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Layouts.dev vs Kivel

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Layouts.dev compared with Kivel
DetailLayouts.dev logo Layouts.devKivel logo Kivel
What it doesA notebook-style editor for building interfaces with Tailwind Command line interface for running utilities, creating webhooks, uploading and downloading files, and calling API endpoints
StageMVP MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0/mo (unlimited public projects, 100s of pre-loaded components, pre-loaded asset libraries, AI accelerations, unlimited HTML export). Frontend: $7/mo (35% off when billed yearly, includes everything in Free plus private projects, theming & styling, export to Figma, unlimited React export, liv Free: $0 with 3 agents, 1,000 hosted runs/day, 64 MiB storage. Pro: $2/month with 25 agents, 20,000 hosted runs/day, 512 MiB storage. Team: $6/month per workspace with 100 agents, 100,000 hosted runs/day, 2 GiB storage.
Key features
  • Instant preview and live updates at every keypress
  • One-click deployment
  • Hundreds of pre-loaded components from Radix, shadcn/UI and Layouts UI
  • Built-in asset libraries for illustrations, icons, images and videos
  • AI assistance for generating Tailwind utility classes
  • Export to production-grade HTML and React code
  • NextJS CLI integration for syncing code to projects
  • Real-time visual and code preview on multiple devices
  • Export to Figma (Frontend plan and above)
  • Private projects (Frontend plan and above)
  • Run utilities from pipes with JSON input and output
  • Create and manage webhook inboxes
  • Call any API endpoint with JSON body
  • Standard input limited to 10 MiB with 90 second timeout
  • Error reporting as JSON to standard error
What makes it different
  • No setup, deploy, or servers required
  • Simpler, more readable syntax than HTML and React with superpowers
  • Accessible to both designers and developers with minimal learning curve
  • Instant results at every keystroke with live preview on all screens
  • Complete visual development environment with pre-built components eliminating wheel reinvention
  • Built on TypeScript SDK for integration with Node.js projects
  • Works anonymously without API key
  • Supports self-hosted installations via KIVEL_URL
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)12 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)90
Citation Flow (Majestic)220
Referring domains (Majestic)1340

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