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Amazon Q Developer vs Windsurf
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose Amazon Q Developer if…
- you want the lower entry price ($19/mo vs $20/mo)
- you work on Web, VS Code, Slack
- you're in its core audience: software developers, aws cloud engineers
W
Choose Windsurf if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on macOS
- you're in its core audience: software engineers, engineering teams
Side by side
Feature Amazon Q Developer Windsurf
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$19/mo$20/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Agent mode
Tab completion—
CLI / terminal—
Cloud agents—
AI PR review—
MCP support—
PlatformsWeb, VS Code, JetBrains, Slack, iOS, AndroidmacOS, JetBrains
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyAmazon Web Services, Inc.Cognition AI, Inc.
Based inUnited States—
Founded——
Part ofAmazon.com, Inc.—
Key features
A Amazon Q Developer
- Real-time code suggestions and inline chat
- Agentic multistep coding with file edits and shell commands
- Security vulnerability scanning with suggested fixes
- Java version upgrades and .NET Windows-to-Linux porting
- CLI autocompletion and natural-language-to-bash
- Answers about AWS services, costs and resources
- Customization using private repositories
- GitLab, GitHub, Slack and Teams integrations
W Windsurf
- Agent command center with Spaces and Kanban view
- Manage third-party agents via Agent Client Protocol
- Handoff sessions between local machine and Devin Cloud
- Subagent coordination with separate PRs per task
- Fast Context codebase search
- Built-in Devin Review for diffs
- Fusion pairing of lead and sidekick models
- Supercomplete tab predictions
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Amazon Q Developer
FreeFree
Pro$19/mo per user
Windsurf
Free$0
Pro$20 per month
Max$200 per month
Teams$80/mo + $40/mo per full seat
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Amazon Q Developer
- Free tier with no time limit: 50 agentic requests a month
- Supports JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio and Eclipse (preview)
- Pro includes IP indemnity and is automatically opted out of data collection
- Built-in code transformation for Java and .NET
- AWS will end support for the IDE plugins on April 30, 2027
- Free tier is capped at 50 agentic requests a month
- Canceling Pro mid-month still incurs the full month's fee
- Extra transformation usage is billed at $0.003 per line of code
Windsurf
- Free plan includes unlimited Tab completions and inline edits
- Supports models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and open-source models
- Integrations with Slack, Linear, Jira, Sentry, Figma and more
- Existing Windsurf settings and plans carry over automatically
- Desktop download listed only for macOS on the page
- Free plan has a light quota and limited model access
- Usage beyond quota is charged at API pricing
- Concurrent sessions capped at 10 on Pro and Max
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