Head to head
Cline 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.
39/100 | 55/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #6 | #3 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | — | 72 |
| AI Authority | — | — |
| Web Authority | 18 | 25 |
| Expert Assessment | 67 | 60 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | ClinePass: USD $4.99 first month, then USD $9.99/month · free tier: Open Source plan is free for individual developers: VS Code extension, CLI, client-side architecture, model inference at cost or BYOK, MCP Marketplace, multi-root workspaces, community support | 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 | Freemium open source plus bring-your-own-key usage-based inference, with an optional low-cost subscription | Subscription with usage quotas and API-priced overage |
| Best for | Teams with existing model provider contracts (Bedrock, Vertex, Anthropic direct) who want to reuse that inference spend, and security-conscious orgs that need code execution to stay client-side while restricting which providers developers may use. | 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 predictable fixed monthly bill, are a solo developer whose API spend would exceed roughly $20–30/month, are a JetBrains-first shop unwilling to buy Enterprise, or require responsive commercial billing support. | 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 | Individual developers, SMB, Enterprise, Security-sensitive engineering teams | 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.