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Kiro vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place

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Verdict

Kiro and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) are both Coding AI tools. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 8.0 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Kiro is available on Web and CLI. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on JetBrains Plugin.

Best overall

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

  • Software developers
  • Engineering teams
  • Enterprise engineering organizations
  • Teams running several coding agents

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.

Choose Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) if

  • You want a tool built for managing multiple coding agents.
  • Free plan with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits.
  • Full IDE that stays compatible with VS Code and Windsurf extensions.
Best for beginners
Kiro
Best for business
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features

20 features compared.

  • Spec-driven development
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent hooks
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Steering files
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Memory
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Correctness checking
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Model choice
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Kiro CLI
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Kiro Web
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Local command sandbox
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Open standards and MCP
    Kiro
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Kiro
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Kiro
    Freemium
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Kiro
    Yes
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Kiro
    $0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    $0
  • Plans
    Kiro
    5 plans
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    5 plans

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

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) plans

  • Free

    $0

    Light quota to code with agents

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

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Increased quotas and full model availability

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

  • Max

    $200/month

    Significantly higher quotas 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
    • Shared collaboration
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales for organization-wide deployment

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

Our ratings

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

Kiro
8.0overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

Kiro leads in 0 categories and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    Kiro
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Kiro
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.3
    Kiro
    7.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Kiro
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Kiro
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Kiro
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Kiro
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Kiro
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Kiro
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6

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

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.

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Pros

  • Free plan with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits
  • Full IDE that stays compatible with VS Code and Windsurf extensions
  • One view for managing local, cloud and third-party agents
  • Supports ACP agents such as Codex, Claude Agent and OpenCode
  • Available on macOS, Windows and Linux

Cons

  • Paid plans have daily and weekly usage quotas, and extra usage is billed at API pricing
  • Pro rose to $20 per month, and Max costs $200 per month
  • The rename and the move to devin.ai changed menus, docs and branding, and some names such as the JetBrains plugin still say Windsurf
  • Cascade was retired in favour of Devin Local, so Cascade workflows had to migrate

Platforms

  • Web
    Kiro
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Windows
    Kiro
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • macOS
    Kiro
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • iOS
    Kiro
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Android
    Kiro
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • API
    Kiro
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Kiro
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Kiro
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • CLI
    Kiro
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    Kiro
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported

Integrations

Kiro

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

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

15 integrations
  • Slack
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Figma
  • Sentry
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Datadog
  • Atlassian
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Codex
  • Claude Agent
  • OpenCode

Company

  • Company
    Kiro
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    Kiro
    2006
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Kiro
    Seattle, Washington, USA
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Kiro
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    Kiro
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Kiro better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Kiro is built for turning feature ideas into structured specs and tasks before agents write code in large codebases. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

What are the key feature differences between Kiro and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

Kiro: Spec-driven agentic IDE from AWS that turns prompts into designs, tasks and code. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

Does Kiro or Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Kiro is freemium and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Kiro or Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

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