Continue

- Continue vs Cursor: Continue competes primarily on openness and a bring-your-own-model approach. Cursor competes on an integrated editor experience and refined product polish. Continue may be preferable for organizations that require strict privacy controls and the ability to standardize internal agents and rules without adopting a proprietary editor fork. - Continue vs Copilot: Copilot is positioned for low-friction onboarding and a predictable subscription model. Continue can be preferred when teams need explicit control of models, data flows, or an open-source stack. - Continue vs Tabby (self-hosted): Tabby positions itself around a self-hosted assistant with explicit pricing; Continue can operate with local models as well, but community reports indicate indexing/retrieval quality may be a risk factor.