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Relay.app vs Windsurf IDE
An in-depth comparison of Relay.app and Windsurf IDE — pricing, features, ratings, and more.
4.3
★★★★★
22 reviews
4.9
★★★★★
164 reviews
Higher ratedSide-by-Side Comparison
Category
AI Coding Assistant
AI Coding Assistant
Pricing
Free tier; Pro at $9/month; Business at $49/month
Free tier; Pro at $15/month; Teams at $35/user/month
Pricing model
freemium
freemium
Rating
4.3 ★
4.9 ★
Reviews
22
164
Platforms
Web
Windows, macOS, Linux
API Access
✗ No
✗ No
Open Source
✗ No
✗ No
Key Features
- ✓ Human approval steps
- ✓ AI automation steps
- ✓ 100+ app integrations
- ✓ Collaborative workflow design
- ✓ Run history and audit log
- ✓ Templates library
- ✓ Cascade agentic AI
- ✓ Multi-file code editing
- ✓ Terminal command execution
- ✓ Codebase understanding
- ✓ VS Code compatible
- ✓ Multiple AI models
- ✓ Flows for automation
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Human-in-the-loop is genuinely unique
- + Clean and intuitive interface
- + Good for compliance-heavy workflows
- + Collaborative workflow building
Cons
- − Fewer integrations than Make or Zapier
- − Newer platform
- − Human steps can slow throughput
Pros
- + Cascade is very capable autonomously
- + Good VS Code compatibility
- + Free to start
- + Fast and responsive
Cons
- − Cascade can make mistakes requiring review
- − Newer than Cursor
- − Credits can run out quickly on free tier