Cognition vs Cursor: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 26 companies use Cognition and 97 use Cursor. 1 company uses both, including Fox. Cursor leads among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Oct 8, 2026: 121 of 123 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.
Who uses Cognition, Cursor, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
25
use only Cognition
1
company uses both
96
use only Cursor
25 companies use only Cognition, 96 use only Cursor and 1 uses both, out of the 122 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 5, 2026.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 2, 2026.
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company | First public proof, Cursor |
|---|---|
 Fox | On or before Feb 2026 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Cognition, Cursor or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Cognition onlyBothCursor only
More common with Cursor
- DevTools & Infrastructure10 of the 11 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Cursor.
- Fintech & Payments5 of the 6 Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool use Cursor.
- HR & Recruiting5 of the 6 HR & Recruiting companies on usedby that use either tool use Cursor.
Source: confirmed and observed usedby lines. Job-post signals, the weakest proof level, are left out of these shares.
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
CognitionCursorWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Questions about Cognition and Cursor
Which is used more, Cognition or Cursor?
Cursor has more customers on usedby: 97 against 26 for Cognition.
Do companies use both Cognition and Cursor?
Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including Fox.
Who uses Cognition?
26 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Cognition.
Who uses Cursor?
97 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Cursor.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.