Cursor vs Grafana

The AI sidekick that makes you feel like a coding wizard, until it hallucinates your entire codebase meets the dashboard wizard that turns your metrics into beautiful, actionable art—if you can survive the panel configuration maze. Here's our take.

Cursor

Nice Pick

The AI sidekick that makes you feel like a coding wizard, until it hallucinates your entire codebase.

Pros

• Full codebase context
• Multi-file edits
• Built on VS Code
• Claude/GPT-4 support
• Seamless AI integration for code generation and refactoring
• Built on VS Code, so it feels familiar with a modern twist
• Natural language queries that actually understand your code context

Cons

• $20/month
• Can be slow
• Learning curve
• AI suggestions can be confidently wrong, leading to debugging nightmares
• Requires a stable internet connection, so offline coding is a no-go

Grafana

The dashboard wizard that turns your metrics into beautiful, actionable art—if you can survive the panel configuration maze.

Pros

• Unmatched flexibility for visualizing time-series data from any source
• Vast plugin ecosystem for integrations with tools like Prometheus and Elasticsearch
• Real-time alerting that actually works without breaking the bank

Cons

• Steep learning curve for custom panels and complex queries
• Can get sluggish with too many dashboards or heavy data loads

The Verdict

Use Cursor if: You want full codebase context and can live with $20/month.

Use Grafana if: You prioritize unmatched flexibility for visualizing time-series data from any source over what Cursor offers.

The Bottom Line

Cursor wins

The AI sidekick that makes you feel like a coding wizard, until it hallucinates your entire codebase.