Windsurf: Can This New Free AI IDE Outperform Cursor?

Discover Windsurf, a powerful AI-driven IDE competing with Cursor. Learn about its unique features, workflows, and real-time collaboration for developers.

There are many different AI IDEs in the market, such as Zed AI, Cursor, and Aide.

Today, we’re introducing a brand-new one called Windsurf. This article highlights its differences from Cursor and demonstrates how to build a modern event management application using Bolt + Windsurf.

Recently, Cursor acquired Super Maven. We covered Super Maven in a previous article—it's an AI-powered coding assistant known for its fast and free code completion.

Meanwhile, Codium has just released Windsurf, signaling that the competition among AI IDEs is intensifying.

Cursor still holds a leading position overall, but Codium’s Windsurf shows great potential. With some unique and cool features, it could outperform Cursor in certain areas. After reading this article, you can decide for yourself which one is better.