Kiro AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Code Editors

The best Code Editor alternative to Kiro is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Kiro and ten of them are Code Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Code Editor alternatives to Kiro are Windsurf Editor, Cursor, Firebase Studio and Trae.

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  1. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

     1376 likes

    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    202 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Kiro.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to Kiro.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryKiro is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableKiro is not according to our users
  2. Windsurf Editor icon

    Windsurf Editor

     33 likes

    Windsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    63 Windsurf Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Trae icon

    Trae

     14 likes

    Trae is an adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

    36 Trae alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Zasper icon

    Zasper

     11 likes

    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    76 Zasper alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Eclipse Theia

     21 likes

    With Theia you can develop one IDE and run it in browsers or native desktop application from a single source. Theia is designed in a modular way to allow extenders and adopters customizing and extending every aspect of it.

    22 Eclipse Theia alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Electron
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  10. Qoder IDE icon

    Qoder IDE

     8 likes

    Qoder is an AI-powered agentic coding platform and IDE that automates complex software development tasks using autonomous AI agents.

    52 Qoder IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. CodeBuddy icon

    CodeBuddy

     1 like

    CodeBuddy IDE is built to create a symbiotic environment where product, design, development, and deployment flow into one another without friction. By embedding AI deeply into every step—from requirement planning and product design to coding and go-live—it delivers a one-stop...

    51 CodeBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. nao icon

    nao

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    An AI-powered IDE for data teams that connects directly to your data warehouse to write SQL, Python, and dbt workflows with full schema context.

    55 nao alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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