AI IDEs
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) alternatives
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) (Cognition) belongs to the “AI IDEs” category of the OrigoTech directory, which lists 3 other tools. The table repeats the information from their tool pages; each row links to the tool page and to the head-to-head comparison with Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf).
According to their tool pages, among these 3 tools: 1 open source, 3 free or freemium and 2 with MCP support.
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The alternatives at a glance
| Compared tools | Vendor | Pricing | License | Platforms | MCP support | Context window | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Anysphere | Freemium | Proprietary | Desktop, CLI, Web | Yes | Depends on the selected model | Cursor vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) |
| Qoder | Alibaba Cloud | Freemium | — | Desktop, IDE, CLI, Mobile | Yes | — | Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) vs Qoder |
| Zed | Zed Industries | Freemium | Open source | Desktop | — | — | Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) vs Zed |
“—”: information not filled in on the tool page.
What sets each alternative apart from Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
Cursor
- Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is published by Cognition, Cursor by Anysphere.
- Platforms only Cursor offers: Web.
- Plans listed on the tool pages: 5 for Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), 6 for Cursor.
Cursor vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) →
Qoder
- Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is published by Cognition, Qoder by Alibaba Cloud.
- Platforms only Qoder offers: IDE, Mobile.
- Operating systems only Qoder supports: HarmonyOS.
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) vs Qoder →
Zed
- Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is published by Cognition, Zed by Zed Industries.
- Platforms only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) offers: CLI.
- Only Zed has a repository on our GitHub repos page (91,957 stars, as of October 20, 2026).
- Plans listed on the tool pages: 5 for Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), 3 for Zed.
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) vs Zed →
In the neighbouring “Coding agents” category
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- Claude Code (Anthropic)
- Codex (OpenAI)
- GitHub Copilot (GitHub)
- OpenCode 2.0 (OpenCode (open source))
- Aider (Aider (open source))
- Cline (Cline Bot Inc.)
- Junie (JetBrains)
Sources
- Cognition: Windsurf acquisition
- Devin: Devin Desktop FAQ
- Devin: pricing
- Cursor: enterprise offering (50,000+ enterprises)
- Cursor: Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant
- Cursor: pricing
- Cursor: terms of service
- Gartner: 2026 Magic Quadrant (Virtualization Review)
- Qoder: pricing
- Zed: pricing
- GitHub: zed-industries/zed repository (GPL and Apache licenses)
- GitHub: release v1.24.4