Generative AI assistant family spanning software development (Q Developer, formerly CodeWhisperer), enterprise knowledge retrieval (Q Business), low-code app generation (Q Apps), and contact-centre augmentation (Q in Connect) with grounded answers against your own data
This service is deprecated
Amazon Q Business closed to new customers on 30 July 2026 (successor: Amazon Quick). Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins reach end of support on 30 April 2027 (successor: Kiro).
Successor: KiroVendor announcement
Jurisdictional exposure
Attributes
- SLA Uptime
- 99.9%
- ML Powered
- Yes
- Guardrails
- Yes
- Swe Agent
- Yes
Sub-services (6)
Amazon Q Developer
AI coding assistant with inline suggestions, /dev agent, and code transformation
Amazon Q Business
Enterprise RAG assistant grounded in SharePoint, Salesforce, Jira, and 40+ connectors
Amazon Q Apps
Natural-language app generation within Q Business without code
Amazon Q in Connect
Real-time agent guidance and knowledge lookup inside Amazon Connect
Q Developer SWE Agent
Multi-step coding agent that plans, edits across files, runs tests, and iterates until acceptance — expanded April 2025 from a single-file inline assistant to a full SDLC teammate
Q Developer Pro
Paid tier with higher daily quotas, customisations against private repos, and admin controls for governed deployments
Compliance & Certifications
This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.
Where this runs
Sovereign regions (5)
- AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) · BrandenburgAWS European Sovereign Cloud
- AWS GovCloud (US-East) · AshburnAWS GovCloud (US)
- AWS GovCloud (US-West) · HillsboroAWS GovCloud (US)
- China (Beijing) · BeijingAWS China (Sinnet)
- China (Ningxia) · YinchuanAWS China (NWCD)
Commercial regions (34)
Europe (8)
- Europe (Paris)
- Europe (Frankfurt)
- Europe (Ireland)
- Europe (Milan)
- Europe (Spain)
- Europe (Stockholm)
- Europe (Zurich)
- Europe (London)
North America (7)
- Canada West (Calgary)
- Canada (Central)
- Mexico (Central)
- US East (N. Virginia)
- US West (Oregon)
- US East (Ohio)
- US West (N. California)
South America (1)
- South America (São Paulo)
Asia (11)
- Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
- Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
- Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
- Asia Pacific (Osaka)
- Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
- Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
- Asia Pacific (Singapore)
- Asia Pacific (Seoul)
- Asia Pacific (Taipei)
- Asia Pacific (Thailand)
Oceania (3)
- Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
- Asia Pacific (Sydney)
- Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
Middle East (3)
- Middle East (Bahrain)
- Israel (Tel Aviv)
- Middle East (UAE)
Africa (1)
- Africa (Cape Town)
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