Assembla vs Cursor Origin

Assembla8.4Visit Cursor Origin8.1Visit

Higher score Assembla #4 in Git Hosting Services 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Assembla

vs

Cursor Origin #6 in Git Hosting Services 8.1/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Cursor Origin

• Assembla fits best

  Teams needing hosting plus project planning

• Cursor Origin fits best

  Cursor-centered development teams

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Side by side

Feature	Assembla 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Cursor Origin 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.1
Ranking	#4 in Git Hosting Services	#6 in Git Hosting Services
Best for	Teams needing hosting plus project planning	Cursor-centered development teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12.50/user/mo (best)	$20/user/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	5 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Assembla 1/3 · Cursor Origin 0/3
Built-in CI/CD	—	—
Built-in wiki	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Merge queue	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Artifact storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Git LFS storage	10 GB	Not checked yet
SSO support	Saml	Saml_scim
Our review
Pros	Git LFS, file locking, reviews, and branch controls Built-in tickets, wikis, sprints, and milestones REST API plus Jenkins, Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations	Standard Git support for cloning, pushing, and pulling repositories Pull requests, code browsing, search, review, and merge workflows Integrations with GitHub, Vercel, Buildkite, Depot, and Cursor agents
Cons	No free plan is available No built-in CI/CD workflow engine Starter pricing requires annual billing	No free plan or separate Origin-only price Early beta availability may limit production suitability No native CI/CD; builds rely on external integrations
Our verdict	Assembla is a managed source-code hosting platform for teams using Git, Git LFS, SVN, or Perforce. Its Git tools cover hosted repositories, merge requests, code review, inline comments, review voting, branch protection, access controls,… Read the review →	Cursor Origin is a web-based Git forge for storing and sharing code, aimed at teams that center development around Cursor. It supports Origin repositories, standard Git operations, GitHub mirroring, code browsing and search, repository… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Assembla — where it wins

  • Git LFS, file locking, reviews, and branch controls
  • Built-in tickets, wikis, sprints, and milestones
  • REST API plus Jenkins, Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • No built-in CI/CD workflow engine
  • Starter pricing requires annual billing

• Cursor Origin — where it wins

  • Standard Git support for cloning, pushing, and pulling repositories
  • Pull requests, code browsing, search, review, and merge workflows
  • Integrations with GitHub, Vercel, Buildkite, Depot, and Cursor agents

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan or separate Origin-only price
  • Early beta availability may limit production suitability
  • No native CI/CD; builds rely on external integrations

• Assembla8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  A paid Git host for teams that want code management and planning in one workspace.

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• Cursor Origin8.1/10 · Paid

  Git hosting for teams building around Cursor's agents and workflows.

  Visit Cursor OriginFull verdict →