Comparison

Amazon Q Developer vs SWE-agent

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 →SWE-agent full profile →

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★Amazon Q Developer81

SWE-agent35

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon Q DeveloperLeader	SWE-agent
vioscaleAI score	81 / 100medium · 71%	35 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$19	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	11	1
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_sec	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fswe-agent%2FSWE-agent&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	20,555
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	16
Historyrelease.history	-	10 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Amazon Q Developer81 / 100medium · 71%

SWE-agent35 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent✓

Model

Amazon Q Developerfree

SWE-agentopen_source

Price level

Amazon Q Developerfree

SWE-agentfree

Starting price

Amazon Q Developer$19

SWE-agent–

Transparent

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent✓

Integrations

Count

Amazon Q Developer11

SWE-agent1

Security

Disclosure policy

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Fedramp

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Gdpr

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Hipaa

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Iso27001

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Pci

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Soc2

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Trust center

Amazon Q Developerhttps://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_sec

SWE-agent–

Vulnerabilities

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agentCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fswe-agent%2FSWE-agent&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agent0

Github stars

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agent20,555

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agent0

Release

Cadence days

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agent16

History

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agent10 items

License

Spdx

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agentMIT

Language

Primary

Amazon Q Developer–

SWE-agentPython

Market

Availability

Amazon Q DeveloperAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

SWE-agentAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Content

Faq

Amazon Q Developer7 items

SWE-agent4 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for AI Coding Agents
Capability	Amazon Q Developer	SWE-agent
Capabilities
Architecture model	-	CLI tool aider
Terminal bash execution and self correction loops	✓	✓
Mcp model context protocol integration	✓	✗
Bring your own key byok API support	✗	✓
Multi file diff generation and automated apply	✓	✓
Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search	✗	✗
Browser automation support for visual qa	✗	✗
Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise	✗	✗
Rag on external documentation urls	✗	✗
Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio	✗	✗
SOC2 type ii	✓	✗
Mit or apache permissive oss license	-	-
Pricing model	free	Bring your own key free

Capabilities

Architecture model

Amazon Q Developer-

SWE-agentCLI tool aider

Terminal bash execution and self correction loops

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent✓

Mcp model context protocol integration

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent✗

Bring your own key byok API support

Amazon Q Developer✗

SWE-agent✓

Multi file diff generation and automated apply

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent✓

Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search

Amazon Q Developer✗

SWE-agent✗

Browser automation support for visual qa

Amazon Q Developer✗

SWE-agent✗

Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise

Amazon Q Developer✗

SWE-agent✗

Rag on external documentation urls

Amazon Q Developer✗

SWE-agent✗

Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio

Amazon Q Developer✗

SWE-agent✗

SOC2 type ii

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent✗

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Amazon Q Developer-

SWE-agent-

Pricing model

Amazon Q Developerfree

SWE-agentBring your own key free

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

SWE-agent

A research tool that enables language models like GPT-4o or Claude to autonomously identify and fix issues in GitHub repositories or execute custom coding tasks. Built for flexibility and research extensibility by teams at Princeton and Stanford universities.

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 2026-10-13verify ↗

SWE-agent

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amazon Q Developer	SWE-agent
WebPlatforms	✓	-
iOSPlatforms	✓	-
AndroidPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

iOS

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Android

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

CLI

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon Q Developer✓

SWE-agent–

Integrations

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

In common (1)

GitHub

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

26 total - 25 not shared

JetBrains
IntelliJ IDEA
Visual Studio
VS Code
Eclipse
AWS Console
Microsoft Teams
Slack
GitLab
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
+1 more

Independently observed

SWE-agent

1 total - 0 not shared

GitHub

Independently observed

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