Independent product intelligence · Worldwide · 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-31

Windsurfwindsurf.com

Streamline coding with predictive AI, deployment, and integration.

Developer & AI Platformwindsurf.comTracked since 2026-08-192 discovery sources
123KBacklinks
12.8KReferring domains
45Domain authority
+11.0%Referring domains · 90 days

Authority & distribution

How strong is Windsurf’s web footprint?

Backlinks measure accumulated distribution; referring domains show how broadly that authority is spread. Both are observable on the open web, so both are published for every product here.

Backlinks

123KCurrent snapshot

Referring domains

12.8KCurrent snapshot

Authority

45Domain authority · category median 22

90-day move

+11.0%Referring domains, last 90 days
At 45, Windsurf sits above the 22 median for its category.

Trajectory · Pro

The counts above are the latest of 370 daily observations. The curve through them is on the full profile.

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Traffic & engagement

Where Windsurf ranks

Measured · Pro

Measured for this product: global rank, country rank and category rank.

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AI referral visibility

Which AI assistants are already sending Windsurf traffic?

Measured · Pro

Measured for this product: AI referral traffic, which assistants refer it and which pages those referrals land on.

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Product profile

What Windsurf is selling.

Traffic makes more sense when you can connect it to the actual product promise.

“Windsurf”

Streamline coding with predictive AI, deployment, and integration.

Developer & AI PlatformSeen 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-21Coverage tier C

What we have measured

4 of 8 signal groups are available for this product: identity, authority and backlinks, AI referrals, search demand.

Not measured for this domain: traffic and engagement, audience demographics, country distribution, acquisition mix. Those sections are left out of the page rather than filled with estimates.

Canonical website: https://windsurf.com/

Observed across 2 discovery sources.

Research questions

What the evidence answers about Windsurf.

Every answer is tied to a source we collected, and the questions with no evidence behind them are left unanswered rather than guessed.

What problem does Windsurf solve and what does it do?

Windsurf is a developer tool that streamlines coding by using predictive AI, handling deployment, and managing integrations. It is described as an AI coding agent desktop app designed for software development and automation.

What category does Windsurf belong to?

Windsurf is categorized as a Developer & AI Platform. This classification places it within the broader 'developer-tools' category, with high confidence based on its description as an AI coding agent desktop app.

How many products are in the same category as Windsurf?

The category Windsurf is in, Developer & AI Platform, contains a total of 2,619 products. This indicates the scale of the market segment it competes in.

How does Windsurf's domain authority compare to others in its category?

Windsurf's specific domain authority is not disclosed in the provided evidence. However, the median domain authority for products in its category is 22, which provides a benchmark for comparison.

How does Windsurf's AI traffic visibility compare to its category?

Windsurf's specific AI traffic is not provided. The measured data shows the median AI traffic visits for products in its category is 0.0, and 2,583 products have measured AI traffic, indicating many products in this space have minimal or no measurable AI referral traffic.

Who is Windsurf intended for?

Windsurf is a tool for software developers. It is categorized as a Developer & AI Platform and is described as an AI coding agent desktop app for software development and automation.

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  • Backlink trajectoryThe figures above are the latest observation. The daily curve behind them holds 370.
  • AI referral detailHow much traffic assistants send, which 9 of them do it, and the 24 pages they land on.
  • Search structure and ranking depthOrganic against paid, brand against non-brand, and how many keywords rank in the top three against the long tail — which is what decides whether the demand is portable or tied to the name.
  • The rest of the marketPage through every leaderboard 100 rows at a time, put any five products side by side, and query the whole dataset over API / MCP.

Worldwide estimates · Data period 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-31. Figures are measured estimates intended for market research. Signals we have not measured for this domain are omitted, never estimated; a measured zero is still reported as zero. How this was measured