Amazon Q Developer
Provider: Amazon Web Services · Based in: Depending on the account country: Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John… · Provider website
- Plans
- 2
- Sources
- 15
- As of
- 18 Oct
As of 18 Oct 2026. Based on our research on this date and the process described in the methodology. No guarantee of accuracy, not legal advice. The provider’s current documents take precedence. Found an error? Report a correction.
Incomplete. 3 points could not be verified in any provider source (see open points). This does not mean the matter is unproblematic; it means we have not checked it.
At a glance
- Hosting
- mixed: Free TierEU option: Pro Tier
- Training on inputs
- opt-out available: Free Tierno: Pro Tier
- DPA
- yes: all 2 plans
- Provider
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Based in
- Depending on the account country: Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (contracting party in Europe, the Middle East and Africa except South Africa); otherwise Amazon Web Services, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210, USA (q5)
Values from 2 plans, each listed with the plans it applies to. Details and evidence are in the plan table.
Compare Amazon Q Developer
Compare with another toolCompared plan by plan with other tools in the category Software development:
Details per plan
Short values per plan. Click a feature to open the evidence and notes for all plans; sources with retrieval dates are under “Evidence”.
| Feature | Free TierCompare Amazon Q Developer Free Tier with another tool | Pro TierCompare Amazon Q Developer Pro Tier with another tool |
|---|---|---|
| differs by plan | 0 USD | 19 USD/user/mo |
| Details: Price | 0 USD (pricing page) | 19 USD per user per month (pricing page, no indication whether incl. VAT; according to AWS Tax Help, AWS Europe charges VAT on service charges for accounts in the EU) |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (50 agentic requests per month in IDE/CLI; Java upgrade transformation up to 1,000 lines of code per month; console Q&A) | yes (extended limits for agentic requests, according to the FAQ 10,000 inference calls per month or around 1,000 user requests; Java/.NET transformation up to 4,000 lines of code per user in the pool; admin dashboard, IP indemnity) |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA | yes (AWS Service Terms, section 1.14.1: 'These Service Terms incorporate the AWS Data Processing Addendum ("DPA"), when you use AWS Services to process Customer Data'; no exception for the Free Tier is stated there; section 50.13 additionally governs the use of Free Tier content for service improvement) Provider’s DPA | yes (according to the GDPR Center, the AWS GDPR DPA, including standard contractual clauses, is part of the AWS Service Terms and applies automatically) Provider’s DPA |
| differs by plan | opt-out available | no |
| Details: Training on inputs | FAQ and documentation 'Amazon Q Developer service improvement': in the Free Tier, content (questions, responses, generated code) may be used for service improvement, according to the documentation including 'for model training'. Service Terms 50.13: Amazon Q Content may be used to improve Amazon Q and, for that purpose, stored outside the AWS Region in use; content that does not contain personal data may also be used to train other AWS ML models. Opt-out depending on the environment: IDE/command line via the setting 'Share Amazon Q content with AWS' or 'Amazon Q: Share Content'; console/mobile app/AWS websites/chat applications via an AI services opt-out policy in AWS Organizations. Telemetry (without code) can be switched off separately. Pricing page: 'Opt-out available'. | FAQ: Amazon Q Developer Pro and Amazon Q Business do not use content for service improvement; content from the Pro Tier is not used to train underlying foundation models. Telemetry/usage metrics may be collected (opt-out in the IDE settings). Pricing page: 'Automatically opted out'. |
| differs by plan | FAQ and documentation 'Data storage': AWS… | FAQ and documentation 'Data storage'… |
| Details: Data retention | FAQ and documentation 'Data storage': AWS stores questions, responses and additional context (console metadata, code) to generate responses and may retain content for service improvement unless an opt-out has been made; encryption at rest and in transit. Specific retention period: not publicly documented (the Service Terms state a period of up to 60 days only for Kiro Free Tier, not for Amazon Q Developer). | FAQ and documentation 'Data storage': content is stored to generate responses and to provide the service; according to the documentation, 'We do not use content from Amazon Q Developer Pro or Amazon Q Business for service improvement'; encryption at rest and in transit. Specific retention period: not publicly documented. |
| differs by plan | mixed | EU option |
