Factory vs Claude Code vs Windsurf vs Continue

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

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Factory
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Factory
factory.ai
Factory is an agent-native software development platform built around autonomous coding agents called Droids.
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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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Competitor Continue
continue.dev
Continue is an open-source AI coding agent that was built by a community of developers and has since been acquired by Cursor.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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123.5Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
410.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 6.8%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 16.6%
6-month growth
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+106.6%
+122.1%
-24.4%
Global rank web
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#434
#1,172,623
#106,338
Avg. last 3 months
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125.2M
26.9K
539.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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64%
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48%
Pages / visit
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2.2
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Visit duration
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2m 36s
13s
1m 44s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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● Direct 93% · ● Referral 6%
FactoryClaude CodeWindsurfContinue
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MClaude 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 · 29.6KContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4K10K100K1M10M100M1BClaude 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 · 29.6KContinue · 391.5KContinue · 458.8KContinue · 453.4KContinue · 422.2KContinue · 543.1KContinue · 655.7KContinue · 775.3KContinue · 715.2KContinue · 492KContinue · 410.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Paid
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
$20per month
$17per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
Pro $20/moPlus $100/moMax $200/moTeams $60/mo+2 more
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Code reviews
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