
What is Amazon Q Developer?
Amazon Q Developer (previously Amazon CodeWhisperer) The most capable generative AI–powered assistant for software development. To accelerate building across the entire software development lifecycle, Amazon Q agents can autonomously perform a range of tasks–everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades.
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84 Likeliness to Recommend
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93 Plan to Renew
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84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
- Product Experience:
- 94%
- Negotiation and Contract:
- 94%
- Conflict Resolution:
- 93%
- Strategy & Innovation:
- 94%
- Service Experience:
- 96%
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Amazon Q Developer?
Pros
- Saves Time
- Unique Features
- Respectful
- Generous Negotitation
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Feature Ratings
Summarization & Explanation
Natural Language Generation
Code Completion
IDE Integration
Refactoring
Multi-Language Support
Commenting
Bug Detection
Unit Tests
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Ease of IT Administration
Amazon Q Developer Reviews
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Dec 2024
Easy to use, and a fantastic product!!
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Includes Product Enhancements
- Appreciates Incumbent Status

Wisdom E.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Dec 2024
Best choice for developers deeply invested in AWS
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon Q Developer from other similar products?
What differentiates Amazon CodeWhisperer is it's AWS-specific optimizations, focus on security and developer productivity, and affordable access through its free tier for individual AWS users.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It's support for popular IDEs
What do you dislike most about this product?
I have no particular dislike for the product
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is an application that focuses on Security. It identifies security vulnerabilities in code and provides suggestions
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service

Sumit S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2024
Amazon CodeWhisperer: A Comprehensive Review
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon Q Developer from other similar products?
CodeWhisperer’s tight integration with AWS offers tailored suggestions for AWS services, libraries, and best practices, making it especially useful for cloud-focused developers.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Amazon CodeWhisperer is its seamless integration with the AWS ecosystem.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The main downside of CodeWhisperer is its focus on AWS, which limits its versatility for non-AWS workflows compared to other.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you're focused on AWS, CodeWhisperer is a great choice. However, for broader platform support, consider alternatives like GitHub Copilot. It's especially useful for security-conscious projects.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing