Windsurf
An AI-powered code editor and IDE plugin that automates coding tasks while keeping developers in control of their workflow
- Also known as
- windsurf
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Windsurf?
Windsurf is a development environment available as both a standalone editor and plugin for Jetbrains IDEs, enabling users to work with AI agents for code generation, testing, and debugging. It supports collaboration with cloud-based agents and integrates with existing developer tools.
Windsurf pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free for individuals; Windsurf Pro paid tier available; Enterprise via contact
Free
FreeFor individuals
Pro
Paid subscription for professional use
Enterprise
Contact salesBuilt for scale, security, and compliance
What Windsurf does
The capabilities that matter for ai coding agents, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture model
- 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
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Web
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (3)
Independently observed- GitHub
- Slack
- Jetbrains IDEs
Windsurf alternatives
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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Windsurf, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.05 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 45 | 0.07 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.08 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.04 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Architecture model: vs_code_extension_cline · Browser automation support for visual qa: Yes · Multi file diff generation and automated apply: Yes · Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise: Yes · Terminal bash execution and self correction loops: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-21 · 75% |