Biggest saving trae.ai
TRAE TRAE Lite plan $3 / month $204
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $36 a year
$36 you pay
$204 you keep
Switch to TRAE
Or read our TRAE guide
What to use instead of Windsurf
TRAE is the cheapest verified alternative to Windsurf: TRAE Lite costs $36 a year against the $240 Windsurf Pro costs, so $204 stays in your account. 10 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.
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10 verified · checked 6 Aug 2026Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.
TRAE TRAE Lite plan $3 / month Cheaper than Windsurf github.com
GitHub Copilot Copilot Pro plan $10 / month $120
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $120 a year
$120 you pay
$120 you keep
Why this one - Half the price
Switch to GitHub Copilot
Or read our GitHub Copilot guide
Cheaper than Windsurf jetbrains.com
JetBrains AI AI Pro plan $10 / month $120
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $120 a year
$120 you pay
$120 you keep
Switch to JetBrains AI
Or read our JetBrains AI guide
Cheaper than Windsurf zed.dev
Zed Zed Pro plan $10 / month $120
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $120 a year
$120 you pay
$120 you keep
Switch to Zed
Or read our Zed guide
Cheaper than Windsurf kilo.ai
Kilo Code Kilo Code Teams plan $15 / user / month $60
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $180 a year
$180 you pay
$60 you keep
Switch to Kilo Code
Or read our Kilo Code guide
Cheaper than Windsurf claude.ai
Claude Claude Pro plan $20 / month $36
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $204 a year
$204 you pay
$36 you keep
Why this one - Claude Code included in Pro
Switch to Claude
Or read our Claude guide
Cheaper than Windsurf warp.dev
Warp Warp Build plan $20 / month $24
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $216 a year
$216 you pay
$24 you keep
Switch to Warp
Or read our Warp guide
Cheaper than Windsurf aws.amazon.com
Amazon Q Developer Amazon Q Developer Pro plan $19 / user / month $12
stays with you
every year
every year
$240 $228 a year
$228 you pay
$12 you keep
Switch to Amazon Q Developer
Or read our Amazon Q Developer guide
Free plan cursor.com
Cursor Cursor Pro plan $20 / month Same listed entry price
Why this one - Same price, bigger ecosystem
Switch to Cursor
Or read our Cursor guide
Free plan devin.ai
Devin Devin Pro plan $20 / month Same listed entry price
Switch to Devin
Or read our Devin guide
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