Cognition (Windsurf) named Leader for AI Coding Assistants
Recognized for completeness of vision and ability to execute, Cognition's Windsurf was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI Coding Assistants.
Windsurf recognized as a market Leader by Gartner®.
Enterprises are moving beyond autocomplete tools to agentic systems that transform the entire software development lifecycle. Fortune 500 companies use Windsurf to speed up delivery of new products and services, modernize legacy systems, reduce technical debt, and increase productivity without adding headcount.
Human-Agent collaboration
Agents plan, delegate, and execute alongside developers, accelerating both modernization and new product delivery.
Enterprise-first by design
Flexible deployment (SaaS, hybrid, single-tenant) with FedRAMP High compliance and zero-data-retention guaranteed. Backed by a partner network and white-glove support to ensure long-term success.
Deep context awareness
Understands entire codebases and workflows to deliver high-confidence multi-file edits, faster developer onboarding, and proactive assistance at scale.
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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants, Philip Walsh, Haritha Khandabattu, Matt Brasier, Arun Batchu, Keith Holloway, 15 September 2025
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