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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 163 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Tabnine 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/tabnine/alternatives/

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

- GitHub Copilot: 86
- Windsurf: 14
- Cursor: 12
- AWS Kiro: 1
- AWS Q Developer: 1
- Amazon Q Developer: 1

## AI coding assistants

**Small business**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Tabnine (Tabnine is #4 of 7 at 2%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 34 of those 61
- Cursor: first choice in 10 of those 61
- Windsurf: first choice in 10 of those 61
- AWS Q Developer: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Cline: first choice in 1 of those 61
- GitHub Copilot for Business: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Tabnine (Tabnine is #5 of 9 at 2%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 32 of those 57
- Windsurf: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Cursor: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Claude Code: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Gemini Code Assist: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Kilo Code: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Tabnine (Tabnine is #2 of 9 at 9%).

- GitHub Copilot: first choice in 20 of those 45
- AWS Kiro: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Amazon Q Developer: first choice in 1 of those 45

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