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Amazon Q Developer
AWS-native coding agent with deep AWS service knowledge.
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Best for
Teams building heavily on AWS who want a coding assistant trained on AWS docs, CDK, and service patterns.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $19/mo
- Setup time
- 10 minutes
- Learning curve
- moderate
- Last verified
- 5/22/2026
What we love
- ✓Unmatched on AWS-specific code
- ✓Free tier is genuinely useful
- ✓Code transformation saves real migration time
Where it falls short
- −AWS-centric — neutral elsewhere
- −UI clunkier than Cursor
- −Multi-file agent less polished than competitors
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20262 tiers
Free
$0
with AWS account
- ✓50 chat msgs/mo
- ✓Limited /dev runs
- ✓Code suggestions
Pro
$19
per user/month
- ✓Unlimited chat
- ✓Higher /dev caps
- ✓Customizations
- ✓Admin
Why we picked it
If you live in AWS, Q Developer knows your VPC, your CDK, your IAM policies. Outside AWS, it's just another Copilot.
Overview
AWS-native coding agent with deep AWS service knowledge. Teams building heavily on AWS who want a coding assistant trained on AWS docs, CDK, and service patterns.
Key features
- ●AWS service-aware completion
- ●Inline chat in CLI and IDE
- ●/dev agent for multi-file changes
- ●Code transformation (Java 8→17, .NET upgrades)
- ●Security scanning
- ●CodeWhisperer succeeded by Q
- ●Native AWS console integration
Best use cases
Java 8 → 17 migration
Bulk-transform legacy AWS Java codebases.
CDK and Terraform generation
Generate IaC with knowledge of your AWS account.
Integrations
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