# Alternatives to Devin Desktop > Source: https://theagentsindex.com/windsurf/alternatives (current datasheets, evidence-ranked) Candidates share the baseline category or are previously researched peers. Requirements, preserved strengths, explicit trade-offs and research coverage decide the order; paid tier does not. ## Shortlist ### 1. Devin Cloud AI software engineer that takes a ticket, works in its own VM, and opens a pull request. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Devin Desktop:** - [Debugs and fixes: yes — Reproducing and fixing bugs is named as a core task, including bugs arriving as tickets or bug reports.](https://docs.devin.ai/get-started/devin-intro) - [Writes tests: yes — Analyses the repository's existing test style and writes additional tests to raise coverage.](https://docs.devin.ai/use-cases/tutorials/code-coverage) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Automations and schedules start sessions from events, so Devin works the task with nobody tagging it.](https://docs.devin.ai/product-guides/automations) **Trade-offs against Devin Desktop:** - [Model choice: partial — You pick the model in Devin CLI, or leave it to the Adaptive router; cloud Devin sessions document no model selector.](https://docs.devin.ai/cli/models) [View Devin](https://theagentsindex.com/devin) ### 2. Augment Code Cosmos platform running fleets of coding agents across the SDLC, plus Auggie CLI and IDE extensions. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Devin Desktop:** - [Debugs and fixes: yes — PR Fixer repairs CI failures and review findings; a CI Failure Investigator expert diagnoses failed runs.](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cosmos/experts-templates) - [Writes tests: yes — Agent generates unit tests for new code; the legacy-migration workflow adds tests as part of each module PR.](https://docs.augmentcode.com/using-augment/agent) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Non-interactive experts run end to end on triggers; human checkpoints are configurable, not mandatory.](https://www.augmentcode.com/workflows) **Trade-offs against Devin Desktop:** - [Free tier: partial — No free plan is published; pricing lists only Business at $100/month and Enterprise. Business is self-serve, though, and trials are referenced.](https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing) [View Augment Code](https://theagentsindex.com/augment-code) ### 3. Cursor Coding agent in a desktop editor, terminal CLI, cloud VMs and CI, priced per seat plus token usage. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Devin Desktop:** - [Debugs and fixes: yes — Debug Mode instruments the code and reasons from runtime evidence before editing, rather than guessing at a fix.](https://cursor.com/docs/agent/debug-mode) - [Writes tests: yes — Test generation is named as agent work, and Automations can be configured to add tests on every new commit.](https://cursor.com/automate) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Tasks complete without a human in the loop; /goal keeps the agent working towards an objective, and cloud agents run with the laptop closed.](https://cursor.com/docs/agent/overview) **Trade-offs against Devin Desktop:** - [Admin controls: partial — Teams admins enforce Privacy Mode, team rules and sandbox mode; repository blocklists, model/MCP access controls and auto-run, browser and network controls are Enterprise-only.](https://cursor.com/pricing) [View Cursor](https://theagentsindex.com/cursor) ### 4. Junie JetBrains coding agent for the terminal, JetBrains IDEs and CI, running on hosted or your own model keys. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Devin Desktop:** - [Debugs and fixes: yes — It goes past reading a stack trace: a dedicated debug mode drives a live debugger, sets breakpoints and evaluates expressions, though that mode needs a connected JetBrains IDE to work.](https://junie.jetbrains.com/docs/junie-cli-debug-mode.html) - [Writes tests: yes — Test generation is documented as a first-class task rather than a side effect of writing code, driven through the portable agent-skills mechanism so output follows the project's existing test style.](https://junie.jetbrains.com/docs/agent-skills.html) - [Runs autonomously: yes — It completes multi-step tasks unattended, and a brave mode removes the approval prompts entirely; headless CI runs and GitHub Action triggers have no human in the loop at all.](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/ai-assistant/junie-agent.html) **Trade-offs against Devin Desktop:** - [Admin controls: partial — A developer can constrain the agent locally through the allowlist file on any tier, but organisation-wide policy such as company MCP rules is an enterprise capability.](https://www.jetbrains.com/ide-services/ai-enterprise/) [View Junie](https://theagentsindex.com/junie) ### 5. Cline Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and CI, running on whichever model you bring. **Research coverage:** 34/35 criteria **Where it improves on Devin Desktop:** - [Debugs and fixes: yes — Diagnosis and repair are advertised as one loop: it reads stack traces or failing tests, then edits the files and re-runs commands to confirm the fix.](https://cline.bot/enterprise) - [Writes tests: yes — Test authoring is a named use case, covering unit and integration tests for existing large codebases rather than only tests for code it just wrote.](https://cline.bot/enterprise) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Auto-approval and headless mode let a task run start to finish with nobody watching, including scheduled cron runs and CI jobs; the vendor warns to use a clean branch.](https://docs.cline.bot/usage/cli-overview) **Trade-offs against Devin Desktop:** - [Seat model: partial — Seats are counted against an organisation licence - every owner, admin, member and even a pending invite holds one - but no seat price, floor or ceiling is published, and Enterprise claims unlimited seats.](https://docs.cline.bot/enterprise-solutions/team-management/managing-members) [View Cline](https://theagentsindex.com/cline) ### 6. Factory Droid coding agents that run in the desktop app, CLI, IDEs, CI and Factory-managed cloud computers. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Devin Desktop:** - [Debugs and fixes: yes — Documented flows include fixing a named bug and repairing failing tests under autonomy levels.](https://docs.factory.ai/droid-exec/overview) - [Writes tests: yes — The /install-qa skill generates QA sub-skills and executes end-to-end test flows per diff, with evidence.](https://docs.factory.ai/software-factory/automated-qa) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Headless droid exec runs one-shot tasks to completion; Missions orchestrate long multi-feature work.](https://docs.factory.ai/droid-exec/overview) **Trade-offs against Devin Desktop:** - [Free tier: no — The published plan list starts at Pro $20/mo; no free tier or trial is offered, though Droid Core and a BYOK allowance are free within a paid plan.](https://docs.factory.ai/pricing/individuals) - [Admin controls: partial — Org-managed settings cap autonomy and restrict models, MCP servers, commands and network; listed from Business upward, with full controls on Enterprise.](https://factory.com/pricing) [View Factory](https://theagentsindex.com/factory-ai) ## Method Unknown data is never treated as a benefit or a trade-off. Featured placement is labelled but cannot alter recommendation order.