it comes to user interface design.
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Open Source
Spyder is an open-source Python IDE designed for the movement of data science work. Spyder comes with an Anaconda package manager distribution, so depending on your setup you may have installed it on your machine.
Spyder includes most of the "standard IDE" features you can expect, such as a strong syntax code editor, Python code rendering, and an integrated text browser.
Spyder is used when we want to develop a code that is useful and able to explore proper documentation of the code that has been written. We use Spyder to perform data-related operations like filtration, cleaning, and enhancing the data qualities. There some cases where it is less appropriate like working in an environment, creating dashboards of data visualizations and plots.
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Pros
Anysphere, Inc.
  • state-of-art IDE
  • Best LLMs one click away
  • Code suggestions very easy to use
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Open Source
  • Provides wider screen to read and write code and flexibility to adjust size as per requirement.
  • While running the code it provide the variable overview and memory overview
  • Lightweight and easily available in Anaconda Navigator
  • Multiple compilation options are available
  • Works well for data analytics, Django, Flask and Fast API frameworks
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Cons
Anysphere, Inc.
  • Very complex user interface
  • As it generate codes for additional features, it sometimes affects existing funtions
  • Black interface hard to read
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Open Source
  • Colors in code format
  • Add a broadcast to share the project with friends
  • Contains more than one important language such as Python
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Usability
Anysphere, Inc.
Really easy to use; we've been replacing all other IDEs for it now. As it is a fork of Visual Studio Code, we transitioned to it in a very smooth way, and now our development process is faster than ever. It supports a bunch of languages and we don't need to have a webpage with an LLM open now because it is all with Cursor.
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Open Source
It is fairly straightforward to use. Pretty much good to go as soon as you install it. The IDE itself is very user friendly, and it is only limited by whatever limitations Python has as a language. Great for those who want to run their scripts quickly or do some Python programming without fussing.
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Support Rating
Anysphere, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Open Source
Most of data scientists or data engineers are either using ec2 on the cloud or Atom or PyCharm locally. It is a bit hard to find people who are still using Spyder and have the sight of the IDE and can help you to answer your question.
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Alternatives Considered
Anysphere, Inc.
Softr's chat AI is less sophisticated. However, it is great for building simple database-driven webapps. I have used it together with Airtable to build a very simple webapp. It is drag and drop. Vercel V0's chatAI is faster and more friendly. The user interface is also more visually appealing and user friendly. It is comparable to Cursor though I have only used V0 briefly so have not gone through the learning curve.
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Open Source
I think Spyder doesn't stack up as well as other IDEs due to its many limitations. But it is available for free and that is one advantage it has over its competitors
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Return on Investment
Anysphere, Inc.
  • Development speed increased at least 25%
  • The result of the final Product is better than before/without it
  • We use it as a standard now
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Open Source
  • It has helped me learn python quickly
  • The ability to generate figures quickly and interact with them is helpful
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