Kiro vs Programming Helper vs Augment Code vs Refraction

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Kiro
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Competitor 1
Programming Helper
Competitor 2
Augment Code
Competitor 3
Refraction
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Kiro
kiro.dev
Kiro is an agentic engineering environment for developers and teams.
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Competitor Programming Helper
programming-helper.com
Most AI chatbots force you to craft perfect prompts—then tweak whatever comes back
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Competitor Augment Code
augmentcode.com
Augment Code is an agentic software development company whose Cosmos platform runs software agents across the development lifecycle.
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Competitor Refraction
refraction.dev
Token limits still bite
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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4.6Kvisits/mo
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5.5Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 17.6%
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▼ 6.0%
6-month growth
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+40.4%
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-47.7%
Global rank web
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#3,812,090
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#3,307,775
Avg. last 3 months
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5K
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5.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
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48%
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42%
Pages / visit
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1.3
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1.8
Visit duration
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16s
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12s
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KiroProgramming HelperAugment CodeRefraction
03.4K6.9K10.3K13.8KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KRefraction · 7.5KRefraction · 6.3KRefraction · 6.6KRefraction · 6.6KRefraction · 10.5KRefraction · 3.7KRefraction · 2.8KRefraction · 3.8KRefraction · 5.9KRefraction · 5.5K1K10K100KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.7KProgramming Helper · 3.2KProgramming Helper · 2.7KProgramming Helper · 3.3KProgramming Helper · 4.1KProgramming Helper · 13.8KProgramming Helper · 4.8KProgramming Helper · 5.6KProgramming Helper · 4.6KRefraction · 7.5KRefraction · 6.3KRefraction · 6.6KRefraction · 6.6KRefraction · 10.5KRefraction · 3.7KRefraction · 2.8KRefraction · 3.8KRefraction · 5.9KRefraction · 5.5KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month
$8per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreePro $20/moPro+ $40/moPro Max $100/mo+2 more
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Standard $20/moBusiness $100/moEnterprise Custom
Hobby FreePro $8/moTeam $14/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
CodeText
Code
Output
Code
CodeText
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantAI Testing
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantSQL Query Builder
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+2 more
Development & CodeAI Coding AssistantAI Testing
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Code reviews
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Test creation
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Testing
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Code refactoring
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Refactoring
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Regex
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SQL queries
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Unit tests
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Code explanations
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MCP
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Project specifications
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Agent creation
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Developer tools
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Development
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SQL
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Community on aitoolstime
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Prompts
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.