CLion vs Windsurf
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CLion
CLion is a powerful cross-platform IDE for C and C++ development by JetBrains, offering intelligent code analysis, refactoring tools, and integrated debugging capabilities. It provides a complete development environment optimized for native application development.
Code EditorsPaid
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Windsurf
Windsurf AI-powered code editor with agentic coding capabilities, built as a fork of VS Code by Codeium.
Code EditorsFreemium
Quick Facts
CLion
CompanyJetBrains
Year Launched2015
Pricing ModelPaid
Open SourceNo
CategoryCode Editors
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux
Windsurf
CompanyCodeium
Year Launched2024
Pricing ModelFreemium
Open SourceNo
CategoryCode Editors
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web
Pricing
CLion
Paid
Basic: 50/monthly
Professional: 150/monthly per seat
Enterprise: Custom/annual per seat
Windsurf
Freemium
Free: $0/monthly
Pro: Custom/monthly per seat
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