Builder.io vs. Devin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Builder.io
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Builder.io is a Visual Development Platform that offers an AI-powered design-to-code tool, a visual editor, and an enterprise CMS. It connects to any existing site or app and provides a visual drag-and-drop experience for managing content.
$24
per month per user
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
Builder.ioDevin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)
Editions & Modules
Basic
$19
per month (paid annually) per user
Growth
$39
per month (paid annually) per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Pro
$20
per month
Max
$200
per month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Builder.ioDevin
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMonthly plans also available.
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User Ratings
Builder.ioDevin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Builder.ioDevin (& Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf)
Likelihood to Recommend
Builder.io, Inc.
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.
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Pros
Builder.io, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cognition AI, Inc.
  • Quick code isolation of sytax errors
  • quick suggestions on how to correct coding error
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Cons
Builder.io, Inc.
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.
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Usability
Builder.io, Inc.
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.
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Alternatives Considered
Builder.io, Inc.
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.
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Return on Investment
Builder.io, Inc.
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
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