Cursor vs Zed vs Claude Code vs Windsurf

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Cursor
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Zed
Competitor 2
Claude Code
Competitor 3
Windsurf
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
4.5Mvisits/mo
1.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 7.8%
▼ 18.1%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
-1.8%
+26.6%
+106.6%
+122.1%
Global rank web
#15,584
#47,672
#434
#1,172,623
Avg. last 3 months
4.4M
1.5M
125.2M
26.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
57%
42%
64%
50%
Pages / visit
2.4
2.8
2.2
1.3
Visit duration
1m 36s
1m 56s
2m 36s
13s
Traffic sources
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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CursorZedClaude CodeWindsurf
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K10K100K1M10M100M1BCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
$17per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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6
Coding
Debugging
Code reviews
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Development
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Agents
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Agent management
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Code autocompletion
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Code analysis
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Refactoring
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Code documentation
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Git commands
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GitHub pull requests
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Terminal commands management
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Reviews
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Prompts
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