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Windsurf vs Junie
Systematic comparison of Windsurf and Junie across deployment, access, interfaces, automation, and sourced product capabilities. Green highlights mark stronger normalized product-surface values; qualitative tradeoffs remain neutral.
Product surface
Side-by-side app facts
| Field | Windsurf | Junie |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Windsurf | JetBrains |
| Category | Coding agent | Coding agent |
| Lifecycle | Active | Active |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Local execution | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud execution | Yes | No |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Interfaces | IDE, CLI | IDE, CLI, CI |
| Model access | Windsurf-managed and supported frontier models | JetBrains-managed models and supported BYOK providers |
| Automation | Cascade workflows, rules, memories, and tool calls | IDE, CLI, CI, guidelines, and MCP workflows |
| Multi-agent | Unknown | Unknown |
| Persistent memory | Yes | Yes |
| MCP support | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free and paid individual and team plans | Paid JetBrains AI plans and usage allowances |
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