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Devin 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

Devin and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) are both Coding AI tools. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 8.2 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Devin is available on Web, CLI and Slack App and offers an API. 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 Devin if

  • You want a tool built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes.
  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session.
  • Runs many sessions in parallel.

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
Devin
Best for business
Devin

Features

20 features compared.

  • Cloud agent sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Parallel sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Devin Review
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Wiki
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Automations
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Team integrations
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Git providers
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Devin CLI
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Devin API
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Model choice
    Devin
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Devin
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Devin plans

  • Free

    $0

    Light quota to code with agents

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

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Individual plan with increased quota

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

  • Max

    $200/month

    Individual plan 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
    • Sharing and collaboration
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales; billed in ACUs

    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Centralized enterprise admin controls
    • Dedicated account management
    • VPC deployment option
    • Highest 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.

Devin
8.2overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Autonomous Task Completion

    Devin
    8.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Code Quality

    Devin
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Integrations & Workflow Fit

    Devin
    8.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Devin
    8.2
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.4
    Devin
    7.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Multi-agent Management

    Devin
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Devin
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Devin
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Devin
    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

Devin

Pros

  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session
  • Runs many sessions in parallel
  • Connects to Slack, Teams, Linear, Jira and three major git hosts
  • Includes PR review, repository Wiki and Automations
  • Pro starts at $20 per month, much lower than the retired $500 Team plan
  • Enterprise options include SSO and a VPC deployment

Cons

  • Quota amounts for Pro and Max are not published
  • Extra usage is billed at API pricing, so heavy use is hard to predict
  • Max costs $200 per month, and Teams adds $40 per month per full dev seat
  • No publicly released mobile app
  • Cloud sessions need repository access, which some teams will not allow

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

Integrations

Devin

8 integrations
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • PagerDuty

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Devin better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Devin is built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Devin: Autonomous cloud software engineer that takes tickets through to tested pull requests. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Devin 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.