Alternatives
Kiro alternatives
Looking for something other than Kiro? These coding agents also plan and build features with you, in an editor or the terminal.
The alternatives
- CursorAnysphere (part of SpaceX)
Pick it if you want an AI-first code editor with a free plan and cloud agents that run in parallel.
Free plan, paid from $8/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLICompare with Kiro - Claude CodeAnthropic
Pick it if you prefer Anthropic's agent in the terminal or your editor, included with paid Claude plans.
Paid from $17/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLICompare with Kiro - Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)Cognition AI, Inc.
Pick it if you want a full code editor with several local and cloud agents; it was Windsurf, and it has a free plan.
Free plan, paid from $20/month · macOS, Windows, LinuxCompare with Kiro - Google AntigravityGoogle
Pick it if you want Google's editor, command-line tool and agent manager, free for individuals with weekly limits.
Free plan, paid from $19.99/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, APICompare with Kiro - CodexOpenAI
Pick it if you have a ChatGPT plan: OpenAI's coding agent comes with it, with limits on Free, and handles code review at scale.
Free plan, paid from $8/month · macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, CLICompare with Kiro - GitHub CopilotGitHub
Pick it if your code lives on GitHub and you want its coding agent, with a free tier.
Free plan, paid from $10/user/month · macOS, Windows, Web, CLICompare with Kiro
Or stick with Kiro
Stick with Kiro if you like spec-driven feature work or your team builds on AWS; it's free with 50 credits a month.
Facts from each maker's official pages.