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Comparison

Amazon Q Developer vs Sourcegraph Cody

On the evidence we track, Amazon Q Developer leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Q Developer full profile →Sourcegraph Cody full profile →
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★Amazon Q Developer81
Sourcegraph Cody41
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon Q Developer81 / 100medium · 71%
Sourcegraph Cody41 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
Model
Amazon Q Developerfree
Sourcegraph Codyquote
Price level
Amazon Q Developerfree
Sourcegraph Codyunknown
Starting price
Amazon Q Developer$19
Sourcegraph Cody–
Transparent
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
Integrations
Count
Amazon Q Developer11
Sourcegraph Cody5
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Fedramp
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody–
Gdpr
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Hipaa
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody–
Iso27001
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Pci
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody–
Soc2
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Trust center
Amazon Q Developerhttps://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_sec
Sourcegraph Cody–
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Amazon Q Developer7 items
Sourcegraph Cody6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Form
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous agent
Sourcegraph CodyChat / edit
Autonomy level
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous
Sourcegraph CodyEdit
Surface
Editor / surface support
Amazon Q DeveloperJetBrains, IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Console, CLI, GitHub,
Sourcegraph CodyVS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Web, CLI
AI
Model source
Amazon Q DeveloperSingle-vendor
Sourcegraph CodySingle-vendor
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped
Amazon Q Developer✗
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Context
Codebase context
Amazon Q DeveloperRepo-wide indexing
Sourcegraph CodyRepo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody-
Data
Zero-data-retention option
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Security
Enterprise controls
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage
Amazon Q DeveloperJava, .NET, and general programming languages
Sourcegraph Cody-
Commercial
Pricing model
Amazon Q DeveloperFree
Sourcegraph CodyEnterprise
Licensing
Open-source client
Amazon Q DeveloperClosed
Sourcegraph CodyClosed

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

An AI coding assistant available in IDEs, AWS Management Console, and communication platforms that generates code suggestions, performs vulnerability scanning, and autonomously handles complex tasks like unit testing, documentation, and code reviews.

Independently observed

Sourcegraph Cody

An AI-powered coding assistant that integrates with your development environment, using your entire codebase as context to help you write, understand, and fix code faster.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
FreeFree tier

Perpetual free tier: 50 agentic chat interactions and 1,000 lines of code transformation per month

  • Free TierFree
as of verify ↗

Sourcegraph Cody

enterprise

Enterprise plan starting at $16K/year. Contact sales for custom pricing. Includes AI feature credits with no monthly expiry.

  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Search and navigation across entire codebase
    • AI-powered Deep Search
    • Batch Changes with large-scale code change automation
    • Code Insights and Monitoring
    • Full MCP Server, API, and CLI access
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
iOS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
Android
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✗
CLI
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sourcegraph Cody✓
Self-hosted
Amazon Q Developer✗
Sourcegraph Cody✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (5)
  • JetBrains
  • Visual Studio
  • VS Code
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
26 total - 21 not shared
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Eclipse
  • AWS Console
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • AWS Management Console
  • AWS CLI
  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud
  • Asana
  • 1Password
  • Tailscale
  • Brave Search API
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Vanta
  • Cast AI
  • Orca Security
  • TrendMicro Vision One
  • Aurora Endpoint Defense
  • iOS
  • Android
  • CLI
Independently observed

Sourcegraph Cody

5 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • VS Code
  • JetBrains
  • Visual Studio
Independently observed
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