Cursor vs sgl-project

Cursor and sgl-project both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

sgl-project (rank #278) holds a narrow lead over Cursor (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (46 vs 40). The gap of 6 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), sgl-project is clearly ahead of Cursor. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), sgl-project is clearly ahead of Cursor. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), sgl-project is clearly ahead of Cursor. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Cursor is clearly ahead of sgl-project. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), sgl-project is slightly ahead of Cursor.

Cursor carries 44,397 GitHub stars across 8 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 41 external contributors on record. sgl-project shows 38,333 stars across 26 public repos, 20 active in the last 90 days and 349 external contributors.

Cursor is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. sgl-project looks better where code quality is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.