# Amazon Q Developer alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 184 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon Q Developer holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/amazon-q-developer/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub Copilot: 90
- Tabnine: 16
- Cursor: 14
- Windsurf: 11
- AWS Kiro: 1
- AWS Q Developer: 1

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Q Developer (Amazon Q Developer is #6 of 7 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 40 of those 74
- Cursor: first choice in 10 of those 74
- Windsurf: first choice in 9 of those 74
- Tabnine: first choice in 6 of those 74
- AWS Q Developer: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Q Developer (Amazon Q Developer is #4 of 9 at 4%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 33 of those 63
- Tabnine: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Cursor: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Windsurf: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Gemini Code Assist: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Kilo Code: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Sourcegraph Cody: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 47 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Q Developer (Amazon Q Developer is #3 of 9 at 7%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 17 of those 47
- Tabnine: first choice in 5 of those 47
- AWS Kiro: first choice in 1 of those 47
- Tongyi Lingma: first choice in 1 of those 47

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