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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) vs Zapier

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 Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is listed under Coding AI and Zapier under Productivity. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on Windows, macOS and Linux. Only Zapier is available on Web and CLI and offers an API.

Best overall

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

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.

Choose Zapier if

  • You want a tool built for connecting SaaS apps without code, adding AI steps to existing business workflows, giving AI assistants controlled access to business tools.
  • Connects 9,000+ apps, one of the largest integration libraries in automation.
  • Free plan with 100 tasks per month and a 14-day Professional trial with no credit card.
Best for beginners
Zapier
Best for business
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features

18 features compared.

  • Agent Command Center
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Spaces
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Full IDE
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Devin Local
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Fast Context
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • MCP and extensions
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • SWE-2 model
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
    Zapier
    Not available
  • Zaps
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available
  • Zapier Agents
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available
  • Zapier MCP
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available
  • AI by Zapier and Copilot
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available
  • Tables, Forms and Chatbots
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available
  • Canvas
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available
  • Zapier SDK and API
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available
  • Governance Controls
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
    Zapier
    Available

Pricing

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

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

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

Zapier plans

  • Free

    $0

    Entry plan for trying automation

    • 100 tasks/month
    • two-step Zaps
    • unlimited Zaps
    • Tables and Forms
    • limited Copilot

  • Professional

    Most popular

    $29.99/month

    Individuals and small teams building multi-step automations

    • From 750 tasks/month
    • multi-step Zaps
    • premium apps
    • webhooks
    • filters and paths
    • AI by Zapier

  • Team

    $103.50/month

    Teams collaborating on shared automations

    • From 2,000 tasks/month
    • 25 seats
    • shared workspace and connections
    • SAML SSO
    • priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organisations needing governance and scale

    • Unlimited users
    • SCIM provisioning
    • advanced admin controls
    • observability and analytics
    • technical account manager

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall
Zapier
8.3overall

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

  • Multi-agent Management

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7
    Zapier
    Not rated

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5
    Zapier
    Not rated

  • Editor Experience

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4
    Zapier
    Not rated

  • Model Choice

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6
    Zapier
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.6
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8
    Zapier
    7.2

  • Ease of Use

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated
    Zapier
    8.6

  • Feature Depth

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated
    Zapier
    9.0

  • Performance & Speed

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated
    Zapier
    8.0

  • Documentation & Support

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated
    Zapier
    8.5

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 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

Zapier

Pros

  • Connects 9,000+ apps, one of the largest integration libraries in automation.
  • Free plan with 100 tasks per month and a 14-day Professional trial with no credit card.
  • Zapier MCP is included on every plan and works with Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.
  • Enterprise governance options include SSO, SCIM, action restrictions and log streaming.
  • Agents, Chatbots, Tables and Forms sit in the same account as Zaps.

Cons

  • Task-based pricing rises quickly: Team starts at $103.50/month and Professional at 2,000 tasks is $73.50/month on monthly billing.
  • The free plan is limited to 100 tasks and two-step Zaps with 15-minute polling.
  • Agents activities and Chatbots are billed as add-ons outside the plan's task pool.
  • No official mobile app and no self-hosted option were found.

Platforms

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

Integrations

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Zapier

7 integrations
  • Slack
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • Datadog
  • Splunk
  • Amazon Bedrock

Company

  • Company
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
    Zapier
    Zapier, Inc.
  • Founded
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
    Zapier
    2011
  • Headquarters
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
    Zapier
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
    Zapier
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed
    Zapier
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) better than Zapier?

It depends on your workflow. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents. Zapier is built for connecting SaaS apps without code, adding AI steps to existing business workflows, giving AI assistants controlled access to business tools.

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

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place. Zapier: Connect AI models and 9,000+ business apps into automated workflows and agents.

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

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

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

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.