Verified Technical Comparison

Cursor vs Windsurf

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of pricing models, API limits, developer SDKs, and verified native integration overlaps.

Shared Integrations

3 Platforms

Supported by both tools

Starting Monthly Cost

$20 vs $15

Baseline entry pricing

Combined Ecosystem

4 Total

Unique native integrations

Comparing 2 ToolsSide-by-side pricing, limits, and verified integration diffs

Core Specifications Technical limits, compliance, and integration breakdown.	CU Cursor Developer Tools View Profile →	WI Windsurf Developer Tools View Profile →
Starting Price	$20/mo	$15/mo
Free Tier Option	Paid Only	Paid Only
API Rate Limits	500 fast requests/mo, unlimited slow	Tiered flow requests
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Security & Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2 Type II
Supported SDKs	TypeScriptPythonGoRust	TypeScriptPythonC++
Native Integrations	4 Integrations	3 Integrations

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3 Supported by All Selected Tools

These platforms are natively supported by all 2 compared software products, ensuring complete stack interoperability.

GitHub

Playwright

VS Code

Integrations supported exclusively by one tool and missing from the other compared products.

Exclusive to Cursor

1 unique

Claude Desktop

Exclusive to Windsurf

0 unique

All native integrations for Windsurf are shared with other compared tools.

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