Cursor vs Factory: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 97 companies use Cursor and 18 use Factory. 3 companies use both, including Nvidia, Adobe, and Doordash. Cursor leads among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Oct 8, 2026: 114 of 115 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 Cursor, Factory, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
94
use only Cursor
3
companies use both
15
use only Factory
94 companies use only Cursor, 15 use only Factory and 3 use both, out of the 112 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 2, 2026.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 5, 2026.
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company | First public proof, Cursor |
|---|---|
 Nvidia | On or before Jan 2026 |
 Adobe | On or before Oct 2025 |
 Doordash | On or before Feb 2026 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Cursor, Factory or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Cursor onlyBothFactory only
More common with Cursor
- DevTools & Infrastructure10 of the 10 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Cursor.
- Fintech & Payments5 of the 7 Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool use Cursor.
- Artificial Intelligence4 of the 5 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Cursor, 1 of them alongside Factory.
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.
Cursor
FactoryWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Questions about Cursor and Factory
Which is used more, Cursor or Factory?
Cursor has more customers on usedby: 97 against 18 for Factory.
Do companies use both Cursor and Factory?
Yes. 3 companies use both on usedby, including Nvidia, Adobe, and Doordash.
Who uses Cursor?
97 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Cursor.
Who uses Factory?
18 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Factory.
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.