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Kiro AI
✓ verifiedFreemium
Kiro spec-driven AI IDE from prototype to production; notable AWS-backed dev product.
👁 3.8M/mo
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Windsurf Editor
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AI-powered code editor with agentic workflows for developers.
👁 3.3M/mo
Pricing
Lite: Free
Basic: $5 /mo
Standard: $12 /mo
Plus: $25 /mo
Premium: $50 /mo
KIRO FREE: $0 /mo. per user
KIRO PRO: $19 /mo. per user
KIRO PRO+: $39 /mo. per user
No public pricing
Core features
- ✦No-code survey setup
- ✦On-site, email, and SMS survey options
- ✦Integrated AI insights
- ✦Intuitive dashboard with charts and reporting
- ✦Advanced targeting rules and third-party integrations
- ✦Fully translatable surveys
- ✦AI IDE for prototype to production
- ✦Spec-driven development
- ✦Agent hooks for task automation (e.g., generating documentation, unit tests, code optimization)
- ✦Multimodal chat
- ✦Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for connecting to docs, databases, APIs
- ✦Autopilot mode for autonomous execution of large tasks
- ✦Configurable agent interaction via steering files
- ✦Support for state-of-the-art AI models (Claude Sonnet 3.7, Sonnet 4)
- ✦VS Code compatibility (Open VSX plugins, themes, settings)
- ✦Image input for UI design or architecture guidance
- ✦AI-powered code completion and suggestions
- ✦Automated lint fixing
- ✦Cascade agent for advanced coding assistance
- ✦Integrated app building and deployment
- ✦MCP server support for custom tools
- ✦Terminal command integration
- ✦Memory of codebase structure and workflow
Use cases
- →Collect zero-party data using post-purchase surveys
- →Run email capture campaigns
- →Create interactive polls and forms
- →Drive change in marketing spend and product line (Ecommerce)
- →Gather feedback for product while rewarding & engaging your users (SaaS)
- →Ask your audience what types of content they want to see (Blogs & Media)
- →Building secure file sharing applications from scratch quickly.
- →Creating games without extensive manual coding.
- →Accelerating development from concept to working prototype in a short timeframe (e.g., a weekend).
- →Generating detailed user stories and capturing requirements like a product manager.
- →Automating routine development tasks such as documentation generation, unit testing, and code performance optimization.
- →Implementing complex features on larger codebases with fewer prompts and less repetition.
- →Accelerating software development by automating repetitive tasks
- →Reducing onboarding time for new developers
- →Improving code quality and reducing tech debt
- →Streamlining the app building and deployment process
- →Enhancing developer productivity by keeping them in a state of flow
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