Cursor is developed by **Anysphere**, a startup founded in 2022 by MIT graduates who set out to create a more intelligent programming environment. Their mission is to improve the developer experience by deeply integrating AI into the coding workflow—making it faster, more intuitive, and more collaborative.
Bolt.new is an ultra-fast, AI-enhanced coding platform that feels like a fusion of a REPL, terminal, and intelligent IDE—all in your browser. It’s built for speed, simplicity, and experimentation, giving developers and learners a playground to test, iterate, and build without setup friction. Think of it as the lightning-fast scratchpad for your code—fueled by AI.
Replit is more than just an online coding platform—it's an AI-powered development environment designed to make building, deploying, and collaborating on code faster and easier than ever. With a powerful set of tools including its AI coding assistant, Ghostwriter, Replit is revolutionizing the way developers, students, and startups write software.