Alternatives to Devin Desktop
Agentic IDE, formerly Windsurf
Devin Desktop ranks #5 of 11 in Code editors, with an Alt Score of 62. It is proprietary, freemium from $20/month (Pro plan) and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 7 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
The editor formerly known as Windsurf. Cognition acquired it in December 2025 and rebranded it Devin Desktop on 2 June 2026, unifying the local editor with the Devin cloud agents; plans, pricing and extensions carried over.
Developers and engineering teams who want an AI-assisted code editor that can also delegate work to autonomous coding agents, from individual devs to enterprises already using Devin.
Devin Desktop is the rebranded successor to Windsurf (formerly Codeium), a VS Code-based IDE now built by Cognition, the makers of Devin. It keeps a full editor experience (autocomplete, debugging, code navigation, and predictive "Supercomplete" suggestions) while adding an agent command center that runs and tracks multiple local and cloud Devin agents on a Kanban-style board. "Fast Context" automatically pulls in relevant files for a task, and "Spaces" give agents shared context and Git worktrees so several can work in parallel without conflicting.
You write code directly in the editor or hand a task to a Devin agent, which writes and tests changes in the background while its status appears on the agent dashboard; you then review the resulting diffs in the IDE before merging.
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Feature comparison
How Devin Desktop compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for Devin Desktop is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $20/month (Pro plan) verified 2026-07-11
$20
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
We're excited to launch the next generation of Windsurf: Devin Desktop.
https://devin.ai/blog/windsurf-is-now-devin-desktop -
License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
are protected by intellectual property and other laws."
Materials
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-11
Everything in Free, plus: Increased quotas, including access to OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini frontier models.
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Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux verified 2026-07-11
Minimum Requirements: glibc >= 2.28, glibcxx >= 3.4.25 (e.g. Ubuntu 20, Debian 10, Fedora 36, RHEL 8)
https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/getting-started -
Language server (LSP) support Yes verified 2026-07-11
clangd language‑server integration
https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/csharp-cpp -
Debugger built in Yes verified 2026-07-11
Native debugger based on LLDB for C/C++ and Rust code.
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Git integration Yes verified 2026-07-11
You can set `git.showWindsurfWorktrees` to `true` in your settings to override this and enable visualizing the worktrees in the SCM Panel.
https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/cascade/worktrees -
AI code completion Yes verified 2026-07-11
Devin Desktop's Autocomplete can Fill In The Middle (FIM).
https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/autocomplete/tips -
Remote / SSH development Yes verified 2026-07-11
The usual SSH support in VSCode is licensed by Microsoft, so we have implemented our own just for Devin Desktop.
https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/advanced -
Extensions marketplace Yes verified 2026-07-11
It uses the Open VSX Registry for extensions, accessible via the Extensions panel or website.
https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/recommended-extensions -
Integrated terminal Yes verified 2026-07-11
Use Devin Desktop's enhanced terminal with Command mode, Cascade integration, Turbo mode for auto-execution, and allow/deny lists for command control.
https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/terminal
FAQ
Yes. VS Code, Zed and Emacs have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
VS Code, Zed and Emacs — every license claim links its source.