# Cursor CLI vs Droid CLI (slim)

> Droid CLI scores 59.1 (C) to Cursor CLI's 35.3 (F) for agent harnesses. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Droid CLI scores 59.1 (C) on agent readiness against Cursor CLI's 35.3 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Cursor CLI leads on payments & pricing. Both do agent harnesses.

- Cursor CLI: F 35.3, rank #935 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.min.md
- Droid CLI: C 59.1, rank #560 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/droid-cli.min.md
- Cursor CLI, good for Teams already on Cursor who want the same agent and rules in a terminal or CI and a hand-off to Cloud Agents. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 25 against 10. Also Free to start without a card.
- Droid CLI, good for Teams that want a terminal coding agent with tiered autonomy, command rules and an optional sandbox, and that will pay for a Factory plan. Ahead on Reliability, 49 against 27; Schema & documentation, 79 against 39; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 42; Security & auth, 63 against 46; Maintenance & community, 79 against 62; Transparency & trust, 64 against 59. Also No incidents deducted, where Cursor CLI loses 5 points for them.

| Category | Cursor CLI | Droid CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 27 | 49 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 39 | 79 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 42 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 46 | 63 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 62 | 79 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cursor CLI | Droid CLI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cursor | Factory |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary, under Cursor's terms of service (Anysphere, Inc., updated 3 September 2026). No source is published | Proprietary, under Factory's Terms and Conditions. The `droid` npm package is marked `UNLICENSED` and the public repository holds documentation only. The Python SDK is Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-03 | 2026-07-14 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-29 | 2026-08-20 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 49 stars, 7.8k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 1.5/5 (2) | none |