Head to head
Claude Code vs Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
47/100 | 55/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #5 | #3 |
| Confidence | High confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | 50 | 72 |
| AI Authority | — | — |
| Web Authority | 21 | 25 |
| Expert Assessment | 75 | 60 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | $17/month Pro on annual billing ($200 up front); $20/month if billed monthly · free tier: Free plan is $0 but does NOT include Claude Code (paid plans only) | USD $20/month (Pro) · free tier: $0 — light agent quota, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits, unlimited Tab completions, 1 member, up to 10 concurrent sessions |
| Pricing model | Subscription with optional usage-based API billing | Subscription with usage quotas and API-priced overage |
| Best for | Working software engineers and small-to-mid engineering teams comfortable in a terminal doing multi-file refactors and repo-wide work, especially those using Max 5x/20x heavily enough to justify $100–$200/month, plus regulated enterprises needing SCIM, audit logs, custom retention or HIPAA-readiness. | Individual developers and VS Code-native small teams who want a full agentic IDE with multi-provider model access at $20/month, and heavy autocomplete users who benefit from unlimited free Tab. |
| Avoid if | You need a free coding tier, predictable capped monthly cost, more than 200k context without buying Enterprise, fast human support and flexible mid-term refunds on annual seats, or inline editor autocomplete as your primary mode rather than an autonomous agent. | You need naming and roadmap stability for a long procurement cycle, do very large-context work, require a trial before committing, or need a published Enterprise price and predictable per-seat Teams cost. |
| Markets | SMB, Enterprise, Individual developers, Engineering teams, Regulated enterprises | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, Individual developers |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.