Kiro alternatives
11 tools that do a similar job to Kiro, compared on the things that usually decide the switch: price, free plan, API and platforms.
- 1G
AI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
Cheaper: from $10/moMobile appDesktop app - 2C
- 3O
OpenAI's coding agent for the desktop, CLI, IDE, web and iOS, included in ChatGPT plans
Cheaper: from $8/moHas an APIMobile app - 4W

AI coding IDE and command center for running local and cloud coding agents
Has an APIDesktop app - 5D
Autonomous AI software engineer that writes, tests and reviews code to merge-ready PRs
Desktop app - 6J

Run and review AI coding agents across projects in JetBrains IDEs, web and CLI
Cheaper: from $10/mo - 7A

- 8K

Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud with 500+ models
Cheaper: from $15/moOpen sourceDesktop appSelf-hosted - 9C

Open-source AI coding agent for your editor, terminal, desktop and apps
Open sourceHas an APIDesktop app - 10A
- 11T

Side-by-side comparison
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Open source | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | Free · from $20/mo | web | ||||
| G | Free · from $10/mo | web, macos, vscode, jetbrains | vs Kiro | |||
| C | Free · from $8/mo | macos, web, slack | vs Kiro | |||
| O | Free · from $8/mo | web, ios, api, slack | vs Kiro | |||
| W | Free · from $20/mo | macos, jetbrains | vs Kiro | |||
| D | Free · from $20/mo | web, windows, macos, linux | vs Kiro | |||
| J | Free · from $10/mo | web, jetbrains | vs Kiro | |||
| A | Free · from $19/mo | web, vscode, jetbrains, slack | vs Kiro | |||
| K | Free · from $15/mo | vscode, jetbrains, web, macos | vs Kiro | |||
| C | Free | vscode, jetbrains, macos, windows | vs Kiro | |||
| A | Free | — | vs Kiro | |||
| T | Free · from $19/mo | self-hosted, vscode, jetbrains, web | vs Kiro |