Windsurf vs Trae
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Windsurf
Agentic AI IDE — rebranded Devin Desktop by Cognition, June 2026
Visit
|
Trae
ByteDance's free AI IDE — capable agent mode, shaky privacy record
Visit
|
|
|---|---|---|
| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 |
| Capability | ||
| Value for money | ||
| Ease of use | ||
| ASEAN readiness | ||
| API quality | ||
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Paid from | Free; Pro $20/month; Max $200/month; Teams $80/month + $40/seat/month | — |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | Not reliably disclosed | — |
| Founded | 2021 | 2024 |
| Maker | Varun Mohan, Douglas Chen | — |
| Verdict | Windsurf is now Devin Desktop: Cognition acquired the Codeium-built IDE in July 2025 and folded it into the Devin brand on June 2, 2026. The product itself remains a strong agentic editor — VS Code-derived, with the Rust... |
Trae is ByteDance's most credible swing at an agent-native IDE, and being free changes the calculus versus Cursor or Windsurf subscriptions. The model roster is deep — Doubao, DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, Qwen, MiniMax — switcha... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
← Back to AI Directory
Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.