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Aider vs. Devin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aider
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Aider is an open-source, terminal-based AI Pair Programming tool designed for conversational code editing directly within local Git repositories. It functions as a command-line interface (CLI) that enables developers to implement features, refactor code, and remediate bugs across multiple files simultaneously while maintaining a version-controlled history of AI-generated changes.
$0
Devin
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Devin is an autonomous software engineering platform from Cognition that can plan, write, run, test, and review code for engineering teams. The current product includes cloud-based agent workflows and Devin Desktop, which Cognition describes as the new name for Windsurf and positions as an IDE for managing local and cloud agents from one editor surface.
$20
per month
Pricing
AiderDevin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)
Editions & Modules
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Pro
$20
per month
Max
$200
per month
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AiderDevin
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
AiderDevin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AiderDevin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Cognition AI, Inc.
If you already have technical knowledge and understanding of coding, Windsurf could be a valuable platform to debug and rewrite code. It was helpful to me to expand coding, since I am not a traditionally programmer. I was able to enhance my base code and functionality much quicker than manually trying.
J Rio Fultz | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pros
Open Source
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Cognition AI, Inc.
  • Quick code isolation of sytax errors
  • quick suggestions on how to correct coding error
J Rio Fultz | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Cognition AI, Inc.
  • Windsurf is target to more medium to advanced users
  • Windsurf does fast debugging, but technical skills are needed.
  • Windsurf is not as intuitive as I initially thought.
J Rio Fultz | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Usability
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Cognition AI, Inc.
Windsurf is a good tool for developers with more than basic coding skills. I would recommend it as a tool to quickly mitigate coding errors and issues. I did not take a deeper dive into the integrated extensions, but the library of extensions appear to be solid. An experience developer could quickly launch this platform, scan and test coding, and resolve issues quickly. I did not test this for larger code sets.
J Rio Fultz | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Cognition AI, Inc.
Windsurf would be more comparable to GitHub Copilot or Perplexity to me. I think it's more of a pure code debugging line by line than some of the other tools listed above, however, they all have some capabilities to rewrite and test new coding. It boils down to what toolset you are most comfortable with. I typically will work with two platforms with the same issue to see how it is approached and the differences.
J Rio Fultz | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Return on Investment
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Cognition AI, Inc.
  • ROI is significant time saved from debugging, rewriting code, and testing
  • AI generated development can test executable code in a controlled environment
J Rio Fultz | TrustRadius Reviewer
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