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Information updated Nov 10, 2026

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Windsurf Review

An AI IDE, now called Devin Desktop, for managing local and cloud coding agents

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By Official AppDuo editorial team · Updated

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Freemium · $20.00/mo
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Our verdict

Windsurf, now Devin Desktop, suits developers who want a familiar VS Code-style IDE with agents, a Free tier and Pro at 20 USD a month. The trade-offs are shifting quotas and plans, a 1.4/5 Trustpilot score with complaints about limits, billing and support, and a rebrand plus removal of Cascade within a few months.

Best for: Developers on VS Code or Cursor who want to import their settings into an agent-driven IDE

Skip it if: Anyone needing a fixed, predictable cost; quotas refresh daily and weekly and overage is billed at API pricing

Pros

  • Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a JetBrains plugin (4.1/5 from 1,525 ratings on JetBrains Marketplace) and a CLI
  • A Free plan with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits; Pro at 20 USD a month
  • Imports settings from VS Code or Cursor; the upgrade from Windsurf is over-the-air with plans, extensions and settings carried over

Cons

  • Trustpilot 1.4/5 from 58 reviews (95% one-star, unclaimed profile): complaints of abrupt pricing changes, quickly exhausted quotas, charges after cancelling and slow support
  • Data may be used for training by default, and opting out is a paid-plan setting
All pros and cons · Who is it for?

Pros

  • Cognition holds SOC 2 Type II since September 2024, with a training opt-out and ZDR on paid plans

Cons

  • Renamed Devin Desktop on 2 June 2026 and Cascade removed on 8 September 2026, so older guides and habits may be out of date

Best for

  • JetBrains users who want an AI plugin without switching IDEs
  • Teams that want to run several agents in parallel, locally and in the cloud, from one interface

Skip it if

  • Anyone who relies on other AI completion extensions or proprietary extensions, which the docs list as incompatible

Problems it solves

Experience & key features

What is Windsurf?

Windsurf is an AI-integrated IDE owned by Cognition, maker of the Devin coding agent, which acquired it in July 2025. Per VentureBeat, Cognition took the product, brand and remaining team while CEO Varun Mohan and the co-founders went to Google. On 2 June 2026 Cognition renamed Windsurf as Devin Desktop, and windsurf.com now redirects to devin.ai. The official site describes it as the same IDE foundation with an agent command center added.

Key features

The official page lists an Agent Command Center (Spaces, a Kanban view, multi-agent management), local or Devin Cloud sessions with hand-off and shared context, subagents that each produce their own PRs, Devin Review for diffs, Fast Context for codebase search and Supercomplete for next-edit prediction. The changelog says Cascade was removed in v3.9.19 (8 September 2026), leaving Devin Local as the only agent. Builds exist for Windows, macOS and Linux, plus a JetBrains plugin and the Devin CLI.

Pricing and value

Devin's pricing page lists Free at 0 USD, Pro at 20 USD a month, Max at 200 USD a month and Teams (an 80 USD monthly team fee plus 40 USD a month per full dev seat, up to 200 users), with Enterprise quoted separately and billed in ACUs. Paid-plan quotas refresh daily and weekly, and overage is billed at API pricing. The docs say Devin introduced usage-based plans for self-serve customers in March 2026 and that paid-plan trials are not offered, although you can request a refund before using a subscription. The pricing page shows no yearly price.

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Who it's for and how it compares

Devin Desktop targets developers who want to delegate work to agents inside an IDE and track several tasks at once. Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code and Cline are the closest alternatives, each with its own quota and pricing model, so compare current pricing pages. Given the very low Trustpilot score (the JetBrains plugin fares better at 4.1/5) and the naming and plan changes during 2026, it is sensible to start on Free and watch quota consumption before paying.

Screenshots

Official preview image of Devin Desktop, the new name of Windsurf
Official preview image of Devin Desktop, the new name of Windsurf
Official Devin preview image from the pricing page
Official Devin preview image from the pricing page

Plans & pricing

Prices last verified Nov 10, 2026

Free

Personal

Free

Light quota and limited model availability; unlimited Tab completions and inline edits.

Pro

Personal

$20/mo/user

20 USD a month. Higher quotas, frontier and open-source models, free SWE-2, Devin Cloud access, and extra usage billed at API pricing.

Max

Personal

$200/mo/user

200 USD a month. Significantly higher quotas than Pro.

Teams

Business

$40/mo/user

40 USD a month per full dev seat plus an 80 USD monthly team fee; up to 200 users. Each user gets their own quota and access to Devin Desktop.

