Windsurf

Windsurf was an AI-native code editor and agentic coding platform from Codeium. As of this writing, Windsurf's own primary product has been rebranded: its official site states plainly that "Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf," reflecting its integration into Cognition's Devin product line. Devin Desktop is described as the home for coding agents to do their best work, letting developers manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface rather than juggling separate tools. Notably, "Windsurf for JetBrains" continues to be available under the original name, so the brand hasn't disappeared entirely — it now applies specifically to the JetBrains-integrated product, while the flagship desktop experience has moved to the Devin Desktop name. Who it's for: engineers and development teams ranging from individual developers to large enterprises. The rebranded product states it's used by over a million developers worldwide and more than 4,000 enterprise customers, indicating the underlying technology and customer base carried over through the transition rather than starting from zero. Strengths: an "Agent Command Center" for managing multiple coding agents at once, a full integrated IDE with syntax highlighting and debugging, Kanban-style task management for tracking agent work, multi-agent coordination via the Agent Client Protocol, fast codebase understanding ("Fast Context"), predictive code suggestions, support for multiple underlying AI models, and integrations reaching into tools like Slack, Linear, Figma, and Stripe. Weaknesses and limitations: the rebrand itself is a real practical consideration — anyone specifically looking for "Windsurf" as a standalone desktop product should know it now operates under the Devin Desktop name, with JetBrains as the one context where the original Windsurf name persists. Pricing is tiered from free up through Pro ($20/month), Max ($200/month), Teams ($80/month plus $40/month per seat), and custom Enterprise pricing, so evaluating cost requires matching the right tier to actual usage needs. Real-world scenarios: managing several coding agents working on different parts of a codebase simultaneously, delegating well-scoped tasks to an agent and reviewing the result through the built-in task board, and working across both a local desktop environment and cloud agents from the same interface. Cursor and GitHub Copilot are the closest points of comparison in the broader agentic-coding category.