Our Verdict
Amazon Q leads by rating
Amazon Q has higher user and editor ratings (4.5 vs 4.1). For premium quality, choose Amazon Q.
Amazon Q
Free (developer) | Pro $20/user/mo
AWS's business AI assistant for coding and cloud operations. Integrates with AWS services, IDEs, and management consoles. Can explain and fix issues in AWS infrastructure code.
Strengths
- Deep integration with AWS cloud services and console
- Strong security and enterprise permission guardrails
- Excellent for writing and debugging cloud infrastructure (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Helps with legacy Java migration and code modernizing
Could be better
- Not optimized for general non-AWS developers
- Interface in VS Code is less polished than Cursor
- Limited free tier options for teams
Cursor
Free (100 premium turns) | Pro $20/mo | Business $40/mo
AI-first code editor built on VS Code. Tab autocomplete understands your entire codebase. Apply AI changes across multiple files. Codebase-wide search and refactor. The fastest-growing AI coding tool.
Strengths
- Best-in-class Tab autocomplete with multi-line prediction
- Model-agnostic: plug in Claude, GPT, or Gemini interchangeably
- Polished VS Code-based UX with a huge extension ecosystem
- Fast iteration loop for everyday coding
Could be better
- Fast-request credits burn quickly on agent-heavy workflows
- Underlying quality varies with whichever model you pick
- Proprietary fork, not open
| Features |
Amazon Q |
Cursor |
| Rating |
4.5 / 5.0 |
4.1 / 5.0 |
| Pricing Model |
subscription |
freemium |
| Pricing Detail |
Free (developer) | Pro $20/user/mo |
Free (100 premium turns) | Pro $20/mo | Business $40/mo |
| Category |
code |
code |
| Popularity |
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