Kiro vs. Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
Kiro or Windsurf (Devin Desktop)? We compare AWS's spec-driven AI IDE with the agent-based coding hub — approach, editor support, agents and price put to the test.
Kiro
Kiro ist die agentenbasierte KI-IDE von AWS für Spec-driven Development: Aus einem Prompt entstehen Anforderungen, Designpläne und Aufgaben, die KI-Agenten umsetzen – im Test 2026.
Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
Windsurf heißt seit Juni 2026 offiziell „Devin Desktop“ und gehört zu Cognition (den Machern von Devin). Die KI-Coding-IDE unterstützt zahlreiche Editoren inkl. JetBrains und kombiniert lokale Agenten (Devin Local) mit dem autonomen Cloud-Agenten Devin.
Criteria Comparison
Each criterion was evaluated in our standard test with identical tasks.
Our Verdict
"Kiro scores with structured, traceable spec-driven development, Windsurf with mature agent orchestration and broad editor support."
Choose Kiro if you want to build larger features in a structured and traceable way — a single prompt first produces requirements, a design plan and tasks, then agents write the code with property-based testing. Ideal for professional teams and AWS users who put predictability ahead of speed.
Choose Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) if you use JetBrains, Vim or Neovim, or want to coordinate local and cloud agents from a single interface — with the Agent Command Center, Devin integration and the open Agent Client Protocol. Ideal for teams with an agentic workflow.