Alternatives

Best Windsurf alternatives

10 tools similar to Windsurf, ranked by how closely they match what it does among coding & development. All 10 have a free option.

Windsurf alternatives at a glance

Tool	Pricing	Compare
Windsurf(this tool)	Freemium · from $20/mo
GitHub Copilot	Freemium	vs Windsurf
Cursor	Freemium · from $20/mo	vs Windsurf
Replit AI	Freemium · from $18/mo	vs Windsurf
Claude Code	Freemium
Cline	Freemium
Continue	Free
Tabnine	Freemium · from $12/mo
Aider	Free
Codacy	Freemium
Codemod	Freemium

Top 10 alternatives to Windsurf

GitHub Copilot

Free

Coding & development

AI pair programmer that autocompletes and generates code inside your editor.

Free ($0/user/mo, 2,000 completions/mo); Pro ($10/user/mo); Pro+ ($39/user/mo); Max ($100/user/mo); Business ($19/user/mo); Enterprise ($39/user/mo)

VS CodeGitHubClaudeOpenAI

Free tierDev

OpenAI / Anthropic / Google10M+ users

Cursor

Free

Coding & development

AI-first code editor built on VS Code — full codebase context, not just the open file.

Hobby (Free), Individual/Pro ($20/mo), Teams ($40/user/mo), Enterprise (Custom). Usage-based pricing available for on-demand model usage beyond included amounts.

SlackGitHubVercelSnowflake+3

Free tierDev

Anthropic / OpenAIPopular

Replit AI

Free

Coding & development

Browser-based AI coding environment for building and deploying apps without any setup

Free Starter tier ($0); Core at $20/month ($18/month billed annually); Pro at $100/month ($90/month billed annually); Enterprise at custom pricing. Annual plans save up to 10%.

OpenAIStripeGoogle WorkspaceDatabricks+1

Free tierEveryone

Multiple (OpenAI and others via integrations; uses intelligent model routing)Popular