Alternatives to Windsurf

These tools sit near Windsurf. Compare features and pricing before you switch.

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Alternatives

Devin: The cloud agent Windsurf hands off to.
Cursor: Independent local AI editor if you do not want the Devin stack.
Claude Code: Anthropic's local-plus-cloud agent outside Cognition.

Devin

Development Tools

Cognition's cloud software agent. Core is $500/month. A $20 Devin A//2 seat exists. Desktop product is Windsurf.

#AI Agent

2000000DR: 82AS: 80

Cursor

Development Tools

Anysphere's AI IDE: Individual $20, Pro $40, Teams $40/user. Cloud agents and Bugbot are billed on top of the seat.

#Cursor

1748000DR: 75AS: 78

Claude Code

Development Tools

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for terminal, IDE, desktop, and browser. Reads the repo, edits files, runs commands, and connects MCP, skills, and hooks.

#Claude

15900000DR: 95AS: 94