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GitHub Copilot

Composite Score
8.6 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10
Category
GitHub Copilot
8.6 /10

What is GitHub Copilot?

GitHub Copilot suggests code completions as developers type and turns natural language prompts into coding suggestions based on the project's context and style conventions. GitHub Copilot keeps track of your work, suggests descriptions, and helps reviewers reason about your changes. Use GitHub Copilot to code faster, drive impact, and focus on doing what matters most: building great software.

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GitHub Copilot Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love GitHub Copilot?

2% Negative
2% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Efficient Service
  • Effective Service
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

GitHub Copilot Reviews

Ritika B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Amazing tool, makes life much easier

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates GitHub Copilot from other similar products?

It Increases productivity: Speeds up the coding process, allowing focus on higher-level tasks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My personal favorite aspect of this product is that 55% faster task completion using predictive text.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is pretty complex & challenging. It can be made more user friendly.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend new users to go through the initial trainings for a better understanding of it's features. It allows a smooth experience later on

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Saves Time
  • Altruistic
  • Generous Negotitation

Siddharth C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Enhanced coding experience with Copilot

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates GitHub Copilot from other similar products?

GitHub Copilot works inside the git environment which all our code base lies. This makes it an ideal tool to make code changes or add functionalities. GitHub Copilot also learns from publicly available code so the precision of the given code is much higher than any other generative code completion tool.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One aspect about Copilot that really catches the eye, is its awareness of the code. It can predict what we are trying to accomplish with the code by understanding variables and logic and suggests measures for completion. The increased productivity is very comforting for developers.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The Copilot fails to work when operating offline, It could be implemented as an in application feature to work without internet connectivity at least in reduced capacity.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Knowledge of Git is recommendable as environmental awareness is needed to use the tool

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Enables Productivity
  • Effective Service
  • Client Friendly Policies

Atharva V.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Efficient tool for everyday coding needs

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates GitHub Copilot from other similar products?

GitHub Copilot is different from other tools because it works really well with GitHub, which many developers already use for their projects. It can suggest whole lines or blocks of code just from a comment, making coding faster and easier. Plus, it has learned from large amount of GitHub projects, so its suggestions often fit the context better than other tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of GitHub Copilot is how it understands the context of my code and provides relevant suggestions instantly. This saves me a lot of time, especially when working with specific tasks or code. Its integration with my existing projects on GitHub is useful and helps my development process.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about GitHub Copilot is that it sometimes gives code that's not the best or a bit outdated. This means I have to check and fix those parts myself. Also, it can struggle with really unique or specific project needs, making its suggestions less helpful.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're thinking about using GitHub Copilot, try it for your daily coding tasks. It can save you time on repetitive code. Just make sure to check its suggestions, especially for tricky or unique parts of your project. It works really well with GitHub, so if you already use GitHub, it fits right in.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Enables Productivity
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Over Delivered

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