Windsurf alternatives

Looking past Windsurf? Here are 11 alternatives, ranked by our fit score for the jobs Windsurf is used for (coding, app building). Prices come from each tool's own pricing page.

1. #1Cursor

   freemium

   Price not verified · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   AI-first code editor for building whole features by prompt.

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2. #2Lovable

   freemium

   From £22/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: app building

   Turns a prompt into a working web app quickly.

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3. #3Replit

   unknown

   Price not verified

   Strongest for: app building

   Browser-based IDE with an AI Agent that builds and hosts apps.

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4. #4Bolt.new

   freemium

   From $25/mo (Pro, monthly) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: app building

   Browser-based full-stack app builder from prompts.

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5. #5GitHub Copilot

   freemium

   From $10/user/mo (Pro) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   In-editor code completion that most developers already trust.

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6. #6ChatGPT

   freemium

   Price not verified · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   General-purpose assistant; the default starting point for most text tasks.

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7. #7Claude

   freemium

   From £18/mo (£15/mo billed annually) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   Strong at long documents and careful writing.

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8. #8v0

   freemium

   From $30/user/mo (Plus) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: app building

   Generates React/Next.js UI from a description.

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9. #9LangGraph

   freemium

   From $39/seat/mo (LangSmith Plus) · Free tier available

   Strongest for: coding

   Open-source library for controllable, stateful agents in Python/JS.

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10. #10CrewAI

    freemium

    From Enterprise: custom (Basic is free) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: coding

    Framework and studio for multi-agent 'crews' that work together.

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11. #11OpenAI Agents SDK

    unknown

    Price not verified

    Strongest for: coding

    OpenAI's code-first agent framework; recommended successor to Agent Builder.

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