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HeyGen 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

HeyGen is listed under Video AI and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only HeyGen is available on Web, iOS and Android 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 HeyGen if

  • You want a tool built for Avatar-presented training and explainer videos.
  • Free plan with no time limit, though capped at 3 videos a month.
  • Video Translation with voice preservation and lip-sync in 175+ languages.

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
HeyGen
Best for business
HeyGen

Features

19 features compared.

  • AI Studio
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Avatars
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Video Translation
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Video Agent
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Multiple input types
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Voice cloning
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Interactive video and SCORM export
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Developer API
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Identity verification and moderation
    HeyGen
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    HeyGen
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

HeyGen plans

  • Free

    $0

    3 videos per month, up to 1 minute each

    • 1 custom avatar
    • 500+ stock avatars
    • 30+ languages
    • Up to 3 Photo Avatars
    • 1 voice clone
    • Standard processing

  • Creator

    Most popular

    $29/month

    600 credits per month, videos up to 30 minutes

    • Watermark removal
    • Unlimited Photo Avatars
    • Voice cloning
    • 175+ languages and dialects
    • Credit rollover
    • 700+ stock avatars
    • Fast processing

  • Pro

    $49/month

    From 1,000 credits per month, videos up to 30 minutes

    • Everything in Creator
    • 4K export
    • Faster processing
    • Customizable monthly usage
    • All advanced AI models
    • Editing of translated scripts

  • Business

    $149/month

    1,500 credits per month plus $20 per extra seat, videos up to 60 minutes

    • Team seats
    • Workspace collaboration
    • SAML/SSO
    • Centralized billing
    • 5+ custom avatars
    • Interactive video
    • SCORM export
    • LMS integrations
    • Credit packs or auto-reload

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales

    • No maximum video length
    • SCIM provisioning
    • MFA
    • Invoice billing
    • Priority support
    • Dedicated customer success manager
    • Custom onboarding

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.

HeyGen
8.3overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Avatar Realism & Lip Sync

    HeyGen
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Video Translation

    HeyGen
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    HeyGen
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.8
    HeyGen
    7.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Developer & Team Features

    HeyGen
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    HeyGen
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    HeyGen
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    HeyGen
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    HeyGen
    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

HeyGen

Pros

  • Free plan with no time limit, though capped at 3 videos a month
  • Video Translation with voice preservation and lip-sync in 175+ languages
  • Text-based editor with Brand Kit, captions and multi-user editing
  • Custom avatars and voice cloning on every plan, including Free
  • Public API with CLI and MCP server, and iOS and Android apps
  • Business plan adds SAML/SSO, SCORM export and LMS integrations

Cons

  • Free plan limits videos to 1 minute and 3 per month
  • 4K export and advanced AI models need Pro at $49 per month or higher
  • Credit-based pricing makes the cost of a video depend on model, length and complexity
  • Business starts at $149 per month plus $20 for each extra seat
  • Android app is stated as available in the U.S. only

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

Integrations

HeyGen

5 integrations
  • ChatGPT
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • n8n
  • HubSpot

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

  • Company
    HeyGen
    HeyGen
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    HeyGen
    2020
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    HeyGen
    Los Angeles, CA
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    HeyGen
    30M+
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    HeyGen
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is HeyGen better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. HeyGen is built for Avatar-presented training and explainer videos. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

HeyGen: Create avatar videos from text and translate them into 175+ languages. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place. HeyGen is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

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

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

Which is cheaper, HeyGen 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.