Sourcegraph Cody vs Programming Helper vs Cursor vs Windsurf

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

Your tool
Sourcegraph Cody
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Competitor 1
Programming Helper
Competitor 2
Cursor
Competitor 3
Windsurf
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Sourcegraph Cody
sourcegraph.com
AI that knows your codebase
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Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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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
185.6Kvisits/mo
4.6Kvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 10.6%
▼ 17.6%
▲ 7.8%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
-40.6%
+40.4%
-1.8%
+122.1%
Global rank web
#204,583
#3,812,090
#15,584
#1,172,623
Avg. last 3 months
209.7K
5K
4.4M
26.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
48%
57%
50%
Pages / visit
2.9
1.3
2.4
1.3
Visit duration
1m 39s
16s
1m 36s
13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 91% · ● Referral 7%
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● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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Sourcegraph CodyProgramming HelperCursorWindsurf
01.2M2.3M3.5M4.6MSourcegraph Cody · 396.9KSourcegraph Cody · 383.2KSourcegraph Cody · 377.2KSourcegraph Cody · 305.8KSourcegraph Cody · 312.4KSourcegraph Cody · 254.6KSourcegraph Cody · 244.5KSourcegraph Cody · 235.9KSourcegraph Cody · 207.6KSourcegraph Cody · 185.6KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K1K10K100K1M10MSourcegraph Cody · 396.9KSourcegraph Cody · 383.2KSourcegraph Cody · 377.2KSourcegraph Cody · 305.8KSourcegraph Cody · 312.4KSourcegraph Cody · 254.6KSourcegraph Cody · 244.5KSourcegraph Cody · 235.9KSourcegraph Cody · 207.6KSourcegraph Cody · 185.6KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MWindsurf · 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
$16,000per month
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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API access
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Plans
Enterprise $16,000/yr
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Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
CodeText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantSQL Query Builder
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
Debugging
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Code reviews
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Agent management
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Agents
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Regex
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SQL queries
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Code explanations
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Code testing
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Development
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Refactoring
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Code analysis
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Code documentation
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GitHub pull requests
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Prompt management
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SQL
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Terminal commands management
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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