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79TriVista score
Continue
A free, open-source AI coding helper that plugs into your editor and lets you choose which AI model powers it.
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Cognition
70TriVista score
Windsurf
An AI-native code editor whose built-in agent, Cascade, plans and makes changes across multiple files.
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Continue79 TriVista score
Windsurf70 TriVista score
Category rank
#4
Tied #11
Research confidence
Good support
Good support
Availability notes
Not available
Acquired - current owner recorded as Cognition; product remains in the fixed roster.
Cost
Tool
Continue79 TriVista score
Windsurf70 TriVista score
Plans and pricing
Commercial / enterprise. Planning allowance - confirm current public price or quote
Commercial / enterprise. Planning allowance - confirm current public price or quote
First year
$16.2KBase estimateLow $10K · High $26.7K
$16.2KBase estimateLow $10K · High $26.7K
Per user or unit
$808Base estimateLow $499 · High $1.3KPer enabled developer, first year
$808Base estimateLow $499 · High $1.3KPer enabled developer, first year
Three years
$29KBase estimateLow $18.6K · High $46.4K
$29KBase estimateLow $18.6K · High $46.4K
Cost assumptions
This scenario uses a category-based allowance, not a verified price for this product. Based on 20 enabled developers. Confirm the vendor’s billing unit and current price or quote before budgeting.
Based on 20 enabled developers. This is a planning allowance, not verified product pricing. Confirm the vendor’s billing unit and current price or quote before budgeting.
Setup and security
Tool
Continue79 TriVista score
Windsurf70 TriVista score
Setup requirements
Confirm current product identity, commercial packaging, data processing terms, sign-in and access rules, retention, integrations, support model, implementation effort, and rollback conditions.
Confirm current product identity, commercial packaging, data processing terms, sign-in and access rules, retention, integrations, support model, implementation effort, and rollback conditions.
Data and security
Confirm encryption, how the vendor uses your data, customer data separation, how long data stays and how to delete it, activity records, sign-in and user setup, where data is handled, other companies that process data, past incidents, and what your team must manage.
Confirm encryption, how the vendor uses your data, customer data separation, how long data stays and how to delete it, activity records, sign-in and user setup, where data is handled, other companies that process data, past incidents, and what your team must manage.
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