Kerno
MCPVerify & secure everything your agents ship. Locally.
kerno.io Software Development / Testing & Code Quality
- Monthly visits
- 6.8K
- Down22.8%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $37.5/mo
- Higher than 67% of peersNiche median $20/mo
- Launched
- 2y ago
- 2024-06-26 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions- Kerno v1 is here, and it's our biggest upgrade so far. With this release we bring you the 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗤𝗔 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿, built to 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 & 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂�
@kernohq · 2026-10-14 · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 19 views
- We pointed Kerno at @sentry , one of the largest OSS Python backends we could find, to answer one question. Does it hold up on a real, massive, messy production repo?
@kernohq · 2026-08-20 · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 21 views
Launched on Product HuntLaunch
Reduce token waste on rework, duplicated code and complexity
Nov 12 · 2d agoLaunch page
Kerno releases The Impact of AI on Code Quality, 2026 reportReferrals & Backlinks
Kerno published the first edition of 'The Impact of AI on Code Quality, 2026' report, analyzing 46 OSS codebases, 201,576 commits, over 16M lines of code, and 6,847 authors.
Nov 5 · 9d agoX Post
Launched on Product HuntLaunch
The AI Runtime Backend QA Engineer
Oct 15 · 30d agoLaunch page
At the time: 6.8K visits/mo16 concurrent movesLaunched on Product HuntLaunch
Testing Co-Pilot for Backend Engineers
Dec 9, 2025 · 11mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (26 pts · 12 comments)Launch
Kerno.io – Developer-first monitoring that makes sense — Hey HN! Anibal, Sean, Vlad, Maxi and Karim here we're the co-founders of Kerno ( ). We're building a zero-hassle tool to help developers m…
Jun 26, 2024 · 2y agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hey HN! Anibal, Sean, Vlad, Maxi and Karim here we're the co-founders of Kerno ( https://www.kerno.io/ ). We're building a zero-hassle tool to help developers monitor and troubleshoot their services in a way that makes sense. No complex rollouts, no custom infra, no tons of instrumentation, no sidecars… none of that! Just a minimum effort, out-of-the box, hi
MCP Server & Agent Ecosystem
- Ecosystem & integrations:
- PostgreSQLMySQLMariaDBMongoDBClickHouseRedisKafkaRabbitMQAzureGoogle Cloud
- Exposed tool capabilities:
- API TestingRegression TestingPenetration TestingE2E backend testingAPI testingSecurity testing
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct40%
- Organic Search32%
- Referrals10%
- Social6%
- Other12%
Countries
- United States38%
- Brazil24%
- India23%
- Switzerland15%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2023-05-08
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| uncommit last commit | 1,250 |
| ec2 instance connect | 1,000 |
| how to uncommit last commit in git | 570 |
| yaml file example | 530 |
| kerno | 410 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · Free tier included · 1 paid tier ($450) · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-04 · Pricing page
Entry price $37.5/mo, Higher than 67% of peers; “Testing & Code Quality” median is $20/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homekerno.io/
- Pricingkerno.io/pricing/ Snapshot 2026-11-04
- Featureskerno.io/product/ci-integration/ Snapshot 2026-11-04
Changes
Design
Dark Developer (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and 3d render / tactile object visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“Verify & secure everything your agents ship. Locally.”
Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + 3D Render / Tactile Object → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Pain Relief & Replacement
- Large Hero Product Shot
- Customer Logo Wall
- Metrics Strip
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 8.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 8.0
- Craft & Polish
- 8.0
- Distinctiveness
- 8.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter / Geist Mono
- Hero layout
- Split Copy & Visual
- Primary visual
- 3D Render / Tactile Object
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Dark · Balanced
- Corners & depth
- Small Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Dark Developer (with 3D Tactile)
Deep dark surfaces, monospace typography, terminal/code snippets, and high-precision borders.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #0d1014;
--surface: #171b22;
--foreground: #eceef2;
--muted-foreground: #9299a5;
--accent: #e91db8;
--radius: 4px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-mono: "Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #0D1014 (~72%) · Surface #171B22 (~13%) · Text #ECEEF2 (~8%) · Muted Text #9299A5 (~5%) · Accent #E91DB8 (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: 3D Render / Tactile Object
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot, Customer Logo Wall, Metrics Strip
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
- Visual summary: Dark Developer (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and 3d render / tactile object visuals.
## Avoid
- Warm pastel backgrounds
- Playful cartoon illustrations
- Oversized pill buttons everywhere
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Kerno cost?
- Community: Free; Pro: $450/yr (billed annually); Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Kerno get?
- Vaneform estimates 6.8K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Kerno and what platforms does it support?
- Kerno is catalogued under Testing & Code Quality: Verify & secure everything your agents ship. Locally.. Supported platforms: CLI / SDK.
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