Week 45
Latest
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Verified
ToolMarketCap
Amazon Q DeveloperAmazon Web Services · IDE assistants
Entry price
$19/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
0/100

IDE plugins and CLI vs editor extension

2Verified differences2Shared3Not yet verified
GitHub CopilotGitHub · IDE assistants
Entry price
$10/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
71/100

Amazon Q Developer vs GitHub Copilot

2Verified differences1Pricing differences0Amazon Q Developer · verified changes 30d3GitHub Copilot · verified changes 30d
Entry priceGitHub Copilot starts $9 lower: Amazon Q Developer $19/mo, GitHub Copilot $10/mo.
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryDelivery differs: Amazon Q Developer — IDE plugins and CLI; GitHub Copilot — Editor extension.
Last 30 daysAmazon Q Developer logged 0 verified changes, GitHub Copilot 3 verified changes.
Evidence4 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 1 only for Amazon Q Developer, 1 only for GitHub Copilot, and 1 for neither.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Amazon Q Developer and GitHub Copilot: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionAmazon Q DeveloperGitHub Copilot
Entry price$19/mo$10/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Self-hostingNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)Not yet verifiedNot yet verified
Switch from Amazon Q DeveloperSwitch from GitHub CopilotAdd Amazon Q Developer to a stackAdd GitHub Copilot to a stack

Where they differ

2
Delivery
Amazon Q DeveloperIDE plugins and CLI — IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027
aws.amazon.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amazon Q Developer — official product page

aws.amazon.com/q/developer: "On April 30, 2027, AWS will discontinue support for Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins. For capabilities similar to Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins, explore Kiro". Pricing page: "IDE plugins and CLI".

https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/ ↗
GitHub CopilotEditor extension — plus GitHub.com, Copilot CLI, a desktop app, and GitHub Mobile
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans navigation lists Desktop App, Copilot in VS Code, Agents on GitHub, and Copilot CLI; its FAQ states Copilot is available as an editor extension, in terminals, natively in GitHub.com, and in GitHub Mobile.

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Editor integrations
Amazon Q DeveloperJetBrains, Visual Studio, VS Code, Eclipse (preview)
aws.amazon.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amazon Q Developer — official product page

aws.amazon.com/q/developer: "inline code suggestions, vulnerability scanning, and chat in popular integrated development environments (IDEs), including JetBrains, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio, VS Code, and Eclipse (preview)."

https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/ ↗
GitHub CopilotVS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Vim, Neovim, Azure Data Studio, Xcode, Eclipse
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans: "Start using Copilot in your favorite platforms" lists VS Code, Visual Studio, Xcode, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, and Eclipse (plus GitHub, Raycast, and SQL Server Management Studio); plan features list "Agent mode use in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Xcode"; FAQ: "GitHub Copilot is available as an extension in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Vim, Neovim, the JetBrains suite of IDEs, and Azure Data Studio."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
Amazon Q DeveloperFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro Tier (per user)
$19/mo
Free Tier$0/mo
Pro Tier (per user)$19/mo
aws.amazon.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amazon Q Developer — official pricing page
https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/ ↗
GitHub CopilotFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Pro
$10/mo
Free$0/mo
Pro$10/mo
Business (per user)$19/mo
Enterprise (per user)$39/mo
Pro+$39/mo
Max$100/mo
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page
https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Current verified offers

Commercial information · never part of the comparison
Verified offer

Copilot Pro free for verified teachers and popular OSS maintainers

$0/mo instead of $10/mo
  • Verified teachers on GitHub Education, or maintainers of a popular open-source repository; eligibility is re-evaluated every month.
  • Copilot Pro
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 29 Oct 2026
GitHub Docs — Plans for GitHub Copilot (individual plans)

Verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects may be eligible for free access to Copilot Pro.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/individual-plans ↗
View offer ↗
Verified offer

Copilot Student free for verified students

$0/mo
  • Verified students on GitHub Education; eligibility is re-evaluated every month.
  • Copilot Student plan (an allowance of GitHub AI Credits; excludes third-party agents; Auto model selection only)
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 29 Oct 2026
GitHub Docs — Access GitHub Copilot for free as a student

Verified students on GitHub Education get free access to Copilot's features.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-on-github/set-up-copilot/enable-copilot/set-up-for-students ↗
View offer ↗

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Where they match

2Toggle
Business model
Amazon Q DeveloperFreemium — Free Tier and a Pro Tier at $19 per user per month
aws.amazon.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amazon Q Developer — official pricing page

aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing: "Free Tier: Advanced capabilities at zero cost"; "Pro Tier: Expanded limits $19/mo. per user".

https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/ ↗
GitHub CopilotFreemium — Free, paid individual plans (Pro, Pro+, Max) and organization plans (Business, Enterprise), with usage billed in GitHub AI Credits
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans lists Free, Pro, Pro+, and Max individual plans and Business and Enterprise organization plans, and states "GitHub AI Credits are how you pay for AI usage in GitHub Copilot."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗
Free tier
Amazon Q DeveloperYes — perpetual Free Tier with monthly limits
aws.amazon.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amazon Q Developer — official pricing page

aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing: "Amazon Q Developer offers a perpetual Free Tier with monthly limits".

https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/ ↗
GitHub CopilotYes — Copilot Free, limited chat and agent usage
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans lists Free at $0 with "Limited chat and agent usage"; "Free plan supports CLI and agent mode."

