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Cline 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

Cline and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) are both Coding AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Cline is available on VS Code Extension and CLI and offers an API.

Best overall

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Choose Cline if

  • You want a tool built for developers who want an open-source agent with a choice of model providers, human approval at each step, and extensibility through MCP servers.
  • Open source under Apache 2.0, with a large public community of 250+ contributors.
  • No subscription needed: pay only for inference, or bring your own API key.

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 for beginners
Cline
Best for business
Cline

Features

19 features compared.

  • Plan and Act Modes
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Multi-File Editing with Checkpoints
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Terminal and Browser Use
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Bring Your Own Model
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • MCP Servers and Marketplace
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Rules Files
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Multi-Agent Teams and Scheduling
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Headless and Chat Access
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • SDK
    Cline
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Cline
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Cline
    Freemium
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Cline
    Yes
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Cline
    $0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    $0
  • Plans
    Cline
    3 plans
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    5 plans

Cline plans

  • Open Source

    Most popular

    $0

    Free for individual developers; pay only for model inference

    • VS Code extension
    • CLI
    • MCP Marketplace
    • multi-root workspaces
    • bring your own key
    • community support

  • ClinePass

    $9.99/month

    Optional flat subscription for open coding models via the Cline provider

    • Curated open coding models
    • 2-5x usage versus standard API rates
    • 5-hour
    • weekly and monthly limits

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations needing security and administration controls

    • JetBrains extension
    • SSO
    • SLA
    • dedicated support
    • centralized billing
    • role-based access control
    • authentication 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.

Cline
8.2overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

Cline leads in 1 category and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) in 0.

  • Ease of Use

    Cline
    7.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Cline
    8.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Cline leads by 0.8
    Cline
    8.6
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Cline
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Cline
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Cline
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Cline
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Cline
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Cline
    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

Cline

Pros

  • Open source under Apache 2.0, with a large public community of 250+ contributors.
  • No subscription needed: pay only for inference, or bring your own API key.
  • Works with many model providers, including local models through Ollama and LM Studio.
  • Approval at every step, plus checkpoints and undo, keeps changes reviewable.
  • Available in VS Code, a desktop app, CLI, SDK and CI, so it fits several workflows.

Cons

  • Costs depend on token usage and are not capped on the free plan, so heavy agentic sessions can be hard to predict.
  • JetBrains support is listed as early access and as an Enterprise feature.
  • Documentation does not state specific ClinePass token or request allowances.

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
    Cline
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Windows
    Cline
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • macOS
    Cline
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • iOS
    Cline
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Android
    Cline
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • API
    Cline
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Cline
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Cline
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • VS Code Extension
    Cline
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    Cline
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • CLI
    Cline
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported

Integrations

Cline

17 integrations
  • VS Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • Telegram
  • Linear
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab
  • Ollama
  • LM Studio
  • OpenRouter
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Google Gemini

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

  • Company
    Cline
    Cline Bot Inc.
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    Cline
    2024
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Cline
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Cline
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    Cline
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Cline better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Cline is built for developers who want an open-source agent with a choice of model providers, human approval at each step, and extensibility through MCP servers. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Cline: Open-source autonomous coding agent for your editor, terminal, and CI pipelines. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

Yes, both do. Cline is freemium and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

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

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.