Devin vs Kiro

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Devin and Kiro are both Coding AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Devin is available on Slack App and offers an API. Only Kiro is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Best overall

Devin

  • Software engineers
  • Engineering teams
  • Engineering managers
  • Enterprise engineering organizations

Choose Devin if

  • You want a tool built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes.
  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session.
  • Runs many sessions in parallel.

Choose Kiro if

  • You want a tool built for turning feature ideas into structured specs and tasks before agents write code in large codebases.
  • Spec-driven workflow produces requirements, design and task lists before code is written.
  • Based on Code OSS, so VS Code settings, themes and Open VSX extensions carry over.
Best for beginners
Devin
Best for business
Devin

Features

19 features compared.

  • Cloud agent sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Parallel sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Devin Review
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Wiki
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Automations
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Team integrations
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Git providers
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Devin CLI
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Devin API
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Not available
  • Model choice
    Devin
    Available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Spec-driven development
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Agent hooks
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Steering files
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Memory
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Correctness checking
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Kiro CLI
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Kiro Web
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Local command sandbox
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available
  • Open standards and MCP
    Devin
    Not available
    Kiro
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Devin
    Freemium
    Kiro
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Devin
    Yes
    Kiro
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Devin
    $0
    Kiro
    $0
  • Plans
    Devin
    5 plans
    Kiro
    5 plans

Devin plans

  • Free

    $0

    Light quota to code with agents

    • Limited model availability
    • Unlimited inline edits
    • Unlimited Tab completions
  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Individual plan with increased quota

    • Frontier models from OpenAI
    • Claude
    • Gemini and others
    • Free use of SWE-2
    • Devin Cloud access
    • Extra usage at API pricing
  • Max

    $200/month

    Individual plan for power users

    • Everything in Pro
    • Significantly higher quotas
  • Teams

    $80/month

    $80 per month for the team plan plus $40 per month per full dev seat

    • Everything in Pro
    • Up to 200 users
    • Sharing and collaboration
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales; billed in ACUs

    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Centralized enterprise admin controls
    • Dedicated account management
    • VPC deployment option
    • Highest priority support

Kiro plans

  • Free

    $0

    Entry tier to try Kiro

    • 50 credits
    • Open-weight models
    • Claude Sonnet 4.5 with rate limits
  • Pro

    $20/user/mo

    Individual paid plan

    • 1,000 credits
    • Premium models
    • Kiro Web
    • Add-on credits at $0.04
  • Pro+

    $40/user/mo

    More credits for heavier use

    • 2,000 credits
    • Premium models
    • Kiro Web
    • Add-on credits at $0.04
  • Pro Max

    $100/user/mo

    High-volume individual use

    • 5,000 credits
    • Premium models
    • Kiro Web
    • Add-on credits at $0.04
  • Power

    $200/user/mo

    Highest credit allowance

    • 10,000 credits
    • Premium models
    • Kiro Web
    • Add-on credits at $0.04

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Devin
8.2overall
Kiro
8.0overall

Devin leads in 1 category and Kiro in 1.

  • Autonomous Task Completion

    Devin
    8.4
    Kiro
    Not rated
  • Code Quality

    Devin
    8.0
    Kiro
    Not rated
  • Integrations & Workflow Fit

    Devin
    8.8
    Kiro
    Not rated
  • Ease of Use

    Devin leads by 0.2
    Devin
    8.2
    Kiro
    8.0
  • Value for Money

    Kiro leads by 0.1
    Devin
    7.4
    Kiro
    7.5
  • Feature Depth

    Devin
    Not rated
    Kiro
    8.5
  • Performance & Speed

    Devin
    Not rated
    Kiro
    8.0
  • Documentation & Support

    Devin
    Not rated
    Kiro
    8.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Devin

Pros

  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session
  • Runs many sessions in parallel
  • Connects to Slack, Teams, Linear, Jira and three major git hosts
  • Includes PR review, repository Wiki and Automations
  • Pro starts at $20 per month, much lower than the retired $500 Team plan
  • Enterprise options include SSO and a VPC deployment

Cons

  • Quota amounts for Pro and Max are not published
  • Extra usage is billed at API pricing, so heavy use is hard to predict
  • Max costs $200 per month, and Teams adds $40 per month per full dev seat
  • No publicly released mobile app
  • Cloud sessions need repository access, which some teams will not allow

Kiro

Pros

  • Spec-driven workflow produces requirements, design and task lists before code is written.
  • Based on Code OSS, so VS Code settings, themes and Open VSX extensions carry over.
  • Same credit pool works across IDE, CLI and Web with no separate cloud compute charge.
  • Multiple model families, including open-weight options, with an Auto mode.
  • Free tier with 50 credits and downloadable apps on macOS, Windows and Linux.

Cons

  • Credits can run out quickly on complex spec tasks; costs vary by model and monthly credits do not roll over.
  • Free tier excludes premium models and is limited to open-weight models and Claude Sonnet 4.5 under rate limits.
  • Mobile app is iOS-only, in preview, and needs iOS 26 or later.
  • Cloud sessions are only available in US East (N. Virginia), and Enterprise pricing is not published.

Platforms

  • Web
    Devin
    Supported
    Kiro
    Supported
  • Windows
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kiro
    Supported
  • macOS
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kiro
    Supported
  • iOS
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kiro
    Not supported
  • Android
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kiro
    Not supported
  • API
    Devin
    Supported
    Kiro
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kiro
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Devin
    Supported
    Kiro
    Supported
  • Slack App
    Devin
    Supported
    Kiro
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kiro
    Supported

Integrations

Devin

8 integrations
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • PagerDuty

Kiro

12 integrations
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Figma
  • Postman
  • Datadog
  • Miro
  • Stripe
  • Supabase
  • ElevenLabs
  • Firebase
  • Terraform
  • MCP

Company

  • Company
    Devin
    Cognition
    Kiro
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Founded
    Devin
    2023
    Kiro
    2006
  • Headquarters
    Devin
    San Francisco, CA
    Kiro
    Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Listing
    Devin
    Claimed
    Kiro
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Devin better than Kiro?

It depends on your workflow. Devin is built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes. Kiro is built for turning feature ideas into structured specs and tasks before agents write code in large codebases.

What are the key feature differences between Devin and Kiro?

Devin: Autonomous cloud software engineer that takes tickets through to tested pull requests. Kiro: Spec-driven agentic IDE from AWS that turns prompts into designs, tasks and code.

Does Devin or Kiro have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Devin is freemium and Kiro is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Devin or Kiro?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.