Comparisons

Choose Claude Code for approvals on by default and VS Code and JetBrains extensions on Claude plans. Choose Amp for threads in cloud orbs on models from several vendors. Since October 2026, Amp also runs Claude Code on a Claude plan.

Choose Cursor if engineers will work in one editor with cloud agents on the side. Choose Amp if they will steer threads from the CLI or web and run them in orbs. Then compare team spend controls, where Amp's per-user limits need Enterprise.