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Factory vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

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Factory

Agent-native software development platform where Droids handle full engineering tasks end to end

Paid
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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) logo

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Freemium
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Verdict

Factory 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. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) has a free plan or trial. Only Factory is available on Web and CLI and offers an API. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on JetBrains Plugin.

Best overall

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Choose Factory if

  • You want a tool built for delegating backlog tickets, automated pull request review, test generation, incident investigation and long-running refactors or migrations.
  • Covers the full delivery loop: implementation, review, testing, incident response and documentation.
  • Model independence, with a router and bring-your-own-key support for custom models.

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
Factory
Best for business
Factory

Features

19 features compared.

  • Droids
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Droid CLI
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Missions
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Automations
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Droid Computers
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Model Independence
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Human Approval Checkpoints
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Analytics
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Public API
    Factory
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Factory
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Factory
    Paid
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Factory
    No
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Factory
    $20
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    $0
  • Plans
    Factory
    6 plans
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    5 plans

Factory plans

  • Pro

    $20/month

    Individual developers

    • Desktop
    • CLI and SDK access
    • cloud and local background agents
    • billing and usage stats
    • agent-readiness dashboard

  • Plus

    $100/month

    Heavier individual usage

    • Everything in Pro
    • rolling rate limits about 5x Pro
    • Droid Computers

  • Max

    $200/month

    Highest individual usage

    • Everything in Plus
    • rolling rate limits about 10x Pro
    • early access to new features

  • Teams

    $40/user/mo

    Small teams of up to 10 seats

    • Everything in Pro for the whole team
    • centralized billing
    • plus a $60/month base fee per team

  • Business

    Custom/contact sales

    Organizations needing security and admin controls

    • SSO
    • SAML/SCIM provisioning
    • zero data retention
    • audit logging
    • model access controls
    • org-level deny lists
    • network policy

  • Enterprise

    Custom/contact sales

    Large enterprises

    • Everything in Business
    • unlimited team members
    • dedicated compute
    • on-premise options
    • sub-organizations
    • data residency
    • SLAs

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.

Factory
8.2overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Ease of Use

    Factory
    7.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Factory
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.3
    Factory
    7.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Factory
    8.2
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Factory
    8.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Factory
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Factory
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Factory
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Factory
    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

Factory

Pros

  • Covers the full delivery loop: implementation, review, testing, incident response and documentation.
  • Model independence, with a router and bring-your-own-key support for custom models.
  • Available in desktop, CLI, web and several IDEs, so work is not tied to one editor.
  • Enterprise controls including SSO, audit logging, zero data retention and on-premise options.
  • Public API and OpenAPI specification for building on top of the platform.

Cons

  • No free tier or trial is listed; the entry plan is $20 per month.
  • Usage limits are given only as multiples of Pro, so actual capacity is hard to estimate.
  • Business and Enterprise pricing is contact-sales only.
  • Droid Computers are limited to Plus and higher plans.

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

Integrations

Factory

11 integrations
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • VS Code
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • Zed

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Factory better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Factory is built for delegating backlog tickets, automated pull request review, test generation, incident investigation and long-running refactors or migrations. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Factory: Agent-native software development platform where Droids handle full engineering tasks end to end. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

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

Factory starts at $20 and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.