# Continue alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 241 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Continue 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/continue/alternatives/

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

- GitHub Copilot: 141
- Cursor: 18
- Tabnine: 17
- Windsurf: 14
- Amazon Q Developer: 5
- Claude Code: 2

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Continue.

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 48 of those 80
- Cursor: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Windsurf: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Tabnine: first choice in 5 of those 80
- AWS Q Developer: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Claude Code: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 80
- GitHub Copilot for Business: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Continue (Continue is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 44 of those 78
- Tabnine: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Cursor: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Windsurf: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Claude Code: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Gemini Code Assist: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Kilo Code: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Continue.

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 49 of those 83
- Tabnine: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 4 of those 83
- AWS Kiro: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Tongyi Lingma: first choice in 1 of those 83

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