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Claude vs Windsurf comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 17, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Claude
Ranking in AI Code Assistants
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AI-Powered Chatbots (21st), AI Writing Tools (8th), Large Language Models (LLMs) (6th), AI Proofreading Tools (8th)
Windsurf
Ranking in AI Code Assistants
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
IDE (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the AI Code Assistants category, the mindshare of Claude is 10.7%. The mindshare of Windsurf is 12.1%, down from 39.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Nishant Thakkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Data visualization and workflow efficiency improve with automated features
I do not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer, and I was not offered a gift card or incentive for this review. We use other tech products such as Microsoft Excel and Slack. We can use my real name when publishing my review, along with my real company name. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Claude an 8.
reviewer2748786 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhancing productivity with advanced code generation and low-cost accessibility
What they can do further and venture into next is to provide a CLI environment, similar to the command-line interface environment that Cursor offers. It allows for running a cursor agent from the command line to make changes, review pull requests, or access certain other capabilities. These capabilities are currently not in Windsurf. Windsurf focuses on the productivity and the ID/editor part. I would rather look for the inclusion of pull request reviews or a kind of a TRD or technical requirement general documentation generation, or system diagram generation directly from the codebase in Windsurf itself. These should be the next obvious features they launch for developers. In our team, there are certain people who use Windsurf regularly and appreciate using it. However, it is not a collaborative tool where someone is going to use the same tool and interact in the same IDE. Everyone does their local development, pushes it to different Git branches, someone reviews the PR, and then merges the branch. It is very localized in that sense.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
University
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Claude?
The pricing is standard for the markets. It is not a monthly price, but a bucket with dollars for usage. If I make too many queries, I consume more of my budget on the platform.
What needs improvement with Claude?
The product could be improved by offering automatic integration with other solutions, such as the ability to read Excel or text files and automate processes this way. Currently, additional solution...
What is your primary use case for Claude?
I primarily work on creating labs and testing cases. I generate agents for specific topics. If I want to develop an application, I use a specific prompt and utilize it as an agent to address a spec...
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