Amazon Q Developer
AWS's AI coding assistant with agentic development, security scanning, and deep AWS integration
Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI-powered coding assistant, successor to CodeWhisperer. Features agentic coding for autonomous feature implementation, real-time code suggestions, security scanning that outperforms leading tools, code transformation (Java 8→17, .NET framework→.NET 8), and MCP support for Jira/Figma integration. Scored 66% on SWE-bench Verified. Deep AWS console integration via Teams and Slack. Best suited for teams heavily invested in the AWS ecosystem.
Last updated: 2026-03-09 00:34:45
Company Size
Small to Enterprise
Free Trial
No
Free Plan
Yes
Deployment
Cloud
Amazon Q Developer Pricing
Free
Free
50 agentic chats/month
Pro
$19
per user/month
Pricing verified as of research date. Contact vendor for current pricing.
Amazon Q Developer Features
Code & Development
Bug Detection
Code Completion
Code Explanation
Code Generation
IDE Integration
Multi-Language Coding
Terminal / CLI Integration
Platform & Infrastructure
Data Privacy Controls
Amazon Q Developer Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Deep AWS integration makes cloud development easier
- + Free tier is genuinely usable for individual developers
- + Security scanning catches vulnerabilities early
- + Code transformation helps modernise legacy codebases
Cons
- - Heavily AWS-focused — less useful outside the AWS ecosystem
- - Code completion quality behind Copilot and Cursor
- - Relatively new with fewer community resources
- - Chat experience less polished than competitors
Amazon Q Developer Integrations
VS Code
JetBrains IDEs
AWS Console
AWS CLI
Company Info
- Company
- Amazon Web Services
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Deployment
- Cloud
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