Windsurf

Windsurf (formerly Codeium) was acquired by Cognition and focuses on agentic AI workflows.

Strengths

• Image-to-Code via Cascade
• Multi-step Cascade AI Agent
• Best terminal integration
• Beginner-friendly UI
• Strongest security posture (ZDR, self-hosted)
• JetBrains plugin support

Weaknesses

• Credit system expensive for heavy users
• Slow on very large projects
• Missing power user features vs Cursor
• Still maturing
• Full agentic only in editor (not plugins)