Alternatives to Windsurf Plugins

AI autocomplete and chat plugins for JetBrains, VS Code and other editors. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Windsurf Plugins.

  • GitHub Copilot

    An AI coding assistant from GitHub that suggests code and carries out coding tasks in editors and terminals.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSCommand line

    GitHub Copilot is actively developed, works in Visual Studio Code, a macOS app and a CLI, and ties into GitHub repositories, but it requires a GitHub account.

  • Amazon Q Developer

    AWS AI coding assistant that writes, debugs and refactors code in your IDE.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Amazon Q Developer adds deep AWS service integration with a free tier, but its IDE plugin support is being wound down by April 2027 in favour of Kiro.

  • Cody Enterprise

    Enterprise AI coding assistant grounded in Sourcegraph's codebase context.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Cody Enterprise grounds suggestions in Sourcegraph's code intelligence, but it has only enterprise pricing and needs a Sourcegraph deployment for codebase context.

  • Codex CLI

    OpenAI's open source coding agent that runs in your terminal.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Codex CLI is OpenAI's open source Apache-licensed coding agent for the terminal with IDE plugins, and it requires an OpenAI account or API access.

  • Cursor

    An AI code editor built on VS Code, with coding agents that plan and carry out tasks.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSCommand line

    Cursor replaces the editor itself with a VS Code-based AI editor with multi-file agents, so JetBrains users would need to switch editors, and it lists macOS and CLI.

  • Cline

    An open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, the terminal and a standalone desktop app.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Cline is a free, Apache-licensed coding agent for VS Code, the terminal and desktop, and it works with many model providers whose costs you pay directly.

  • Kilo Code

    An open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and the cloud.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebCommand line

    Kilo Code is an MIT-licensed coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and cloud, with your own keys or local models and at-cost model usage.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.