Devin vs Windsurf
Side-by-side comparison of Devin and Windsurf — features, pricing, and trade-offs.
| Devin | Windsurf | |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | Cognition's autonomous AI software engineer. | Codeium's agentic IDE — Cursor's main rival. |
| Pricing model | paid | freemium |
| Lowest paid tier | $20/mo | $15/mo |
| Launched | 2024 | 2024 |
| Best for | async delegation, ticket triage, Slack-native teams | full-stack devs, Cursor switchers, agentic coding |
| Top features | Async agent, Slack/Linear integration, Multi-task | Cascade agent, Multi-file edit, Inline chat |
Devin
Cognition's autonomous AI software engineer.
- + Truly autonomous
- + Async — works while you sleep
- + Strong on smaller tickets
- − Expensive at scale
- − Quality varies on complex tasks
Windsurf
Codeium's agentic IDE — Cursor's main rival.
- + Strongest Cursor alternative
- + Cheaper Pro tier
- + Good free tier
- − Younger ecosystem
- − Fewer extensions