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Vendor: Windsurf
3.9 out of 5
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Windsurf mindshare

As of April 2026, the mindshare of Windsurf in the IDE category stands at 7.1%, down from 12.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IDE Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Windsurf7.1%
Codespaces9.3%
JetBrains IDEs7.7%
Other75.9%
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CategoryIDEApr 25, 2026Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersApr 25, 2026Download
ComparisonWindsurf vs CodespacesApr 25, 2026Download
ComparisonWindsurf vs Oracle SQL DeveloperApr 25, 2026Download
ComparisonWindsurf vs AWS Cloud9Apr 25, 2026Download
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Review data by company size

By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
By visitors reading reviews
Company SizeCount
Small Business160
Midsize Enterprise76
Large Enterprise218
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Top industries

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Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
6%
Retailer
6%
Media Company
4%
Construction Company
4%
Government
4%
Healthcare Company
4%
Educational Organization
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Transportation Company
3%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Performing Arts
2%
Computer Retailer
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Marketing Services Firm
2%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Non Profit
1%
Maritime Company
1%
Printing Company
1%

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Windsurf Reviews Summary
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Sre at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees4.0I value Windsurf for significantly boosting my development productivity. Its AI code generation, deep codebase understanding, and agent workflows reduce coding and debugging time by 30-40%. I hope for improved suggestion accuracy and context handling in future updates.
Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees4.0I use Windsurf for coding and its agentic features, boosting my productivity by 200% due to its codebase understanding. However, its performance can be inconsistent with repeated prompts, and I must always review its output to catch hallucinations.
AI Engineer at Walkover Web Solutions3.0Windsurf accelerated my backend development by 70-80%, saving money. I value its code-chat, but poor customer service and lacking multi-repository support are major drawbacks, making me consider Cursor and other evolving alternatives.
SDET at Highlevel3.5I found Windsurf very effective for generating, automating, and executing test cases, integrating well and speeding up project delivery. It improves efficiency, but needs better context awareness, debugging, and can occasionally hallucinate.
Software Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees4.0I use Windsurf for AI-assisted code generation, reducing development time by 25% with its IDE integration. While generally stable, I'd like improved context awareness, more language support, and reduced latency for an even better experience.
Vice President, Technology at Inception Fertility4.0Windsurf enabled my early Agentic coding adoption, boosting output 5x and reducing staff. While its IDE-integrated LLMs are valuable, I believe the platform needs a complete IDE rethinking beyond its current VS Code fork.
Product Owner - Technical Project Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees4.5I use Windsurf for automating data processing and reporting. Its planning feature significantly reduces rework, improving efficiency. Though stable, occasional context mixing causes minor rework. I rate this diverse AI solution 9/10 overall.
Frontend Engineer at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees3.5I mainly used Windsurf for testing, finding its AI code differentiation tool useful and consistent. However, its Visual Studio Code base caused severe performance issues, especially with React Native development, hindering productivity. Resource optimization is crucial for me.