Alternatives to Windsurf
8 tools that do a similar job, ordered by how plausibly you could actually switch. Each one lists what it shares with Windsurf and what it does differently.
What you would be leaving
Free · Pro $15/mo · Teams $30/user/mo · Per seatAn AI-first editor whose agent keeps track of what you are doing across files as you work.
The complaints people have about it
- — Another editor to keep updated
- — Occasional runaway edits need reverting
- — Heavier on memory than plain VS Code
Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Free, where the original is not.
AI-first code editor built for speed with intelligent auto-completion and codebase understanding.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant · Shares editor · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Costs more — from $20/mo.
AI pair programmer that helps you write code faster with intelligent suggestions right in your IDE.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- $5/mo cheaper to start.
Build and deploy software collaboratively with the power of AI without spending a second on setup.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- $8/mo cheaper to start.
- AiderFree · model API costs apply
An open-source pair programmer in the terminal that edits your files and commits each change to git.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Free, where the original is not.
- ContinueFree · self-hosted
An open-source assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that you point at whichever model you want, including local ones.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Free, where the original is not.
AI code completion tool focused on privacy and security with on-premise deployment options.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant
- What is different
- $3/mo cheaper to start.
- Claude CodeIncluded with Claude Pro $20/mo · Max from $100/mo
Anthropic’s terminal-based coding agent: it reads the repository, edits files, runs tests and commits.
- What it shares
- Also code assistant · Shares agent · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Handles whole tasks rather than single lines