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Best AI Coding Assistants (2026)

Compared on pricing, features, and privacy using published vendor data.

By Malcolm Tabi, CISSP · Pursuing AAISM — Founder, CompareMyAI · Last verified 29 October 2026

We compare 6 coding help tools, ranked by our editorial score. Paid plans start from US$8/mo. 5 offer a free tier; 4 state they don't train on your data.

GitHub Copilot

AI Coding

8.5/ 10

Best for teams building coding help into their products

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 YesISO 27001 YesTrains on data NoMFA Yes

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Cursor

AI Coding

8.4/ 10

Best for businesses needing enterprise-ready coding help

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 YesISO 27001 NoTrains on data NoMFA Yes

View Cursor GitHub Copilot vs Cursor

Replit

AI Coding

7.8/ 10

Best for teams building coding help into their products

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 NoISO 27001 NoTrains on data NoMFA Yes

View Replit GitHub Copilot vs Replit

Amazon Q Developer

AI Coding

7.8/ 10

Best for teams building coding help into their products

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 YesISO 27001 NoTrains on data YesMFA Yes

View Amazon Q Developer GitHub Copilot vs Amazon Q Developer

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

AI Coding

7.6/ 10

Best for businesses needing enterprise-ready coding help

Free

GDPR YesSOC 2 NoISO 27001 NoTrains on data YesMFA No

View Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)GitHub Copilot vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Tabnine

AI Coding

7.5/ 10

Best for businesses needing enterprise-ready coding help

From £31/mo

GDPR YesSOC 2 YesISO 27001 NoTrains on data NoMFA Yes

View Tabnine GitHub Copilot vs Tabnine

Scores are our editorial rating out of 10, not a hands-on test. Compliance flags are vendor-claimed; “SOC 2” and “ISO 27001” mean the vendor holds the certificate, which may only cover business or enterprise plans.