Windsurf alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to Windsurf is Roo Code at 63/100. Windsurf itself ranks #6 of 12 in ai coding agents. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.
Ranked alternatives to Windsurf
- 1Roo Codevs Windsurf →
An AI agent that accepts code tasks from chat platforms, writes and tests fixes in isolated sandboxes, and opens pull requests for review
low · 44% - 2PearAIvs Windsurf →low · 21%
- 3vs Windsurf →
- 4SWE-agentvs Windsurf →medium · 57%
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Why these ones
An alternative here means a product in the same category as Windsurf (AI Coding Agents), ranked by the vioscaleAI composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.
Generated . See the method for how the composite is built, and why we are independent.