Comparison

SWE-agent vs Windsurf

On the evidence we track, Windsurf leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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SWE-agent35

★Windsurf58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SWE-agent	WindsurfLeader
vioscaleAI score	35 / 100medium · 57%	58 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$20
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	7
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://windsurf.com/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fswe-agent%2FSWE-agent&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	20,555	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	16	-
Historyrelease.history	10 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

SWE-agent35 / 100medium · 57%

Windsurf58 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

SWE-agent✓

Windsurf✓

Model

SWE-agentopen_source

Windsurffreemium

Price level

SWE-agentfree

Windsurfmid

Starting price

SWE-agent–

Windsurf$20

Transparent

SWE-agent✓

Windsurf✓

Integrations

Count

SWE-agent1

Windsurf7

Security

Certifications

SWE-agent–

WindsurfSOC 2 Type II

Gdpr

SWE-agent–

Windsurf✓

Soc2

SWE-agent–

Windsurf✓

Trust center

SWE-agent–

Windsurfhttps://windsurf.com/security

Vulnerabilities

SWE-agentCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fswe-agent%2FSWE-agent&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Windsurf–

Adoption

Dependent repos

SWE-agent0

Windsurf–

Github stars

SWE-agent20,555

Windsurf–

Activity

Commits last 30d

SWE-agent0

Windsurf–

Release

Cadence days

SWE-agent16

Windsurf–

History

SWE-agent10 items

Windsurf–

License

Spdx

SWE-agentMIT

Windsurf–

Language

Primary

SWE-agentPython

Windsurf–

Market

Availability

SWE-agentAvailable worldwide · HQ US

WindsurfAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

SWE-agent4 items

Windsurf7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Coding Agents
Capability	SWE-agent	Windsurf
Capabilities
Architecture model	CLI tool aider	Vs code extension cline
Terminal bash execution and self correction loops	✓	✓
Mcp model context protocol integration	✗	✓
Bring your own key byok API support	✓	-
Multi file diff generation and automated apply	✓	✓
Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search	✗	-
Browser automation support for visual qa	✗	✓
Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise	✗	✓
Rag on external documentation urls	✗	-
Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio	✗	-
SOC2 type ii	✗	✓
Mit or apache permissive oss license	-	-
Pricing model	Bring your own key free	Usage based cloud

Capabilities

Architecture model

SWE-agentCLI tool aider

WindsurfVs code extension cline

Terminal bash execution and self correction loops

SWE-agent✓

Windsurf✓

Mcp model context protocol integration

SWE-agent✗

Windsurf✓

Bring your own key byok API support

SWE-agent✓

Windsurf-

Multi file diff generation and automated apply

SWE-agent✓

Windsurf✓

Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search

SWE-agent✗

Windsurf-

Browser automation support for visual qa

SWE-agent✗

Windsurf✓

Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise

SWE-agent✗

Windsurf✓

Rag on external documentation urls

SWE-agent✗

Windsurf-

Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio

SWE-agent✗

Windsurf-

SOC2 type ii

SWE-agent✗

Windsurf✓

Mit or apache permissive oss license

SWE-agent-

Windsurf-

Pricing model

SWE-agentBring your own key free

WindsurfUsage based cloud

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

SWE-agent

A research tool that enables language models like GPT-4o or Claude to autonomously identify and fix issues in GitHub repositories or execute custom coding tasks. Built for flexibility and research extensibility by teams at Princeton and Stanford universities.

Independently observed

Windsurf

Leader

A desktop IDE that orchestrates local and cloud-based AI agents, enabling developers to coordinate multiple tasks, review code changes, and ship projects from a single integrated workspace.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

SWE-agent

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Windsurf

Leader

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $0/month with free tier. Paid plans from $20/month.

FreeFree
- Light quota to code with agents
- Limited model availability
- Unlimited inline edits
- Unlimited Tab completions
Pro$20/month
- Increased quotas with frontier models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, SpaceXAI, open source)
- Full model availability
- Free use of SWE-2
- Access to cloud agents (Devin Cloud)
- Purchase extra usage at API pricing
Max$200/month
- Everything in Pro, plus significantly higher quotas
TeamsContact sales
- Up to 200 users
- Share and collaborate
- Centralized billing and admin dashboard
- Priority support and dedicated account management
- SAML/OIDC SSO
- +2 more

as of 2026-09-29verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	SWE-agent	Windsurf
WindowsPlatforms	-	✓
LinuxPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Windows

SWE-agent–

Windsurf✓

Linux

SWE-agent–

Windsurf✓

CLI

SWE-agent–

Windsurf✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

SWE-agent–

Windsurf✓

Self-hosted

SWE-agent–

Windsurf✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

GitHub

SWE-agent

1 total - 0 not shared

GitHub

Independently observed

Windsurf

Leader

8 total - 7 not shared

Slack
Jetbrains IDEs
Teams
Linear
Jira
GitLab
Bitbucket

Independently observed

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