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Head-to-Head Comparison
GitHub Copilot vs Amazon Q Developer
An honest, side-by-side breakdown of pricing, features, and security — so you can pick the right tool.
Amazon Q Developer
AI Coding
7.8/ 10
£15/mo · Free tier
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| Feature | GitHub Copilot | Amazon Q Developer |
|---|---|---|
| CompareMyAI score | 8.5 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 |
| Free tier | ||
| API access | ||
| Open source | ||
| Enterprise ready | ||
| GDPR compliant | ||
| SOC 2 certified | ||
| ISO 27001 | ||
| MFA supported | ||
| Trains on your data | Yes |
Pricing
FreeFree
Pro£8/mo
Pro+£31/mo
Business£15/mo
Enterprise£31/mo
FreeFree
Pro£15/mo
Prices in GBP. Verified monthly. Always check the provider's site for the latest.
Pros & cons
GitHub Copilot
Pros
- +Deeply integrated into VS Code and major IDEs
- +Excellent at code completion and boilerplate
- +Strong enterprise security
- +Trained on vast public code
Cons
- −Requires GitHub subscription
- −Can suggest insecure code patterns
- −Less useful for architecture decisions
Amazon Q Developer
Pros
- +GDPR and SOC2 certified — inherits AWS enterprise compliance stack
- +Pro tier automatically opted out of data training — confirmed on pricing page
- +Deep AWS integration: understands IAM, CloudFormation, and AWS APIs natively
- +Free tier includes 50 agentic requests/month — usable at no cost
Cons
- −Free tier uses data for service improvement by default — opt-out required
- −Most valuable inside the AWS ecosystem; limited appeal outside it
- −Pro IP indemnity and admin dashboard only on paid plan
Our take— GitHub Copilot wins
Based on our comparison of published pricing, features, and compliance data, GitHub Copilot scores 8.5/10 to Amazon Q Developer's 7.8/10. GitHub Copilot pulls ahead with ISO 27001 certification and a no-training-on-your-data policy. Amazon Q Developer stays close but doesn't lead on any single attribute here. Pick GitHub Copilot if ISO 27001 certification matters; Amazon Q Developer is the pick if it doesn't.