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Verified
ToolMarketCap
CursorAnysphere · AI code editors
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
74/100

Desktop editor vs desktop editor

2Verified differences4Shared1Not yet verified
KiroAmazon Web Services · AI code editors
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
79/100

Cursor vs Kiro

2Verified differences1Pricing differences2Cursor · verified changes 30d3Kiro · verified changes 30d
Entry priceSame verified entry price: $20/mo (Cursor Pro, Kiro Kiro Pro (per user)).
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryShared delivery: Desktop editor.
Last 30 daysCursor logged 2 verified changes, Kiro 3 verified changes.
Evidence6 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 1 for neither.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Cursor and Kiro: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionCursorKiro
Entry price$20/mo$20/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Self-hostingNoNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesYes
Switch from CursorSwitch from KiroAdd Cursor to a stackAdd Kiro to a stack

Where they differ

2
Business model
CursorFreemium — a free Hobby tier, plus paid individual and team offerings, with Enterprise also available.
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

Re-verified: cursor.com/pricing lists Hobby (Free), Individual (Pro, Pro+, Ultra), Teams, and Enterprise (Custom).

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
KiroSubscription — Free, Pro, Pro+, Pro Max, and Power credit tiers, with add-on credits at $0.04
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official pricing page

kiro.dev/pricing: "Pro ($20/month), Pro+ ($40/month), Pro Max ($100/month), to Power ($200/month)"; "Add-on credits ($0.04/credit)".

https://kiro.dev/pricing/ ↗
Single sign-on
CursorTeam tier and above — SAML/OIDC SSO on Teams
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists "SAML/OIDC SSO" among the Teams plan features ("Everything on Individual, plus").

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
KiroEnterprise tier only — SSO with centralized billing and usage analytics
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official pricing page

kiro.dev/pricing, Kiro for enterprise: "Centralized billing, SSO, usage analytics, and enterprise security controls."

https://kiro.dev/pricing/ ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
CursorFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$20/mo
Hobby$0/mo
Pro$20/mo
Teams (per user)$40/mo
Pro+$60/mo
Ultra$200/mo
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page
https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
KiroFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Kiro Pro (per user)
$20/mo
Kiro Free$0/mo
Kiro Pro (per user)$20/mo
Kiro Pro+ (per user)$40/mo
Kiro Pro Max (per user)$100/mo
Kiro Power (per user)$200/mo
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official pricing page
https://kiro.dev/pricing/ ↗

Where they match

4Toggle
Delivery
CursorDesktop editor — plus a terminal CLI and cloud agents started from the web
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official download page

cursor.com/download presents three surfaces: Desktop ("an agent-first experience, with all the best parts of the editor"), Terminal ("Run agents in any terminal or script", installed via curl https://cursor.com/install), and Web ("Kick off agents in the cloud from your browser, phone, or tools like Slack, GitHub, and Linear").

https://cursor.com/download ↗
KiroDesktop editor — plus a CLI, web, a mobile app, and Kiro Crew
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official site

kiro.dev: "Kiro works as an agent in the IDE, with a CLI, in a web browser, from mobile app, and in Kiro Crew."

https://kiro.dev ↗
Platforms
CursormacOS, Windows, Linux
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official download page

Re-verified: cursor.com/download states "The Cursor desktop app is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux" and lists Mac, Windows (x64/ARM64), and Linux (.deb, RPM, AppImage) builds.

https://cursor.com/download ↗
KiromacOS, Windows, Linux
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official downloads page

kiro.dev/downloads lists IDE builds for macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel), Windows (x64, ARM64), and Linux (x64, ARM64).

https://kiro.dev/downloads/ ↗
Free tier
CursorYes — Hobby plan, limited Agent requests, no credit card required
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists Hobby "For the tinkerer", Free, including "No credit card required" and "Limited Agent requests".

