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Gabe Perez

What is the best Vibe Coding tool so far? Bonus points if we've never heard of it!

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I might be missing some but I've been pretty much in love with @Lovable, @Cursor, @bolt.new and have been trying to use @Replit more and I honestly haven't touched @BASE44 too much but have heard good things. @chrismessina has nudged me to use @Windsurf for whenever I build another Raycast Extension!

Currently I use:
- @bolt.new / @Lovable
- @Cursor
- @Warp

Curious what everyone thinks is the top one so far!

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Julie Su

I know nothing about coding, yet I built my own food recommendation app using vibe coding—thanks to @Cursor

Abhishek Kumar

Cursor helped deploy multiple websites in very less time. v0 dev is also good for independent tasks or for preparing a boiler plate code. Quick tip: v0's design sense is better than cursor for making MVP type product.

Tulio Sousa

I voted cursor. But I do like Bolt and Replit as well...

All listed above are good software/agents, but the real deal is:

YOU NEED TO KNOW WHICH ONE WILL BE APPROPRIATE TO YOUR CURRENT PROJECT/FRAMEWORK.

As we see in LLM, each one will outperform another at a certain task/project/programming language. So you need to test and find out the most suitable for your use. My personal recommendation based on my own tests:

  • Bolt - Good for app prototype, too complicated for production/MVP, hard deploy process.

  • Replit - Not so good, but easy to MVP web apps.

  • Windsurf - tried once and then forgot about it. Not a big deal.

  • Cursor (I lobe, I like it) - Great for building landing pages, browser extensions.

  • Lovable - Good for some simple projects, easy to deploy.

  • Base44 -- never tried yet, but I do hear some people say that it is the best of them. DYOR.

  • Firebase - Easy to use, fast to deploy, good results with basically any app. It could be the best of them if it receives more attention from the project team.

Did I leave any good ones behind? Comment below👇

Chad Carrodus

Google AI studio. Absolutely crazy if you know nothing like me. GPT writes the prompts and Google code assistant does the work...oh and it's free

Mykola Kondratiuk

Great thread! I've been using Claude Code + Cursor combo for my projects.

One thing nobody mentions: the security side. AI-generated code introduces patterns that traditional static analysis misses. I've seen Claude grant FullAccess permissions when a simple read was enough, import unverified packages because they looked right, and create path traversal vulns in file upload handlers.

The tools are amazing for speed, but the "accept all" mindset is risky. Been building a scanner specifically for vibe-coded projects — the vulnerability patterns are genuinely different from human-authored code.

Would love to hear if others have run into security surprises with their AI-generated code?

Mykola Kondratiuk

Been bouncing between Cursor and Claude Code lately. Cursor for longer sessions where I need project context, Claude Code for quick scripts.

My hot take: the "best" tool depends on whether you're prototyping or building something you'll maintain. For throwaway projects, speed wins. For production code, I'd add a security scan step before deploy - AI loves to add dependencies it doesn't vet.

Kurt

cursor + claude is my go-to. i'm a tradie doing cert 4 cyber security — had zero coding experience before AI tools. used cursor to build 4 saas products in about 25 days. the context awareness is unreal once your project gets bigger, it just handles multi-file stuff way better than anything else i tried. bolt was decent for quick prototypes but cursor + claude for anything real.

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