Head to head
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) vs Cursor
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
55/100 | 61/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #3 | #2 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | 72 | 82 |
| AI Authority | — | — |
| Web Authority | 25 | 21 |
| Expert Assessment | 60 | 74 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | 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 | $20/month (Pro) · free tier: Hobby — free, no credit card required, limited Agent requests (quota not published), access to Composer |
| Pricing model | Subscription with usage quotas and API-priced overage | Subscription with usage-based on-demand overage |
| Best for | 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. | Professional developers and agent-heavy engineers in large existing repositories who will realistically buy Pro+ ($60) or Ultra ($200), plus teams and regulated enterprises needing SSO, SCIM, audit logs and access controls. |
| Avoid if | 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. | You need a hard, predictable monthly bill, plan to hammer the most expensive frontier models on the $20 Pro tier, rely on a dependable refund path, or are an India Start-plan buyer who needs third-party frontier models. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, Individual developers | Individual developers, SMB, Teams, Enterprise |
| 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.