Zed vs GitHub Copilot CLI vs Aider vs Windsurf

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

Your tool
Zed
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Competitor 1
GitHub Copilot CLI
Competitor 2
Aider
Competitor 3
Windsurf
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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Competitor GitHub Copilot CLI
github.com
It reads, writes and runs code, works directly with your issues and pull requests, and carries a task from planning to merged code.
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Competitor Aider
aider.chat
AI pair programming in your terminal
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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
1.2Mvisits/mo
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317.9Kvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 18.1%
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▼ 15.9%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
+26.6%
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-12.7%
+122.1%
Global rank web
#47,672
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#140,509
#1,172,623
Avg. last 3 months
1.5M
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378.5K
26.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
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48%
50%
Pages / visit
2.8
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2.0
1.3
Visit duration
1m 56s
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55s
13s
Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
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ZedGitHub Copilot CLIAiderWindsurf
0462K923.9K1.4M1.8MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6K10K100K1M10MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MAider · 293.8KAider · 277.7KAider · 314.6KAider · 289.1KAider · 364.1KAider · 402KAider · 478.7KAider · 439.5KAider · 378KAider · 317.9KWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free
Free
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
Free
Free
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
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Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
AudioCodeImagesTextWeb pages
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
5
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8
8
Coding
Debugging
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Code autocompletion
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Agents
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Developer tools
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Development
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Git commands
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GitHub pull requests
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Agent management
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Code testing
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Terminal
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Code reviews
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GitHub management
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Refactoring
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Terminal commands management
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.