Best Kiro alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
Kiro	20 USD/mo	yes	Coding
Google Antigravity	30 USD/mo	yes	Coding
Cursor	20 USD/mo	yes	Coding
OpenAI Codex	71 PLN/mo	no	Coding
Kilo Code	15 USD/mo	yes	Coding
Devin Desktop	20 USD/mo	yes	Coding
Visual Studio	not listed	yes	Coding

Each alternative in short

1. Google Antigravity

Agentic development platform from Google for building software with AI agents, from a desktop IDE to a terminal CLI and SDK.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan without subscription: access to a variety of agent models, unlimited Tab completions, unlimited Command requests, basic weekly rate limits.

2. Cursor

AI coding agent and IDE that turns ideas into code, running tasks in parallel for developers and engineering teams.

Yes, there is a free plan. Hobby plan: limited Agent requests and access to Composer, no credit card required.

3. OpenAI Codex

AI coding agent from OpenAI that handles engineering tasks like bug fixes, refactors, features and code reviews for developers and teams.

No - according to the vendor, it is paid only.

4. Kilo Code

Open source AI coding agent for developers, running in VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and the cloud, with 500+ models at provider cost.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan for individuals with the open source VS Code, JetBrains and CLI extensions, and Auto Free routing to free models through Kilo Gateway where available. Enterprise-level Teams plans include a 14-day trial.

5. Devin Desktop

Desktop app to plan, run and review local and cloud coding agents from one editor-like workspace.

Yes, there is a free plan. Light quota to code with agents, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits and unlimited Tab completions.

6. Visual Studio

Microsoft's IDE and code editor for software developers, with built-in Copilot AI assistance, debugging, testing and Git/CI/CD tooling.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free Community edition available for download on the page.

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