Complete breakdown of Amazon Q Business and Amazon Q Developer pricing — enterprise AI assistant costs, team calculators, and comparison with GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Copilot.
Amazon Q Business is an enterprise AI assistant that connects to internal knowledge bases (Confluence, SharePoint, S3, Salesforce, Jira) and lets employees ask questions, summarize documents, and automate workflows — all within company data boundaries.
| Tier | Price | Key Features | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
Q Business Lite |
$3/user/mo | Basic search, indexed retrieval, limited Q&A | Read-only knowledge search, no generative AI features |
Q Business Pro Full Features |
$20/user/mo | Full generative AI, document summarization, task automation, 40+ data connectors | Enterprise employees needing AI-powered knowledge management |
Q Business Pro connects to 40+ enterprise data sources including Confluence, SharePoint, Jira, S3, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Zendesk, and Google Drive. Features include: AI-powered search across all connected sources, document summarization, AI-generated responses with citations, automated task creation (Jira tickets, Salesforce cases), and custom application building via Amazon Q Apps.
Amazon Q Developer is an AI coding assistant (successor to AWS CodeWhisperer) built into VS Code, JetBrains, Eclipse, and the AWS Console. It specializes in AWS-specific development with deep knowledge of AWS services, CloudFormation, CDK, and security best practices.
| Plan | Price | Completions | Security Scans | Key Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Free AWS |
$0/mo | 50/month | 50/year | Basic completions, limited Q&A in IDE |
Pro Most Popular |
$19/user/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited | AI chat, code reviews, /transform for Java upgrades, vulnerability scanning, AWS Console integration |
Enterprise Enterprise |
Custom | Unlimited | Unlimited | IAM Identity Center SSO, admin controls, custom AI model fine-tuning on internal codebase |
AWS adjusts service pricing frequently. Get notified when Amazon Q, GitHub Copilot, or other enterprise AI tools change pricing.
Get Free Price Alerts View AI Tool HikesThe three major enterprise AI assistant platforms in 2026: Amazon Q (AWS), GitHub Copilot (Microsoft/GitHub), and Microsoft Copilot for M365 (Microsoft). Here's how they compare:
| Feature | Amazon Q | GitHub Copilot Business | Microsoft Copilot M365 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding assistant price | $19/user/mo (Developer) | $19/user/mo | Included with M365 E3+ |
| Enterprise AI assistant price | $20/user/mo (Business) | N/A (coding only) | $30/user/mo |
| Cloud ecosystem | AWS-native | GitHub + Azure | Microsoft 365 + Azure |
| Knowledge base connectors | 40+ (Confluence, SharePoint, S3, Salesforce, Jira...) | GitHub repositories only | M365 apps (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, OneDrive) |
| Security scanning | ✅ Built-in (OWASP, credential exposure) | ✅ Copilot Autofix (limited) | ❌ Not a focus |
| Code transformation | ✅ /transform (Java 8→17, .NET upgrades) | ❌ No automated migration | ❌ No automated migration |
| Best for | AWS-heavy teams, enterprise knowledge management | GitHub-centric dev teams | Microsoft 365 organizations |
Amazon Q is the best choice if: (1) your team runs significant AWS infrastructure and needs AI assistance within the AWS Console, (2) you need automated security scanning as part of your coding workflow, (3) you want enterprise knowledge management at $20/user vs Microsoft Copilot's $30/user, or (4) you need automated code migration tools (/transform for legacy code upgrades).
Copilot is better if: (1) your development workflow is GitHub-centric (Copilot PRs, Issues, Actions), (2) you use JetBrains IDEs on non-AWS projects, or (3) you have a polyglot team not focused on AWS. For pure coding assistance at $19/seat, both are equivalent in price — Copilot has broader general code knowledge, Q Developer has deeper AWS knowledge.
| Date | Product | Change | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Q Developer Pro | Stable at $19/user | Amazon held pricing steady while adding /transform for .NET, expanded security scanning, and AWS Console integration |
| Apr 2024 | Amazon Q (launch) | GA launch pricing | Amazon Q generally available: Q Business at $20/user/mo, Q Developer Free + Pro at $19/user/mo. Rebranded from CodeWhisperer + Amazon Q preview |
| Nov 2023 | Amazon Q Preview | Preview launch at re:Invent | Amazon Q announced at AWS re:Invent 2023 as an enterprise AI assistant; free during preview period |
| 2022-2023 | CodeWhisperer | Became free, then evolved into Q | AWS CodeWhisperer Individual tier made permanently free in Apr 2023; Professional tier at $19/user/mo. CodeWhisperer later rebranded as Amazon Q Developer |
Yes. Both Q Business and Q Developer require an AWS account. Q Developer the IDE plugin requires AWS IAM credentials for billing. Q Business requires AWS infrastructure setup (identity management via IAM Identity Center, data source configuration). This is a meaningful barrier compared to GitHub Copilot or Windsurf, which require only a GitHub account or email.
Amazon Q Developer's /transform command automates code migration — particularly Java 8 or 11 to Java 17 upgrades (and increasingly .NET framework upgrades). Q Developer analyzes your codebase, identifies deprecated APIs, updates dependencies, rewrites incompatible code, and generates a migration report. For legacy codebases with thousands of files, this can save weeks of manual migration work. Available only on Q Developer Pro ($19/seat).
Amazon Q Business ($20/user/mo) is cheaper than Microsoft Copilot for M365 ($30/user/mo). Q Business connects to a broader range of enterprise data sources (40+ including non-Microsoft tools). Microsoft Copilot integrates natively with Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and Office — better for Microsoft 365 shops. Q Business is better for mixed-tool environments (Confluence + Jira + Salesforce + Slack). If your company is Microsoft-centric, Copilot M365 is usually easier to deploy despite the higher price.
Yes. Amazon Q Business and Developer are covered under AWS's compliance certifications including SOC 1/2/3, GDPR, HIPAA, and FedRAMP. Data processed by Q Business stays within your AWS account — Anthropic and other model providers don't see your data. This is a key differentiator for regulated industries compared to some SaaS AI tools that process data through shared infrastructure.
Q Business Lite provides basic AI-powered search and retrieval — employees can search across connected data sources and get simple answers. Q Business Pro adds full generative AI: document summarization, multi-step reasoning, AI-written responses, automated task creation (Jira/Salesforce), and access to Amazon Q Apps for building custom AI workflows. For most use cases requiring actual AI assistance (not just search), Pro is required. Lite is mostly useful for basic RAG-style knowledge retrieval at scale.
Enterprise AI pricing is evolving fast. Get notified when Amazon Q, Copilot, or other enterprise tools change pricing — free alerts.
Set Up Free Alert AI Tools Comparison →Related Reading
Did other tools raise prices too? Compare 50+ companies to calculate your complete AI tool cost impact.
Check Other Companies → Calculate Your Stack Cost →Join 1000+ teams tracking 90+ SaaS tools on PricePulse. Get instant alerts when Amazon raises prices, benchmark against competitors, and share negotiation data with your team.
Track Amazon →