Developers switch for reliability and polish. At $10/month, Copilot offers better suggestions, more stable IDE integration, and responsive support. Trade-off: Not free, less IDE coverage than Codeium.

Developers switch for superior multi-file editing (Composer) and codebase indexing. Worth $20/month for professionals. Trade-off: VS Code only, not free, requires editor switch.

AWS developers switch for free tier with AWS integration and security scanning. Trade-off: AWS-focused, less polished than Copilot, fewer IDE integrations.

Enterprise teams switch for on-premises deployment and compliance certifications. Trade-off: Free tier discontinued, expensive ($39/user enterprise), weaker AI than alternatives.

Power users switch for terminal-based agentic coding and superior reasoning. Trade-off: Different paradigm (terminal-first), API costs, steeper learning curve.