# Coding With Cursor and Windsurf Side by Side

DevFeed: [Coding With Cursor and Windsurf Side by Side](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/coding-with-cursor-and-windsurf-side-by-side-5133.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/coding-with-cursor-and-windsurf-side-by-side>)

Author: Sam Harrison

Published: 2025-03-20T00:41:40Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cursor.md>), [ide](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ide.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/anthropic.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [GitHub Copilot code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot-code-review.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/anthropic.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cursor.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/refactoring.md>), [vscode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vscode.md>)

## AI overview

A side-by-side comparison of Cursor and Windsurf, two VSCode forks that use Anthropic's Claude model. Using development of the Neon Python driver as an example, the article compares their AI-assisted IDE features, especially autocomplete, refactoring, agent-based workflows, and context management.

## Source excerpt

Since the release of GitHub Copilot, AI integration in IDEs has evolved dramatically. Now, two IDEs are being talked about more than any other: Windsurf and Cursor. Both tools are forks of VSCode, offer a similar set of features, and use Anthropic's Claude model under the hood. I...