
What is GitHub Copilot?
GitHub Copilot suggests code completions as developers type and turns natural language prompts into coding suggestions based on the project's context and style conventions. GitHub Copilot keeps track of your work, suggests descriptions, and helps reviewers reason about your changes. Use GitHub Copilot to code faster, drive impact, and focus on doing what matters most: building great software.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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95 Plan to Renew
83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
- Product Experience:
- 95%
- Negotiation and Contract:
- 93%
- Conflict Resolution:
- 95%
- Strategy & Innovation:
- 94%
- Service Experience:
- 95%
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.
+94 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 GitHub Copilot?
Pros
- Respectful
- Continually Improving Product
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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GitHub Copilot Reviews

NIKKI ..
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2024
Helpful suggestions, but sometimes inaccurate.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitHub Copilot from other similar products?
GitHub Copilot differentiates itself with deep integration into IDEs like Visual Studio Code, providing context-aware code suggestions. It's powered by OpenAI's Codex, trained on a vast dataset of public code, allowing for accurate and relevant completions. The tool supports a wide range of programming languages and enhances pair programming capabilities. Its flexible pricing structure caters to individuals and organizations alike. Overall, its strong GitHub ecosystem integration boosts collaboration and productivity for developers.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of GitHub Copilot is its ability to provide context-aware code suggestions in real-time, significantly enhancing developer productivity. By understanding the context of the code being written, it helps streamline the coding process, reduces repetitive tasks, and allows developers to focus more on problem-solving and creativity. This seamless integration into the coding workflow makes it a valuable tool for both novice and experienced programmers.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One of the main drawbacks of GitHub Copilot is that it can sometimes generate code that lacks clarity or is not optimal, potentially leading to security vulnerabilities or inefficient solutions. Since the suggestions are based on patterns found in the training data, they may not always align with best practices or the specific requirements of a project. Additionally, there can be concerns about intellectual property,as Copilot may suggest snippets that resemble existing code from public repositories.This reliance on generated code can also lead to a decrease in critical thinking and problemsolving skills if developers become overly dependent.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It's advisable to start with a trial period to evaluate how well it fits into your workflow. Use it as a supplement to your coding skills, ensuring you validate and review the generated code for quality and relevance. Staying informed about coding best practices will help you effectively assess the suggestions provided by Copilot. Additionally, take the time to explore the available documentation and community resources to maximize its capabilities. Finally, engage with feedback mechanisms to share your experiences and suggestions, contributing to the continuous improvement of the tool for all users.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing

shekhar c.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2024
Easy to use, but a bit costly
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitHub Copilot from other similar products?
It is far more easy
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is easy to use and provides support for several applications
What do you dislike most about this product?
It require licence cost after a certain period of time
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Try this product at least once for managing your development and business
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Continually Improving Product
- Enables Productivity
- Inspires Innovation

Raghwendra S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2024
A very good programming partner to speed up develo
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitHub Copilot from other similar products?
better at generating code and well integrated with IDE like intellij idea , vs code etc
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
integration with various ide's and support to generate code for various programming languages
What do you dislike most about this product?
refactoring needs more improvement
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
This product is one of the best in the industry and provides improvement in the productivity
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing