Most switch for better AI capabilities at lower cost ($10 individual, $19 business). More polished experience, better suggestions. Trade-off: Cloud-only, no air-gapped option, Microsoft data handling concerns.

Budget-conscious users switch for free unlimited completions. Legitimate AI coding at no cost. 70+ language support. Trade-off: Fewer enterprise features, no on-premises option, smaller company.

Teams switch for superior multi-file editing (Composer) and deep codebase indexing. Better AI capabilities for complex tasks. Trade-off: VS Code only, no air-gapped option, $20/month vs $9.

AWS-heavy enterprises switch for native AWS integration and included security scanning. Free tier available. Trade-off: AWS-focused, less polished than Copilot, fewer IDE integrations.

Enterprises switch for codebase search and understanding. Good for large codebases. Trade-off: Different focus (search vs completion), Sourcegraph ecosystem dependency.