AI Tools Directory

Reviews and comparisons of essential tools for AI professionals. Honest assessments, no sponsored content.

All Tools Code Editors LLM Frameworks Vector Databases Model Providers MLOps

Head-to-Head Comparisons

Cursor vs GitHub Copilot

Which AI coding assistant should you invest in learning?

LangChain vs LlamaIndex

RAG frameworks compared: when to use each.

Pinecone vs Weaviate

Vector databases for production AI applications.

AI Code Editors & Assistants

Cursor

AI-First Code Editor

The VS Code fork built around AI from the ground up. Multi-file editing, Claude & GPT-4 integration, and the "Composer" feature for complex refactors.

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GitHub Copilot

AI Pair Programming

Microsoft's AI coding assistant with deep GitHub integration. The most widely adopted AI coding tool with excellent autocomplete.

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Windsurf

AI Code Editor

Codeium's AI-native editor. Strong free tier and "Cascade" for multi-file understanding. Good Cursor alternative.

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Replit

AI Development Platform

Browser-based IDE with AI assistant. Great for quick prototypes and learning. Instant deployment included.

LLM Frameworks & Libraries

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LangChain

LLM Application Framework

The most popular framework for building LLM applications. Chains, agents, memory, and integrations with everything.

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LlamaIndex

Data Framework for LLMs

Purpose-built for RAG. Better data ingestion and indexing than LangChain. Ideal when your main task is knowledge retrieval.

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CrewAI

Multi-Agent Framework

Build teams of AI agents that collaborate. Simpler API than AutoGen, good for agentic workflows.

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DSPy

Prompt Programming

Stanford's framework for programmatic prompting. Automatic prompt optimization. Research-grade but production-ready.

Vector Databases

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Pinecone

Managed Vector DB

The market leader in managed vector databases. Easy setup, excellent performance, but can get expensive at scale.

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Weaviate

Vector Search Engine

Open-source with managed option. Built-in vectorization, hybrid search, and great GraphQL API.

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Chroma

Embedding Database

The easiest vector DB to get started with. Perfect for prototypes and small-to-medium production workloads.

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pgvector

PostgreSQL Extension

Add vector search to your existing Postgres. No new infrastructure. Good enough for most use cases.

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