Side-by-side comparison
Cursor vs Windsurf (Codeium)
Complaint records and Risk Scores compared. Both are in the Vibe Coding & AI IDEs category.
✓ Windsurf (Codeium) has a lower documented Risk Score.
Windsurf (Codeium)'s Risk Score of 25 is lower than Cursor's 50.
That said, always read the full complaint records before deciding.
Product A
Cursor
AI-native code editor built on VS Code with deep LLM integration
50
Caution
out of 100
3 documented warnings
Vibe Coding & AI IDEs
Vibe Coding & AI IDEs
Product B
Windsurf (Codeium)
AI code editor from Codeium with an agentic 'Cascade' workflow
25
Mixed Signals
out of 100
3 documented warnings
Vibe Coding & AI IDEs
Vibe Coding & AI IDEs
Complaint category breakdown
Higher numbers in each row indicate more documented complaints in that category. Bold = more complaints than the other product.
| Complaint type | Cursor | Windsurf (Codeium) |
|---|---|---|
| BBB Complaints | — | — |
| Lawsuits & Legal Action | — | — |
| Misleading Marketing | — | — |
| Customer Complaints | 1 | 2 |
| Churn & Retention | 1 | 1 |
| Billing Problems | 1 | — |
| Support Failures | — | — |
Severity breakdown
| Severity | Cursor | Windsurf (Codeium) |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | — | — |
| High | 2 | — |
| Medium | 1 | 2 |
| Low | — | 1 |