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NetBeans vs Windsurf comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 17, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

NetBeans
Ranking in IDE
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Windsurf
Ranking in IDE
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the IDE category, the mindshare of NetBeans is 3.8%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Windsurf is 10.2%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IDE Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Windsurf10.2%
NetBeans3.8%
Other86.0%
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Featured Reviews

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Some of the valuable features are Java development, RCP ​support and support for various other languages.
* Java development support. (The Java editor is one of the best Java IMHO editors. Java projects support Ant and Maven.) * RCP support * GUI editor for Java windows * RCP support: An easy way to create your own app using NetBeans base. There is a lot of documentation for RCP creation. * Plugins can be easy created. Also there is support for other languages as C/C++, HTLM5, Javascript, Groovy, PHP... There is a lot of plugins that can be easily installed.
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

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Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
7%
 

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Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise2
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Windsurf?
I would rate it two out of 10 for cost. It is very cheap compared to other tools in the market because 80% of the time, we are happy with their free model capabilities. Only 20% of the time do we g...
What needs improvement with Windsurf?
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 c...
What is your primary use case for Windsurf?
I have been using Windsurf for quite a long time, approximately four to five months. In my prior company, Windsurf was used, and in my new company, we also implemented Windsurf. For my personal use...
 

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