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Artisan vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place

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Verdict

Artisan is listed under AI Agents and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 7.4 out of 10), led by value for money. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) has a free plan or trial. Only Artisan is available on Web. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Best overall

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

  • Software developers
  • Engineering teams
  • Enterprise engineering organizations
  • Teams running several coding agents

Choose Artisan if

  • You want a tool built for automating outbound prospecting, email outreach and meeting booking without adding BDR headcount.
  • Covers lead data, enrichment, sequencing, replies and meeting booking in one platform.
  • Approval, tone lock, banned phrases and escalation rules allow human oversight.

Choose Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) if

  • You want a tool built for managing multiple coding agents.
  • Free plan with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits.
  • Full IDE that stays compatible with VS Code and Windsurf extensions.
Best value
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
Best for beginners
Artisan
Best for business
Artisan

Features

19 features compared.

  • AI Lead Discovery
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Autonomous Campaigns
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Autonomous Replies and Booking
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Human-in-the-Loop Controls
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Intent Signals
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • AI Dialer Add-On
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Own-Domain Sending
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • CRM Sync
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Security and Compliance
    Artisan
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Artisan
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Artisan
    Paid
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Artisan
    No
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Artisan
    Custom
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    $0
  • Plans
    Artisan
    3 plans
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    5 plans

Artisan plans

  • Team

    Custom/custom

    For teams running their first serious outbound motion

    • ~2,500 leads contacted/mo
    • every campaign type
    • autonomous replies and meeting booking
    • 250M+ verified B2B contacts
    • Salesforce and HubSpot sync
    • CSM support and onboarding

  • Scale

    Most popular

    Custom/custom

    For teams scaling outbound across reps and segments

    • ~6,000 leads contacted/mo
    • everything in Team
    • dedicated CSM
    • CRM setup included
    • priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    For custom volume, security and rollout support

    • Everything in Scale
    • forward-deployed strategist
    • full onboarding buildout
    • dedicated strategic support
    • advanced security controls and audit logs

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) plans

  • Free

    $0

    Light quota to code with agents

    • Limited model availability
    • Unlimited inline edits
    • Unlimited Tab completions

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Increased quotas and full model availability

    • Frontier models from OpenAI
    • Claude
    • Gemini and SpaceXAI
    • Open source models
    • Free use of SWE-2
    • Devin Cloud access
    • Extra usage at API pricing

  • Max

    $200/month

    Significantly higher quotas for power users

    • Everything in Pro
    • Significantly higher quotas

  • Teams

    $80/month

    $80 per month for the team plan plus $40 per month per full dev seat

    • Everything in Pro
    • Up to 200 users
    • Shared collaboration
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales for organization-wide deployment

    • Highest priority support
    • Dedicated account management
    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Centralized admin controls
    • Dedicated deployment option

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.

Artisan
7.4overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

Artisan leads in 0 categories and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    Artisan
    7.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Artisan
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 1.3
    Artisan
    6.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Artisan
    7.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Artisan
    7.2
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Artisan
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Artisan

Pros

  • Covers lead data, enrichment, sequencing, replies and meeting booking in one platform.
  • Approval, tone lock, banned phrases and escalation rules allow human oversight.
  • SOC 2 Type II, SSO/SAML and audit logs are stated for security-conscious buyers.
  • Bi-directional Salesforce and HubSpot sync.
  • Onboarding with CSM support in a shared Slack channel on every plan.

Cons

  • No published prices or free trial; every plan requires a sales conversation.
  • Third-party sources report widely different costs, making budgeting harder.
  • The dialer is a separate per-seat add-on.
  • Web only; no public mobile app found.

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Pros

  • Free plan with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits
  • Full IDE that stays compatible with VS Code and Windsurf extensions
  • One view for managing local, cloud and third-party agents
  • Supports ACP agents such as Codex, Claude Agent and OpenCode
  • Available on macOS, Windows and Linux

Cons

  • Paid plans have daily and weekly usage quotas, and extra usage is billed at API pricing
  • Pro rose to $20 per month, and Max costs $200 per month
  • The rename and the move to devin.ai changed menus, docs and branding, and some names such as the JetBrains plugin still say Windsurf
  • Cascade was retired in favour of Devin Local, so Cascade workflows had to migrate

Platforms

  • Web
    Artisan
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Windows
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • macOS
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • iOS
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Android
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • API
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    Artisan
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported

Integrations

Artisan

3 integrations
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Slack

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

15 integrations
  • Slack
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Figma
  • Sentry
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Datadog
  • Atlassian
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Codex
  • Claude Agent
  • OpenCode

Company

  • Company
    Artisan
    Artisan AI Inc.
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    Artisan
    2023
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Artisan
    San Francisco, CA
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Artisan
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    Artisan
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Artisan better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Artisan is built for automating outbound prospecting, email outreach and meeting booking without adding BDR headcount. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

What are the key feature differences between Artisan and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

Artisan: AI employees for go-to-market teams, starting with Ava, an autonomous AI BDR. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

Does Artisan or Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) have a free plan?

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) has a free plan or trial; Artisan is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Artisan or Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

Artisan starts at Custom and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.