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

3
Platforms
Amazon Q DeveloperNot yet verified
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified
Single sign-on
Amazon Q DeveloperPro tier — through AWS IAM Identity Center
aws.amazon.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Amazon Q Developer — official pricing page

aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing: "Members with subscriptions linked to an organization with IAM Identity Center benefit from Pro Tier limits at the user level."

https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/ ↗
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified
Enterprise
Amazon Q DeveloperNot yet verified
GitHub CopilotUS$39 per user per month — GitHub.com integration and organization codebase indexing
github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official plans page

github.com/features/copilot/plans prices Enterprise at "$39 per user / month"; its FAQ states Copilot Enterprise integrates into GitHub.com and can index an organization's codebase.

https://github.com/features/copilot/plans ↗

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Amazon Q DeveloperNot yet verified
GitHub Copilotdocs.github.com/en/copilot
docs.github.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Copilot — official documentation

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot returned HTTP 200 with the GitHub Copilot documentation.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot ↗
Changelog
Amazon Q DeveloperNot yet verified
GitHub Copilotgithub.blog/changelog/label/copilot
github.blog
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 1 Oct 2026
GitHub Changelog — Copilot

The GitHub Changelog's Copilot label (and its RSS feed) returned dated Copilot entries, latest Sep 30, 2026.

https://github.blog/changelog/label/copilot ↗
Source repository
Amazon Q DeveloperNot yet verified
GitHub CopilotNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Amazon Q Developer and GitHub Copilot, side by side
ReadingAmazon Q DeveloperGitHub Copilot
Verified changes0 in 30 days · 0 in 90 days · IDE assistants median 13 in 30 days · 7 in 90 days · IDE assistants median 1
Last verified change30 Apr 2026 · 190 days ago28 Oct 2026 · 9 days ago
Activity · 90 days0 · below the IDE assistants median of 3971 · above the IDE assistants median of 39
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record2 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $196 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $10
Comparable facts5 of 7 verified5 of 7 verified

Amazon Q Developer · latest 3

  1. Availability

    AWS announces Amazon Q Developer end of support and halts new sign-ups from May 15

    AWS announces that Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins and paid subscriptions reach end of support on April 30, 2027, and that new sign-ups stop on May 15, 2026. Customers are directed to migrate to Kiro.

    aws.amazon.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 30 Apr 2026
    AWS DevOps Blog
    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/amazon-q-developer-end-of-support-announcement/ ↗
  2. Rebrand

    Amazon Q Developer CLI is succeeded by Kiro CLI

    AWS launches Kiro CLI, which carries over the Q Developer CLI's agent functionality; AWS documentation states the Amazon Q Developer CLI has been rebranded to Kiro.

    kiro.dev
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 17 Nov 2025
    Kiro — blog
    https://kiro.dev/blog/introducing-kiro-cli/ ↗
  3. Release

    Amazon Q Developer brings its agentic coding experience to VS Code

    AWS makes an interactive agentic coding experience available in the Amazon Q Developer extension for Visual Studio Code, at no additional cost for both Free and Pro tier users.

    aws.amazon.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 2 May 2025
    AWS News Blog
    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-q-developer-elevates-the-ide-experience-with-new-agentic-coding-experience/ ↗

GitHub Copilot · latest 3

  1. Plans

    GitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every licensed user

    Enterprises working with a GitHub or Microsoft account team can get Copilot included with GitHub Enterprise, with AI usage metered against an enterprise budget; users without a GitHub Enterprise license can use Copilot Standalone at $10 per user per month. Self-serve availability is coming in stages.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-enterprise-now-includes-access-to-github-copilot ↗
  2. Release

    GitHub Copilot Fusion becomes generally available

    Copilot Fusion routes and orchestrates models per task at Standard, High or Max effort, on all Copilot plans, with a limited-time 30% discount on model costs for paid plans.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-route-and-orchestrate-models-with-github-copilot-fusion ↗
  3. Release

    GitHub Agentic Workflows become generally available

    Agentic Workflows, which run coding agents inside GitHub Actions from natural-language Markdown definitions, reach general availability; the default Copilot CLI engine requires a Copilot license.

    github.blog
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 28 Oct 2026
    GitHub — changelog
    https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-agentic-workflows-generally-available ↗

Keep comparing

Both in IDE assistants
Amazon Q DeveloperFull record →GitHub CopilotFull record →Amazon Q Developer alternatives→GitHub Copilot alternatives→Amazon Q Developer pricing2 plansGitHub Copilot pricing6 plans
Compared using 12 verified facts · oldest record verified 1 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.