| Details: Hosting | Documentation 'Data storage in Amazon Q Developer': in the Free Tier, content is stored in a US Region (console error diagnosis: US West/Oregon, everything else: US East/N. Virginia). Cross-region inference may route requests to other Regions within the geography. Service Terms 50.13.1: content used for service improvement may be stored outside the Region in use. The sub-processor list names Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA as locations of the AWS entities that process Free Tier content for service improvement (only without opt-out). | Documentation 'Amazon Q Developer Pro Region support': the Q Developer console and profile are available in US East (N. Virginia) and Europe (Frankfurt); Pro via a personal Builder ID only in US East (N. Virginia). Documentation 'Data storage': in the Pro Tier, content is stored in the profile Region only for the following features: Q chat in the AWS console, error diagnosis in the console, Q in Eclipse, JetBrains, VS Code and Visual Studio, and Q on the command line; for all other features 'your content may be stored and processed in a US Region' (can be blocked via a service control policy). Exceptions include: Amazon Q artifacts (visualisations) in a US Region; Console to Code stored in the console Region and processed in a US Region; CloudWatch investigations possibly in other Regions. Not available for profiles in Frankfurt: support chat, troubleshooting resources, .NET transformation in the IDE, Slack integration, Console Mobile App, GitLab Duo with Amazon Q, Amazon Q for GitHub. Cross-region inference stays within the geography (Europe: Frankfurt, Ireland, Paris, Stockholm). |
| list available | list available | |
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| differs by plan | 9 sources | 11 sources |
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Compare Amazon Q Developer Free Tier with another tool
Price and scope
- differs by plan
- 0 USD
0 USD (pricing page)
- yes
yes (50 agentic requests per month in IDE/CLI; Java upgrade transformation up to 1,000 lines of code per month; console Q&A)
Contract and data use
- yes
yes (AWS Service Terms, section 1.14.1: 'These Service Terms incorporate the AWS Data Processing Addendum ("DPA"), when you use AWS Services to process Customer Data'; no exception for the Free Tier is stated there; section 50.13 additionally governs the use of Free Tier content for service improvement)
Provider’s DPA- differs by plan
- opt-out available
FAQ and documentation 'Amazon Q Developer service improvement': in the Free Tier, content (questions, responses, generated code) may be used for service improvement, according to the documentation including 'for model training'. Service Terms 50.13: Amazon Q Content may be used to improve Amazon Q and, for that purpose, stored outside the AWS Region in use; content that does not contain personal data may also be used to train other AWS ML models. Opt-out depending on the environment: IDE/command line via the setting 'Share Amazon Q content with AWS' or 'Amazon Q: Share Content'; console/mobile app/AWS websites/chat applications via an AI services opt-out policy in AWS Organizations. Telemetry (without code) can be switched off separately. Pricing page: 'Opt-out available'.
- differs by plan
- FAQ and documentation 'Data storage': AWS…
- FAQ and documentation 'Data storage': AWS stores questions, responses and additional context (console metadata, code) to generate responses and may retain content for service improvement unless an opt-out has been made; encryption at rest and in transit. Specific retention period: not publicly documented (the Service Terms state a period of up to 60 days only for Kiro Free Tier, not for Amazon Q Developer).
Hosting and sharing
- differs by plan
- mixed
Documentation 'Data storage in Amazon Q Developer': in the Free Tier, content is stored in a US Region (console error diagnosis: US West/Oregon, everything else: US East/N. Virginia). Cross-region inference may route requests to other Regions within the geography. Service Terms 50.13.1: content used for service improvement may be stored outside the Region in use. The sub-processor list names Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA as locations of the AWS entities that process Free Tier content for service improvement (only without opt-out).
- list available
- Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL / Amazon Web Services, Inc. (contracting party, depending on the account country)
- AWS infrastructure entities per region (e.g. A100 ROW GmbH, region Europe/Frankfurt)
- Amazon Bedrock (LLM inference; cross-region inference within the geography)
- The sub-processor list (section 'AWS entities providing service improvement') names the locations Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, US for 'Amazon Q Developer Free Tier / Kiro Free Tier / Individual Subscriber'; applies provided the customer has not objected to use for service improvement
Evidence
- differs by plan
- 9 sources
- Amazon Q Developer PricingPricing page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Amazon Q Developer FAQsDocumentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- AWS Sub-processors (as of 2026-07-28)Sub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- AWS GDPR CenterPrivacy notice, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Cross-region processing in Amazon Q DeveloperDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data storage in Amazon Q DeveloperDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Amazon Q Developer service improvementDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Opt out of data sharing in the IDE and command lineDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- AWS Service Terms (as of 2026-10-13)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
Third-country transfers
AWS GDPR Center: the European Commission's standard contractual clauses (2021) are part of the AWS Service Terms and apply automatically when customer data is transferred to third countries without an adequacy decision; a UK GDPR addendum is part of the Service Terms. In the Free Tier, data is stored in the US according to the documentation. Official DPF list: Amazon Web Services, Inc. is listed as a 'Covered Entity' of the participation of Amazon.com, Inc. for the EU-US DPF, UK Extension and Swiss-US DPF with status 'Active' (non-HR data, next re-certification due 2027-01-02); the retrieved AWS pages do not state whether AWS relies on the DPF for transfers of customer data.
