1 alternative to Zed

Zed is a AI product. The community recommends 1 alternative: 0 open source, 0 self-hostable and 0 free to use. They are ranked by community votes, ratings and favorites, with the key differences from Zed highlighted.

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About Zed

Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Open source · AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0
Self-hostable

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Cursor

Available on Windows, macOS, Web, and Linux

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    Cursor

    开发工具

    Cursor is a proprietary AI-assisted IDE built on Visual Studio Code. With a deep understanding of your project's context, it generates, refactors, debugs and documents code, significantly improving development speed and code quality.

    Subscription
    Windows
    macOS
    Web
    Linux

    Compared with Zed

    • − Closed source (Zed is open source)
    • − Not self-hostable (Zed is)
    • − Paid (Zed is free)

Zed vs. alternatives

ServiceOpen sourceSelf-hostedLicensePricingPlatformsRatingVotes
Zed
Current
YesYesAGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0————
CursorNoNoCommercialSubscriptionWindows / macOS / Web / Linux—0

FAQ

What is the best alternative to Zed?

Community-recommended alternatives to Zed include Cursor. Compare open source, self-hosting, pricing and platforms to choose.

Services in the same category that haven't been suggested as Zed alternatives yet. If one fits, add it as an alternative.

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    ChatGPT

    ChatGPT is an advanced AI language model that generates human-like text and engages in interactive conversations.

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    Lovable

    AI app builder that generates and deploys full-stack web apps from natural-language prompts.

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    Grammarly

    AI writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, clarity and tone across browsers, desktop apps and mobile keyboards.

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    runtm

    Open-source sandboxes where coding agents build and deploy. Spin up isolated environments where Claude Code, Cursor, and other agents code and deploy software.

    Self-hostable
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    Midjourney

    Subscription generative AI service that creates images and short videos from text prompts.

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    v0

    Vercel's AI tool that generates React and Next.js UI and apps from prompts and deploys them to Vercel.

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