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v0 by Vercel 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

v0 by Vercel and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) are both Coding AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only v0 by Vercel is available on Web and iOS 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 v0 by Vercel if

  • You want a tool built for prototyping interfaces and landing pages.
  • Generates Next.js, React, Tailwind and shadcn/ui code with a live preview.
  • Built-in editor, Design Mode and GitHub pull request workflow.

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
v0 by Vercel
Best for business
v0 by Vercel

Features

20 features compared.

  • Prompt-to-app generation
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Live previews
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Built-in code editor
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Design Mode
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Git integration
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Figma and screenshot import
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • One-click deployment
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Model choice
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • v0 API and SDK
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • iOS app
    v0 by Vercel
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    v0 by Vercel
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    v0 by Vercel
    Freemium
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    v0 by Vercel
    Yes
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Yes
  • Starting price
    v0 by Vercel
    $0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    $0
  • Plans
    v0 by Vercel
    4 plans
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    5 plans

v0 by Vercel plans

  • Free

    $0

    Free access to v0, limited to 7 messages per day

    • Deploy to Vercel
    • Design Mode
    • GitHub sync
    • $5 one-time credits for new users

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $30/user/mo

    For individuals and small teams, with $30 of monthly credits per user

    • All models
    • $2 free daily credits on login
    • Shared chats
    • Purchase additional credits

  • Business

    $100/user/mo

    For teams, with $30 of monthly credits per user

    • Everything in Plus
    • Training opt-out by default
    • Centralized billing
    • Shared credit purchases

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    For large organizations, contact sales

    • Everything in Business
    • Data never used for training
    • SAML SSO
    • Role-based access control
    • Priority access with no queues
    • Support 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.

v0 by Vercel
8.4overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

v0 by Vercel leads in 0 categories and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) in 1.

  • React/Tailwind Output Quality

    v0 by Vercel
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • UI Polish

    v0 by Vercel
    8.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Full-Stack Capability

    v0 by Vercel
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.5
    v0 by Vercel
    7.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Ease of Use

    v0 by Vercel
    8.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    v0 by Vercel
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    v0 by Vercel
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    v0 by Vercel
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    v0 by Vercel
    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

v0 by Vercel

Pros

  • Generates Next.js, React, Tailwind and shadcn/ui code with a live preview
  • Built-in editor, Design Mode and GitHub pull request workflow
  • Deploys to Vercel from the same interface
  • Imports Figma designs, screenshots and existing GitHub repositories
  • Offers a REST API, TypeScript SDK and an iOS app

Cons

  • Free plan is limited to 7 messages per day
  • Credit-based billing makes monthly cost depend on model and prompt size
  • Centered on the Next.js and React stack; the full workflow assumes Vercel
  • Business costs $100 per user per month with the same $30 monthly credits as Plus
  • No Android app

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
    v0 by Vercel
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Windows
    v0 by Vercel
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • macOS
    v0 by Vercel
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • iOS
    v0 by Vercel
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Android
    v0 by Vercel
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • API
    v0 by Vercel
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    v0 by Vercel
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Linux
    v0 by Vercel
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    v0 by Vercel
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported

Integrations

v0 by Vercel

8 integrations
  • GitHub
  • Vercel
  • Figma
  • shadcn/ui
  • Slack
  • MCP servers
  • Snowflake
  • Shopify

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

  • Company
    v0 by Vercel
    Vercel
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    v0 by Vercel
    2015
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    v0 by Vercel
    San Francisco, CA
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    v0 by Vercel
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    v0 by Vercel
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is v0 by Vercel better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. v0 by Vercel is built for prototyping interfaces and landing pages. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

What are the key feature differences between v0 by Vercel and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

v0 by Vercel: Describe an app in plain language and get a working Next.js project to deploy. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

Does v0 by Vercel or Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) have a free plan?

Yes, both do. v0 by Vercel is freemium and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, v0 by Vercel 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.