- Amazon Q Developer FAQs (Documentation), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- AWS GDPR Center (Privacy notice), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Data storage in Amazon Q Developer (Documentation), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Privacy Framework List – Amazon.com, Inc. (incl. Amazon Web Services, Inc.) (Official register), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Certifications (as stated by the provider)
FAQ: Amazon Q Developer is included in AWS's current SOC 1/2/3 reports (download via AWS Artifact). GDPR Center: AWS lists ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, SOC 1/2/3, PCI DSS Level 1, C5 and ENS High for its infrastructure; this information applies to the AWS infrastructure, a service-specific ISO certification for Q Developer is not shown. Reports not inspected.
- Amazon Q Developer FAQs (Documentation), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- AWS GDPR Center (Privacy notice), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
AI Act
Functions: Chat/Q&A in IDE, CLI and AWS console, agentic coding, code transformation (Java and .NET upgrades), error diagnosis in the console, reference tracking; runs on Amazon Bedrock, access to Claude models (pricing page, FAQ).
Provider’s statement: AWS blog post 'Building trust in AI: The AWS approach to the EU AI Act' (2025-06-19, general for AWS services, not specific to Q Developer): AWS services are 'not designed or intended for practices prohibited under the EU AI Act'; customers 'remain responsible for assessing how their use of AWS services falls under the EU AI Act'; Amazon is a signatory of the EU AI Pact; according to the post, the ISO/IEC 42001 certification mentioned covers, among others, Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q Business; Q Developer is not expressly named. No service-specific AI Act statement on Q Developer was found on the pricing page, FAQ or documentation.
Classification (for review, not legal advice): To be reviewed: customer is typically a deployer (Art. 3 No. 4 AI Act) of the assistance system; obligations depend on the purpose of the systems developed with it (review Annex III). Not legal advice.
- Amazon Q Developer Pricing (Pricing page), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Amazon Q Developer FAQs (Documentation), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Building trust in AI: The AWS approach to the EU AI Act (Provider blog), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Current notes 2026
The FAQ refers to Kiro as a standalone agentic development environment with its own plans (according to the FAQ, 20, 40 and 200 USD); Q Developer Pro subscriptions can be used with Kiro IDE/CLI, and according to the FAQ a switch to a Kiro subscription cannot be reversed. The sub-processor list lists 'Amazon Q Developer Free Tier' together with 'Kiro Free Tier / Individual Subscriber'. Sub-processor list as of 2026-07-28, Customer Agreement as of 2026-08-14.
Provider structure
Amazon Q Developer is a service of Amazon Web Services; according to the Customer Agreement, the contracting party depends on the account country. The service is linked to the Kiro development environment (FAQ).
Open points of the review
- Specific retention period for content (Free and Pro Tier) not quantified in the FAQ, documentation or Service Terms.
- The pricing page does not state whether the list prices in USD include VAT.
- No service-specific AI Act statement on Amazon Q Developer found; only a general AWS blog post.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Amazon Q Developer store data?
mixed (plans: Free Tier); EU hosting selectable (plans: Pro Tier). According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Is there a DPA for Amazon Q Developer?
yes in: Free Tier, Pro Tier. According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Does Amazon Q Developer use inputs for AI training?
opt-out available in: Free Tier; no in: Pro Tier. According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Where is the provider based?
Depending on the account country: Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (contracting party in Europe, the Middle East and Africa except South Africa); otherwise Amazon Web Services, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210, USA. According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
All sources
- 01Amazon Q Developer PricingPricing page · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 02Amazon Q Developer FAQsDocumentation · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 03AWS Sub-processors (as of 2026-07-28)Sub-processor list · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 04AWS GDPR CenterPrivacy notice · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 05AWS Customer Agreement (as of 2026-08-14)Terms and conditions · retrieved 8 Oct 2026
- 06Cross-region processing in Amazon Q DeveloperDocumentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 07Supported Regions for Amazon Q DeveloperDocumentation · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 08Amazon Q Developer Pro Region supportDocumentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 09Data storage in Amazon Q DeveloperDocumentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 10Amazon Q Developer service improvementDocumentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 11Opt out of data sharing in the IDE and command lineDocumentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 12AWS Service Terms (as of 2026-10-13)Terms and conditions · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 13AWS Tax Help – European UnionHelp centre · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 14Building trust in AI: The AWS approach to the EU AI ActProvider blog · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 15Data Privacy Framework List – Amazon.com, Inc. (incl. Amazon Web Services, Inc.)Official register · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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Further reading
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