# Funnel Teardown — cursor.com
> An evidence-based read of cursor.com's live conversion funnel, captured 2026-07-10.
> Every claim is measured from the page; each detected tactic carries the exact
> on-page string it fired on. Deterministic extraction — no LLM opinion. Read this
> to understand WHY this funnel converts (or leaks) — the persuasion principles it
> uses and the ones it's missing. It is a report to learn from, not a template to clone.
**Funnel type:** saas
**Evidence Coverage Score:** 70/100 (Partial)
**Path captured:** Homepage / Lander → Pricing
## Scorecard — where the points come from
| Category | Earned |
|----------|-------:|
| Offer clarity | 8 / 8 |
| Action path | 18 / 20 |
| Trust & proof | 6 / 11 |
| Friction reduction | 10 / 10 |
| Value reinforcement | 0 / 10 |
| Risk reversal & urgency | 0 / 0 |
## What's working — tactics in play, with proof
Each is a persuasion mechanism the funnel actually deploys; the quoted string is the on-page evidence.
- **FAQ / objection handling** — An accordion / FAQ block answering objections.
_Proof:_ `p2: Questions & Answers`
- **Proof above the fold** — Social proof rendered within the first viewport on at least one step.
_Proof:_ `home: proof in first viewport`
- **Free trial / freemium** — A free trial, free tier, or "no credit card" entry offer.
_Proof:_ `p2: No credit card required`
- **Trusted-by logo wall** — Customer/company logos or a "trusted by / used by" claim.
_Proof:_ `home: trusted by`
- **Pricing tiers** — Named plan tiers with per-month / per-seat pricing.
_Proof:_ `p2: free, $20/mo, $40/user`
- **Demo / docs entry** — A "book a demo" or documentation / API entry point.
_Proof:_ `home: Request a demo`
## What's missing — gaps for a saas funnel
Conversion tactics that apply to this funnel type but weren't found — the openings a competitor could exploit:
- **Us-vs-them comparison** — not detected. A comparison table framing the brand against alternatives.
- **Usage / adoption proof** — not detected. A count of developers / teams / companies / stars using the product.
- **Lead-capture form** — not detected. An on-page form collecting contact details (email / name / phone) outside a checkout.
## Proof language observed
The exact phrasing this funnel uses to build credibility — study the *mechanism* (specific numbers, named counts, guarantees), not the wording:
- _(none extracted)_
## Measured design signals (facts, not a style to copy)
- Palette, area-weighted from live CSS:
| Hex | Usage | Likely role |
|-----|------:|-------------|
| `#f7f7f4` | 50.8% | background |
| `#f2f1ed` | 45.6% | background |
| `#d9d5cf` | 1.1% | support |
| `#b6b9be` | 1.1% | support |
| `#e6e5e0` | 0.8% | background |
| `#ebeae5` | 0.3% | background |
| `#26251e` | 0.2% | support |
| `#e1e0db` | 0% | background |
- Type: display `CursorGothic`, body `EB Garamond` · size scale (px): 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 · radius (px): 2, 3, 4, 8, 10
## Funnel facts
- Depth reached: 2 steps
- Proof points: 0 across 0 steps
- Free-gift line items (max on a step): 0
- Discount/anchor pricing: no · Countdown: no · Subscription: no
- Price continuity lander→checkout: not detected
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_Full machine data: `tokens.json`, and the JSON bundle at api.uxxray.com. The value here is the analysis of a real competitor's funnel — what it does, what it doesn't, and the evidence for each._