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Cursor vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

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Cursor

AI coding agent and VS Code-based editor for multi-file edits and cloud agents

5.0(1 review)Freemium
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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Freemium
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Verdict

Cursor and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) are both Coding AI tools. Cursor scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 8.4 out of 10), led by multi-file agentic edits. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Cursor is available on Web, iOS and CLI. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on JetBrains Plugin.

Best overall

Cursor

  • Software engineers
  • Full-stack developers
  • Engineering teams
  • Enterprises

Choose Cursor if

  • You want a tool built for Multi-file feature work, codebase-wide refactoring, delegating tasks to background agents, reviewing pull requests.
  • Familiar VS Code-based editor with extension and keybinding support.
  • Local and cloud agents that can run in parallel on multi-file tasks.

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
Cursor
Best for business
Cursor

Features

20 features compared.

  • Agents
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Cloud agents
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Tab and inline edits
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Codebase indexing
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Model choice
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Bugbot code review
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • CLI
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Slack app and iOS app
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Marketplace and rules
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Privacy mode
    Cursor
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Cursor
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Cursor plans

  • Free

    $0

    Limited usage for trying Cursor and Grok.

    • Limited usage
    • Limited chat requests
    • Limited agent requests

  • Plus

    $8/month

    Basic usage pool, Grok models only.

    • Basic shared usage pool
    • Grok models only
    • Cursor agent
    • Grok API access

  • Premium

    Most popular

    $30/month

    4x the usage of Plus, recommended for new AI users.

    • 4x Plus usage
    • Latest Grok models
    • Cloud agents and automations
    • Bugbot code reviews
    • Third-party models at API list price

  • Super

    $100/month

    15x the usage of Plus, for daily agent users.

    • 15x Plus usage
    • Everything in Premium
    • Priority model access at peak times

  • Ultra

    $200/month

    50x the usage of Plus, for power users.

    • 50x Plus usage
    • Everything in Super
    • Earliest access to new products and models

  • Teams

    $30/user/mo

    Per-seat plans with pooled admin controls; seats are Premium $30, Super $100 or Ultra $200 per user per month.

    • Premium $30
    • Super $100 or Ultra $200 seats
    • Weekly usage pool per seat
    • Centralized billing
    • Usage analytics
    • Team privacy settings
    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Team marketplace

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Invoicing, pooled usage and advanced security.

    • Invoice and PO billing
    • SCIM
    • Audit logs
    • Granular spend controls
    • Repository and MCP access controls
    • Priority support

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.

Cursor
8.7overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Inline Code Completion

    Cursor
    9.2
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Codebase Indexing & Context

    Cursor
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Cursor leads by 0.8
    Cursor
    9.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • IDE & Extension Compatibility

    Cursor
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Pricing Clarity

    Cursor
    6.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Cursor
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Editor Experience

    Cursor
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Cursor
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6

  • Value for Money

    Cursor
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

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

Cursor

Pros

  • Familiar VS Code-based editor with extension and keybinding support
  • Local and cloud agents that can run in parallel on multi-file tasks
  • Choice of models from several providers, including Cursor's own
  • Covers editor, CLI, web, Slack, iOS and PR review in one product
  • Privacy mode and SOC 2 and ISO certifications for team use

Cons

  • Third-party model usage is billed separately from the plan at API list price
  • Pricing is bundled with Grok and uses weekly usage pools, which makes costs harder to predict
  • No Android app, and the iOS app only controls local agents
  • Indexing can be heavy on very large repositories

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

Integrations

Cursor

4 integrations
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • VS Code extensions
  • MCP servers

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Cursor better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Cursor is built for Multi-file feature work, codebase-wide refactoring, delegating tasks to background agents, reviewing pull requests. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Cursor: AI coding agent and VS Code-based editor for multi-file edits and cloud agents. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place. Cursor is rated 5.0/5 from 1 user review.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Cursor 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.