Restricted to startup (AWS Startups — Kiro Pro+) applicants — not generally available. Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) has no ongoing free tier; what it offers is a credit grant that runs out. Up to 1 year of Kiro Pro+ ($40 per user a month) for early-stage to Series A startups, in three… Catalogue date July 2026.
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Early stage to Series A
No active AWS Activate credits
Starter tier: up to 2 users
Growth tier: up to 10 users
Scale tier: up to 30 users
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-09-30.
Restricted to startup (AWS Startups — Kiro Pro+) applicants — not generally available. Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) has no ongoing free tier; what it offers is a credit grant that runs out: Up to 1 year of Kiro Pro+ ($40 per user a month) for early-stage to Series A startups, in three tiers: Starter up to… Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) has a stable pricing history.
⚠️ Pricing change: Kiro reopened its startup credits with smaller tiers and a lower funding ceiling. Its post of 2026-04-07 offers up to one year of Kiro Pro+ to "early-stage to Series A" startups in tiers of up to 2, 10 and 30 users, and says "Startups who currently participate in AWS Activate are not eligible". The 2025 offer covered startups up to Series B in tiers of up to 2, 50 and 100 users; Kiro had closed its applications in December 2025 "due to high demand". Source ↗ (effective 2026-04-07)View in changelog →
The day we last read the vendor's page. Our last read of it, on 2026-09-30, checked the page for Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups)'s name and a price. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish — the 2026-07-27 beside this date is not one we can source to a read that confirmed them.
Free Tier Details
Up to 1 year of Kiro Pro+ ($40 per user a month) for early-stage to Series A startups, in three tiers: Starter up to 2 users, Growth up to 10, Scale up to 30. Startups with active AWS Activate credits are not eligible. Credits are deposited to your AWS account and expire one year after they are issued.
We read that on 2026-09-30 from https://kiro.dev/startups/, and our check recorded: the page names Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) as "startups" and states amounts, none of which we matched to the terms we publish. A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-28). Retracted 2026-09-28: AWS did not replace the Kiro offer. aws.amazon.com/startups lists "Kiro credits designed for startups" beside "up to $200,000 in AWS Activate Credits" in the Internet Archive's capture of 2026-09-09, as it does today, and kiro.dev/startups still offers "up to 1-year's worth of free Kiro Pro+". Source ↗
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-01). Retracted 2026-10-01: misdated. The terms it describes (Starter up to 2 users, Growth up to 50, Scale up to 100, early stage to Series B) are the launch terms Kiro announced on 2025-11-17. Separate records date the launch and the 2026-04-07 relaunch with smaller tiers. Source ↗
Kiro reopened its startup credits with smaller tiers and a lower funding ceiling. Its post of 2026-04-07 offers up to one year of Kiro Pro+ to "early-stage to Series A" startups in tiers of up to 2, 10 and 30 users, and says "Startups who currently participate in AWS Activate are not eligible". The 2025 offer covered startups up to Series B in tiers of up to 2, 50 and 100 users; Kiro had closed its applications in December 2025 "due to high demand". Source ↗
Before: Up to one year of Kiro Pro+ for startups up to Series B; Starter up to 2 users, Growth up to 50, Scale up to 100
After: Up to one year of Kiro Pro+ for early-stage to Series A startups; Starter up to 2 users, Growth up to 10, Scale up to 30; startups in AWS Activate not eligible
Kiro launched startup credits: up to one year of Kiro Pro+ for startups between "we have an idea and some funding" and Series B VC-backed, in three tiers of up to 2, 50 and 100 users, for applications until 2025-12-31. Kiro announced it on its blog on 2025-11-17. Source ↗
Before: No Kiro startup credits
After: Up to one year of Kiro Pro+ for startups up to Series B; Starter up to 2 users, Growth up to 50, Scale up to 100
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Restricted to startup (AWS Startups — Kiro Pro+) applicants — not generally available. No. What Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) offers is a credit grant that runs out: Up to 1 year of Kiro Pro+ ($40 per user a month) for early-stage to Series A startups, in three tiers: Starter up to 2 users, Growth up to 10, Scale up to 30. Startups with active AWS Activate credits... Eligibility: Early stage to Series A; No active AWS Activate credits; Starter tier: up to 2 users; Growth tier: up to 10 users; Scale tier: up to 30 users.
Is Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups)'s free offer good for production?
Restricted to startup (AWS Startups — Kiro Pro+) applicants — not generally available. Not for long. It is a credit grant that runs out, so plan for paid usage before you depend on it.
What changed in Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups)'s pricing?
Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) has had 2 recorded pricing changes. Most recently: Kiro reopened its startup credits with smaller tiers and a lower funding ceiling. Its post of 2026-04-07 offers up to one year of Kiro Pro+ to "early-stage to Series A" startups in tiers of up to 2, 10 and 30 users, and says "Startups who currently participate in AWS Activate are not eligible". The 2025 offer covered startups up to Series B in tiers of up to 2, 50 and 100 users; Kiro had closed its applications in December 2025 "due to high demand". Source: https://kiro.dev/blog/bringing-back-startup-credits/ (2026-04-07).
What category is Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) in?
Amazon Kiro (AWS Startups) is categorized under Startup Perks on AgentDeals.