Kiro / Alternatives
Alternatives · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
Best Kiro alternatives, according to developers who switched
First come the tools that developers on Hacker News explicitly said they prefer over Kiro. After that, the best-rated ai ide tools.
| # | Alternative | Type | Approval | Picked over Kiro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Code | Terminal agent | 54% | 3 | Compare |
| 2 | Cursor | AI IDE | 55% | 1 | Compare |
| 3 | Windsurf | AI IDE | 58% | – | Compare |
| 4 | Antigravity | AI IDE | 45% | – | Compare |
| 5 | Pi | Terminal agent | 84% | – | Compare |
| 6 | Amp | Terminal agent | 90% | – | |
| 7 | OpenAI Codex | Terminal agent | 69% | – | Compare |
| 8 | OpenCode | Terminal agent | 66% | – | Compare |
| 9 | Crush | Terminal agent | 77% | – | |
| 10 | Roo Code | IDE extension | 79% | – |
Kiro itself has 59% approval from 38 opinions. See what developers say about it →