Amazon Q Developer
by AWS
AI coding for AWS and cloud dev
Pricing
Free; Pro $19/user/mo
Difficulty
intermediate
Time to Start
15 min
Privacy
high
Free Tier
Free tier: code suggestions in IDE; chat; limited security scanning; CodeWhisperer legacy features
Limits: Free: code suggestions unlimited; chat limited; Pro: $19/user/mo with higher limits; agents included
When to upgrade: Agent capabilities; advanced security scanning; custom models; enterprise admin; SSO
Use Cases
AWS service integration; code generation; security scanning; cloud architecture; .NET/Java migration
Technical Details
Ideal For
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