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title: "Cline vs Windsurf: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cline or Windsurf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Cline vs Windsurf: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cline or Windsurf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Cline and Windsurf
- **Competitive set**: AI coding tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cline Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **Windsurf Share of Search**: 3.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Cline or Windsurf?

- In August 2026, Windsurf had more branded searches than Cline among AI coding tools worldwide. Windsurf was estimated to have 458K branded searches compared to Cline’s 197K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus Cline’s 1.6%.
- Windsurf was ahead of Cline in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cline’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide moved from 1.8% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 136K to 197K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windsurf’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide moved from 9.6% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 723K to 458K.

## How did search popularity change for AI coding tools worldwide in August 2026?

- Cline’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 0.88% to 1.6% in August 2026.
- Windsurf’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.5% to 3.7% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cline estimated searches | Cline Share of Search | Cline rank | Windsurf estimated searches | Windsurf Share of Search | Windsurf rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 136K | 1.8% | 6 | 723K | 9.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 132K | 1.9% | 6 | 722K | 10.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 1.6% | 6 | 588K | 8.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 131K | 1.2% | 6 | 591K | 5.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 139K | 1% | 6 | 604K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 164K | 0.92% | 6 | 723K | 4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 164K | 0.85% | 6 | 719K | 3.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 162K | 0.88% | 6 | 825K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 168K | 1% | 6 | 721K | 4.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 160K | 1.1% | 6 | 568K | 4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 197K | 1.6% | 6 | 458K | 3.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cline’s and Windsurf’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Cline**: Measured on the search terms “Cline”, “cline agent”, “cline ai”, “cline ai agent”, “cline ai coding”, “cline ai vscode”, “cline bot”, “cline bot inc”, “cline cli”, “cline code”, “cline coding”, “cline dev”, “cline extension”, “cline vscode” and “cline.bot”, summed into one figure.
- **Windsurf**: Measured on the search terms “codeium”, “codeium ai”, “codeium windsurf”, “Windsurf”, “windsurf ai”, “windsurf ai code editor”, “windsurf ai download”, “windsurf ai ide”, “windsurf ai pricing”, “windsurf app”, “windsurf cascade”, “windsurf code”, “windsurf code editor”, “windsurf codeium”, “windsurf coding”, “windsurf com”, “windsurf download”, “windsurf editor”, “windsurf ide”, “windsurf pricing” and “windsurf.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Cline profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cline)
- [Windsurf profile](/demand/global-en/brands/windsurf)
- [All AI coding tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-coding-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Cline or Windsurf?

In August 2026, Windsurf had more branded searches than Cline among AI coding tools worldwide. Windsurf was estimated to have 458K branded searches compared to Cline’s 197K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus Cline’s 1.6%.

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