Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI coding assistant with code suggestions, agentic automation, and security scanning. Free tier available; Pro from $19/user/mo.
Category
AI Coding
Pricing
Freemium, from Free (Pro plan from $19/user/month)
Verified
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Last updated
July 18, 2026
Founded
1994
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, USA
Free PlanWindowsAPIAIFreemium
Overview
Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI-powered coding assistant, designed to support the full software development lifecycle from writing code through testing, documentation, and deployment. It combines inline code suggestions with agentic features that can autonomously perform multi-step development tasks.
Key Features
Q Developer offers real-time code suggestions, agentic task automation for unit testing, code review, and documentation, and security scanning for vulnerability detection. It provides AWS-specific expertise inside the AWS Management Console, Microsoft Teams, and Slack, and supports application transformation features such as .NET porting and Java version upgrades. Organizations can customize suggestions by securely connecting their private repositories.
Integrations
Amazon Q Developer integrates with JetBrains IDEs, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, command-line interfaces, GitHub, GitLab Duo, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and the AWS Management Console.
Key Features
Real-Time Code Suggestions — Suggests code ranging from short snippets to complete functions as developers type.
Agentic Task Automation — Autonomously handles multi-step tasks like unit test generation, code review, and documentation.
Security Scanning — Scans code for vulnerabilities as part of the development workflow.
Application Transformation — Assists with .NET porting and Java version upgrades for legacy applications.
Multi-IDE Support — Works within JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, and CLI environments.
AWS Console & Chat Integration — Provides AWS-specific expertise inside the AWS Console, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Free tier available with no cost to start
Deep integration with AWS services and the AWS Management Console
Agentic capabilities go beyond autocomplete into test generation and code review
Supports legacy application modernization (.NET and Java transformation)
Cons
Deepest value is realized within the AWS ecosystem, less compelling for non-AWS shops
Free tier usage limits (50 agentic interactions/month) are relatively low for heavy users
Per-user Pro pricing can add up for larger engineering teams
Pricing
Free $0/month monthly
Pro $19/user/month monthly
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Amazon Q Developer free?
Yes, a free tier is available with 50 agentic chat interactions per month and 1,000 lines of Java code transformation. A Pro tier costs $19 per user per month for higher limits and admin features.
Which IDEs does Amazon Q Developer support?
It supports JetBrains IDEs, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, and command-line environments, alongside GitHub and GitLab Duo integrations.
Can Amazon Q Developer help modernize legacy code?
Yes, it includes application transformation features for tasks like porting .NET applications and upgrading Java versions.
Does Amazon Q Developer require an AWS account?
It is built and offered by AWS and integrates with the AWS Management Console, though it also works within standalone IDEs and CLIs.