Alternatives
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) alternatives
Windsurf is now Devin Desktop. If you want something else, these coding agents and AI editors do the same job.
The alternatives
- CursorAnysphere (part of SpaceX)
Pick it if you want an AI-first code editor with a free plan and cloud agents that run in parallel.
Free plan, paid from $8/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLICompare with Windsurf - GitHub CopilotGitHub
Pick it if you already work on GitHub and want its pair programmer and coding agent, with a free tier.
Free plan, paid from $10/user/month · macOS, Windows, Web, CLICompare with Windsurf - KiroAmazon Web Services
Pick it if you like to plan with specs: AWS's editor turns prompts into specs and builds with parallel agents, free with 50 credits a month.
Free plan, paid from $20/user/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, CLICompare with Windsurf - Google AntigravityGoogle
Pick it if you want Google's code editor, command-line tool and agent manager in one, free for individuals with weekly limits.
Free plan, paid from $19.99/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, APICompare with Windsurf - Claude CodeAnthropic
Pick it if you'd rather work from the terminal or your current editor with Anthropic's agent, included with paid Claude plans.
Paid from $17/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLICompare with Windsurf - ClineCline Bot Inc.
Pick it if you want an open-source agent inside the editor you already use, and to pay only for the model.
Free, paid from $9.99/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, WebCompare with Windsurf
Or stick with Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
Stick with Devin Desktop if you want a full code editor with several local and cloud agents on Mac, Windows or Linux, with a free plan.
Facts from each maker's official pages.