Cursor vs Devin
Independent side-by-side comparison — trust scores, security compliance, legal risk, and community signals.
Cursor
2026-W14
38/100
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Devin
2026-W14
25/100
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★ WINNER
Trust & Risk Scores
| Category | Cursor | Devin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 38/100 | 25/100 | ◀ |
| Security Score | 65/100 | 30/100 | ◀ |
| Legal Risk Score | 85/100 | 15/100 | ▶ |
| Financial Stability | 90/100 | 98/100 | ▶ |
| Integration Score | 45/100 | 90/100 | ▶ |
Compliance & Security
| Certification / Feature | Cursor | Devin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | ✅ | ✅ | = |
| ISO 27001 | ❌ | ❌ | |
| GDPR | ⚠️ | ❌ | ◀ |
| HIPAA | ✅ | ❌ | ◀ |
| SSO | ✅ | ✅ | = |
| IP Indemnification | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
Community Signals
| Signal | Cursor | Devin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Mentions | 10 | 2 | ◀ |
| Negative Mentions | 20 | 29 | ◀ |
Pros & Cons
Cursor
✅ Pros
- Powerful multi-file refactoring and code generation capabilities.
- Highly-valued 'BugBot' feature for automated pull request reviews.
- SOC 2 Type II compliance provides a baseline for enterprise security.
- Extremely well-funded and financially stable vendor.
❌ Cons
- Prohibitively expensive and unpredictable usage-based pricing model.
- Critical security deficiencies in default account settings.
- Ambiguous data training policy creates significant IP and confidentiality risk.
- No IP indemnification for AI-generated code.
- Polarizing new UI (Cursor 3) is considered a regression by many users.
- History of CVEs related to remote code execution.
Devin
✅ Pros
- Demonstrates a unique capability for end-to-end autonomous task completion.
- Vendor is exceptionally well-funded, ensuring long-term product viability.
- Integrates directly with GitHub/GitLab, submitting standard pull requests that fit into existing developer workflows.
❌ Cons
- Poses a critical, unacceptable legal risk due to the lack of IP indemnification.
- Terms of Service do not guarantee customer ownership of generated code.
- Default data policy allows the vendor to use proprietary customer code for model training.
- community feedback suggests room for improvement in provide standard enterprise security and compliance documentation (e.g., public SOC 2 report).
- Significant public evidence suggests real-world performance is far below marketing claims.
Segment Fit
| Segment | Cursor | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| Startup (1–50) | Caution | Caution |
| Midmarket (50–500) | Caution | Caution |
| Enterprise (500+) | Caution | Caution |
📋 Our Assessment
Devin leads this comparison with a trust score of 25/100 vs 38/100.
For security-conscious teams, Cursor has the stronger compliance posture (65/100 vs 30/100).
Read full reports: Cursor Report → | Devin Report →