I use Grok, Grok Imagine, Cursor, and Grok Bot to take an app idea from research
Evidence comparison
Cursor vs GitHub
Across all dates, 52 tracked creators have mentioned Cursor, compared with 116 for GitHub.
Mentions can include recommendations, criticism or sponsorship. They do not establish current use.
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Public switch records: Cursor to GitHub
0Public switch records: GitHub to Cursor
Cursor
Developer Tools
What it does
AI-first code editor (a VS Code fork) with built-in chat, codebase-aware edits and agentic coding.
52 creators · all time23 mentions / 30 days92% organic · all time
- All-time public mentions
- 130
- Pricing
- freemium
- Tracked since
- 11 Jun 2026
- Website
- cursor.com
Public mentions by creator · all time
Mentions over the past 12 weeks
GitHub
Developer Tools
What it does
Git hosting and collaboration platform for source code, issues, pull requests and CI.
116 creators · all time103 mentions / 30 days97% organic · all time
- All-time public mentions
- 503
- Pricing
- freemium
- Tracked since
- 11 Jun 2026
- Website
- github.com
Public mentions by creator · all time
Mentions over the past 12 weeks
Affiliate links · Werbung›
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All-time totals and creator mention counts include every public receipt, with no date limit. Organic share excludes mentions with unclear sponsorship. The 30-day counts reflect the latest score update. A zero switch count means no switch with a public source is available here; it does not prove that nobody switched.
Recent public mentions and sources
Cursor
Title: Millionaire vs Billionaire AI Tools 💰🤖#ai #chatgpt #claude #gemini #perplexity #copilot #cursor
GitHub
Nine GitHub repos that help you build better apps, create beautiful websites, find jobs and learn faster.
Joking aside, I was at @github universe earlier this week
Is there a newer or better option?
Other Developer Tools tools creators are actually adopting — beyond Cursor and GitHub, by real momentum.
Creators with public mentions of both tools
Questions, answered with receipts
How many creators have mentioned Cursor and GitHub?
Across all dates, 52 tracked creators have mentioned Cursor, compared with 116 for GitHub.
Which creators have public mentions of both Cursor and GitHub?
Creators with public mentions of both tools include Trakin Tech, freeCodeCamp.org, Kevin Stratvert.
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