Kiro from AWS is an agentic engineering environment for spec-driven development, property-based testing, and parallel agents, marketed at kiro.dev as AWS shifts focus from the earlier Amazon Q Developer assistant. It is aimed at teams building on AWS and large codebases, with credit-based pricing and enterprise IAM and SSO controls. Value is strongest for AWS-centric workflows and agentic IDE use cases. Editorial teams should verify fit against their compliance and workflow needs before rolling it out broadly.
AWS
Kiro
Agentic engineering IDE (formerly Amazon Q Developer)
FreemiumScore 73.8#74 overall#7 in Coding & Dev
110 editorial upvotes · editor score 4.0 / 5
Specs
| Pricing | Freemium |
|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/mo |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web |
| Launched | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Last verified | Oct 18, 2026 |
| Vendor | AWS |
Highlights
- AWS service awareness
- Java upgrade tooling
Pros
- Great for Lambda users
- IAM integration
Cons
- Limited outside AWS stacks
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Reviews
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