Roo Code is 100% cheaper
than Cursor
$0/mo (Open source (BYO API key)) vs Cursor Pro at $20/mo — covering 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro plan at $20/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Open source (BYO API key): 0 USD/monthly.
Cursor costs $20/mo on the Pro plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Roo Code covers 75% of the 4 capabilities compared against Cursor. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Roo Code | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous coding agent | ✓ | ✓ |
| Frontier model choice | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/OIDC) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Cursor has that Roo Code lacks.
- SSO (SAML/OIDC) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/OIDC).Missing from Roo Code.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Open source (BYO API key) | Free |
| Cloud — Up to 10 users | $49/mo |
| Cloud — 11–50 users | $249/mo |
| Cloud — 51–100 users | $499/mo |
| Cloud — 100+ users | Contact sales |
| Self-hosted — Up to 10 users | Free |
| Self-hosted — 11–50 users | $249/mo |
| Self-hosted — 51–100 users | $499/mo |
| Self-hosted — 100+ users | Contact sales |
| Hobby | Free |
| Pro | $20/mo |
| Teams Standard | $40/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Pro+ | $60/mo |
| Ultra | $200/mo |
| Teams Premium | $120/seat/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Roo Code than Cursor?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Open source (BYO API key) vs $20/mo on Pro. That is $240 a year.
What does Roo Code lack compared with Cursor?
SSO (SAML/OIDC) — 1 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Cursor: 2026-08-26; Roo Code: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://cursor.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://cursor.com/pricing#main (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Roo Code data last verified 2026-09-07