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Amazon Q Developer vs Kiro
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose Amazon Q Developer if…
- you want the lower entry price ($19/mo vs $20/mo)
- you work on VS Code, JetBrains, Slack
- you're in its core audience: software developers, aws cloud engineers
K
Choose Kiro if…
- you're in its core audience: software developers, engineering teams
Side by side
Feature Amazon Q Developer Kiro
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$19/mo$20/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Updates, last 90 days—9
Agent mode
CLI / terminal
Cloud agents—
AI PR review—
MCP support
PlatformsWeb, VS Code, JetBrains, Slack, iOS, AndroidWeb
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyAmazon Web Services, Inc.AWS
Based inUnited States—
Founded——
Part ofAmazon.com, Inc.—
Key features
A Amazon Q Developer
- Real-time code suggestions and inline chat
- Agentic multistep coding with file edits and shell commands
- Security vulnerability scanning with suggested fixes
- Java version upgrades and .NET Windows-to-Linux porting
- CLI autocompletion and natural-language-to-bash
- Answers about AWS services, costs and resources
- Customization using private repositories
- GitLab, GitHub, Slack and Teams integrations
K Kiro
- Turns prompts into requirements, designs and task lists
- Parallel agents running locally or in the cloud
- Property-based tests to catch edge cases
- Checks requirements for contradictions and gaps
- Headless CLI for PR reviews in CI/CD
- Agent hooks that run tasks on triggers
- Model choice: Claude, GPT-5.6, open-weight or Auto
- Supports MCP, AGENTS.md and Agent Client Protocol
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Amazon Q Developer
FreeFree
Pro$19/mo per user
Kiro
Kiro Free$0
Kiro Pro$20
Kiro Pro+$40
Kiro Pro Max$100
Kiro Power$200
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Amazon Q Developer
- Free tier with no time limit: 50 agentic requests a month
- Supports JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio and Eclipse (preview)
- Pro includes IP indemnity and is automatically opted out of data collection
- Built-in code transformation for Java and .NET
- AWS will end support for the IDE plugins on April 30, 2027
- Free tier is capped at 50 agentic requests a month
- Canceling Pro mid-month still incurs the full month's fee
- Extra transformation usage is billed at $0.003 per line of code
Kiro
- Free plan with 50 credits per month
- No daily or weekly rate limits on paid plans
- Choice of many models, plus an Auto mode
- IDE supports Open VSX extensions and VS Code settings
- Unused monthly credits do not roll over
- Each team member needs their own subscription
- Use through third-party automation harnesses is not permitted
- Not all premium models are available in all regions
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