Enterprise

Business

Contact sales

Pricing not published, contact sales; custom terms and a VPC deployment option. Usage is billed in Agent Compute Units (ACUs).

Free plan limits
Free has a light quota and limited models; Tab completions and inline edits are unlimited.
Free trial
No free trial
Cancellation & refunds

The docs say paid-plan trials are not offered, but you can request a refund before using a subscription if you change your mind. After cancelling an individual plan you keep access until the billing period ends, then move to Free.

Privacy

Per Devin's security documentation, Cognition may use your data for model training by default. On paid plans you can opt out under Data Controls (on Teams only an admin can), and after opting out zero data retention (ZDR) is enabled with Cognition's model providers. Enterprise customers are not trained on without express written consent. The docs say Cognition has been SOC 2 Type II certified since September 2024; the page opened does not mention HIPAA, FedRAMP or self-hosting. Output code belongs to the user, except for use in training models that compete with Devin.

Official pricing page

Windsurf alternatives

Visual Studio Code logo8.0/10

Visual Studio Code

Microsoft's free code editor, extended by add-ons, with built-in AI agents

Free
GitHub Copilot logo7.5/10

GitHub Copilot

An AI coding assistant that runs in most major IDEs and ties into GitHub

Freemium
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Frequently asked questions

Does Windsurf still exist?

Yes, under the name Devin Desktop since 2 June 2026. The official page says the upgrade from Windsurf is over-the-air and plans, pricing, extensions and settings carry over. The JetBrains plugin is still described as Windsurf's.

Is Windsurf free?

There is a Free plan with a light quota and limited models; Tab completions and inline edits are unlimited. Pro is 20 USD a month.

Who owns Windsurf?

Cognition, maker of Devin, acquired the product, brand and remaining team in a deal announced on 14 July 2025. Google paid 2.4 billion USD to license technology and hire the CEO and others, without taking equity.

Does Windsurf train on my code?

Per the docs, Cognition may train on data by default. Paid plans can opt out in Data Controls, and Enterprise customers are not trained on without written consent.

Review evidence & sources12

Scores

Ease of use
7.5
Why this score

Built on a VS Code foundation with settings import from VS Code or Cursor and free sign-up. Marked down because the default screen moved to an agent command center with a Kanban view after the rebrand, which existing users must relearn, and some extensions (other AI completion tools, proprietary extensions) are incompatible. The interface is English only.

Features
8.0
Why this score

Local and cloud agents, subagents, diff review, fast codebase search, next-edit prediction, ACP for third-party agents, many integrations (Slack, Linear, Sentry, Figma and more) and a JetBrains plugin. Held back because the sources opened contain no independent quality comparison.

Value for money
6.5
Why this score

Pro at 20 USD and a usable Free tier are competitive, but quotas refresh daily and weekly and are hard to predict, overage is billed at API pricing, and several Trustpilot reviewers say they hit limits after a single task.

Performance
6.5
Why this score

Per Runtime Wire, Cognition rewrote the local agent in Rust, but no independent measurements appear in the sources opened. Trustpilot reviewers report interrupted terminal tasks, errors, slow free models and one case of lost code.

Support
5.0
Why this score

Docs and a frequently updated changelog exist, but many Trustpilot reviewers describe automated support and tickets unanswered for days or weeks.

Privacy & security
6.5
Why this score

SOC 2 Type II, a paid-plan training opt-out with ZDR, and no training on Enterprise data without consent. Marked down because training is on by default, Free users cannot opt out, and the page opened does not mention self-hosting.

What users say

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Specs & compatibility
Developer
Cognition
Headquarters
United States
Launched
2024
Category
Development

Capabilities

  • AI features
  • Integrations
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Public API

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Interface languages

  • English

Integrations

  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Atlassian
  • Datadog
  • Sentry
  • Figma
  • Vercel
  • Stripe
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • VS Code / Cursor settings import

Support

  • Help center
  • Email

Change history

  1. Feature.Version 3.10.48 adds sign-in with ChatGPT so eligible ChatGPT Plus or Pro plans can cover GPT model usage.
  2. Feature.Version 3.9.19 removes Cascade; Devin Local becomes the only agent in Devin Desktop.
  3. Update.Cognition renames Windsurf as Devin Desktop, with an agent command center as the default surface.
Full change history (6)
  1. Price.Devin introduces usage-based plans for self-serve customers (Pro, Max, Teams).
  2. Company.Cognition announces it will acquire Windsurf, including the product, brand and remaining team; the price was not disclosed.
  3. Company.Google pays 2.4 billion USD for a non-exclusive license to select Windsurf technology and hires CEO Varun Mohan and senior R&D staff, with no equity stake.
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