Amazon Q Developer

Strong

by AWS · founded 2023 · updated Jul 2026

Amazon Q Developer is AWS's coding assistant, offering completions, chat, agentic code changes and security scanning across IDEs, the CLI and the AWS console. It's especially strong on AWS-specific tasks — service configuration, IaC and Java upgrades — for teams building on AWS.

Coding AssistantsFreemiumEstablishedFrom Free tier / $19 per user per month (Pro)

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80.4TIP Score

Strong

The score, taken apart

Fixed weights, sources attached, the formula

Capability(30%)78

Value for Money(15%)80

Security & Compliance(15%)86

Integrations & Ecosystem(15%)84

Maturity & Reliability(10%)78

Momentum(15%)78

Best for

◆Teams building on AWS
◆Cloud infra and IaC work
◆Enterprise security-conscious dev

Key integrations

VS Code & JetBrainsAWS Console & CLIIaC (CloudFormation/CDK)Security scanning

Strengths

＋Deep AWS knowledge for cloud config, IaC and migrations
＋Agentic features plus built-in security scanning
＋Enterprise-grade controls within the AWS account model

Limitations

－Most valuable inside the AWS ecosystem specifically
－General coding quality competitive but not category-leading
－Setup and permissions tie into AWS IAM complexity

Evidence behind this score

Every TIP Score is backed by verifiable claims. Data is a curated snapshot, always confirm current terms with the vendor.

Claim	Source	As of
Provides completions, chat, agentic changes and security scanning across IDE, CLI and console	AWS Amazon Q Developer documentation	May 2026
Free tier plus a paid Pro per-user subscription	AWS pricing page	May 2026