Windsurf IDE Review: Cognition AI's Agentic Code Editor Compared to Cursor and Alternatives

Summary

Taskade published a detailed review of Windsurf, Cognition AI's agentic IDE, comparing it against Cursor and other AI-assisted development tools. The review highlights Windsurf's three pricing tiers — Free ($0), Pro ($15/month with full Cascade access), and Teams (custom pricing with collaboration features) — positioning it slightly below Cursor's $20/month Pro plan. Cascade, Windsurf's standout agentic feature, is noted for codebase understanding, multi-file editing, and chat-based refactoring