Zed vs Windsurf vs Kilo Code vs Claude Code

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

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Zed
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Competitor 1
Windsurf
Competitor 2
Kilo Code
Competitor 3
Claude Code
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Zed
zed.dev
Speed meets intelligence
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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 Kilo Code
kilocode.ai
Kilo Code is an open source AI agent Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of coding. The tool can generate code, automate tasks, and offer practical suggestions.
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
1.2Mvisits/mo
29.6Kvisits/mo
1.9Kvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 18.1%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 42.3%
▼ 6.8%
6-month growth
+26.6%
+122.1%
-94.4%
+106.6%
Global rank web
#47,672
#1,172,623
#4,668,091
#434
Avg. last 3 months
1.5M
26.9K
10.5K
125.2M
Bounce rate lower is better
42%
50%
34%
64%
Pages / visit
2.8
1.3
2.4
2.2
Visit duration
1m 56s
13s
19s
2m 36s
Traffic sources
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 18%
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● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
ZedWindsurfKilo CodeClaude Code
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KClaude 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 · 123.5M1K10K100K1M10M100M1BZed · 1.1MZed · 966.1KZed · 1.1MZed · 936.1KZed · 1.4MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.8MZed · 1.4MZed · 1.2MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KClaude 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 · 123.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free tier
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Personal FreePro $10/moBusiness $30/mo
Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
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Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Code
Code
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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6
Coding
Debugging
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Code analysis
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Code autocompletion
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Coding in VS Code
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