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
KiroYes — Kiro Free, 50 credits per month
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official pricing page

kiro.dev/pricing: "KIRO FREE $0 per month 50 credits".

https://kiro.dev/pricing/ ↗
Enterprise
CursorCustom pricing — pooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM, audit logs
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official pricing page

cursor.com/pricing lists Enterprise "For scaled organizations", Custom, with pooled usage, invoice/PO billing, SCIM seat management, and audit logs and service accounts.

https://cursor.com/pricing ↗
KiroCustom pricing — centralized billing, SSO, usage analytics, enterprise security controls
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official pricing page

kiro.dev/pricing: "Kiro for enterprise — Centralized billing, SSO, usage analytics, and enterprise security controls. Contact sales".

https://kiro.dev/pricing/ ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

1
Editor integrations
CursorNot yet verified
KiroNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Cursorcursor.com/docs
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official documentation

Re-verified: https://cursor.com/docs returned HTTP 200 with Cursor's documentation.

https://cursor.com/docs ↗
Kirokiro.dev/docs
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official documentation

Kiro's documentation, linked from kiro.dev.

https://kiro.dev/docs/ ↗
Changelog
Cursorcursor.com/changelog
cursor.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
Cursor — official changelog

https://cursor.com/changelog returned HTTP 200 with dated release notes (latest entry Sep 23, 2026).

https://cursor.com/changelog ↗
Kirokiro.dev/changelog
kiro.dev
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Kiro — official changelog

Kiro's changelog, linked from kiro.dev.

https://kiro.dev/changelog/ ↗
Source repository
CursorNot yet verified
KiroNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Cursor and Kiro, side by side
ReadingCursorKiro
Verified changes2 in 30 days · 9 in 90 days · AI code editors median 23 in 30 days · 5 in 90 days · AI code editors median 2
Last verified change20 Oct 2026 · 17 days ago27 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
Activity · 90 days74 · above the AI code editors median of 6479 · above the AI code editors median of 64
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $205 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $20
Comparable facts6 of 7 verified6 of 7 verified

Cursor · latest 3

  1. Release

    Cursor's Agent SDK becomes generally available

    The Agent SDK lets teams define an agent as a folder of code, test it with evals, and deploy it to Cursor or their own infrastructure.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 20 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/agent-sdk ↗
  2. Release

    Cursor opens the Origin App Marketplace to public submissions

    Origin integrates with over 20 apps for deployments, CI, code review, security, monitoring and project management, and the marketplace opens to public submissions.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 13 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-app-marketplace ↗
  3. Platform

    Cursor's iOS app can remotely control local agents

    Remote Control lets users see and reply to agents running on their own computer from the Cursor iOS app; it is on by default except for Enterprise organizations.

    cursor.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 6 Oct 2026
    Cursor — changelog
    https://cursor.com/changelog/remote-control-local-agents ↗

Kiro · latest 3

  1. Plans

    Kiro replaces its upgrade discount with a free first month and 500 trial credits

    From November 1, a first upgrade from the free tier gets the rest of that month on Pro free plus 500 trial credits valid for 12 months, and plan fees and credits become prorated; the previous $20 discount ends.

    kiro.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 27 Oct 2026
    Kiro — blog
    https://kiro.dev/blog/kiros-new-free-trial-gives-you-500-extra-credits/ ↗
  2. Release

    Kiro adds memory across sessions in the IDE and CLI

    Kiro IDE 1.4.0 and Kiro CLI 2.29.0 add memory that carries preferences, conventions and corrections between sessions; it is off by default.

    kiro.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 20 Oct 2026
    Kiro — blog
    https://kiro.dev/blog/memory-in-ide-cli/ ↗
  3. Availability

    Kiro comes into scope for FedRAMP Class C

    Kiro is in scope for FedRAMP Class C in the AWS US East (N. Virginia) Region, opening it to US government workloads with those requirements.

    kiro.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 12 Oct 2026
    Kiro — changelog
    https://kiro.dev/changelog/general/kiro-is-now-in-scope-for-fedramp-class-c/ ↗

Keep comparing

Both in AI code editors
CursorFull record →KiroFull record →Cursor alternatives→Kiro alternatives→Cursor pricing5 plansKiro pricing5 plans
Compared using 17 verified facts · oldest record verified 1 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.