Comparison
An honest side-by-side. We'll tell you where UsePastel wins too.
TL;DR
Choose kiro if you want real-time collaboration, AI review, audio canvas, approval workflows, and flat pricing.
Choose UsePastel if you need to make inline copy edits directly on the proxied page (Pastel does this; kiro doesn't yet).
| kiro | UsePastel | |
|---|---|---|
| Website canvas | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image & design canvas | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video canvas | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF canvas | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio canvas | ✓ | — |
| Real-time collaboration | ✓ | — |
| Kiro AI | ✓ | — |
| Approval workflows | ✓ | — |
| Inline copy editing | — | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Flat per-workspace | Per-seat + add-ons |
Pricing — for a team of 5
kiro Studio
$79/mo flat
Flat. 5 seats. Stays flat as you add more.
UsePastel Team + extras
~$215/mo
Per-seat math. Scales with team size.
Where kiro wins
kiro has real-time collaboration — comments appear instantly for everyone on the canvas. Audio canvas with waveform-based timestamps. Kiro AI reviews your work before your client does. The flat Studio plan at $79/mo stays flat as the team grows.
Where UsePastel wins
UsePastel has inline copy editing on live websites — you can change text directly on the proxied page. If that's a core part of your workflow, Pastel does it today and kiro doesn't.
kiro is for
teams who need video, audio, real-time collab, AI review, and predictable flat pricing.
UsePastel is for
marketing teams whose primary use case is editing copy on live web pages collaboratively.
Decide for yourself.
Set up your first canvas in under a minute. Free plan, forever.