GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code vs Shortwave

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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GitHub Copilot
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Competitor 1
Claude Code
Competitor 2
Shortwave
Competitor 3
Suggested competitors for GitHub Copilot: Cursor90% Windsurf88% CodeRabbit85% Sourcegraph Cody82% Continue82% Tabnine80% OpenAI Codex80% Devin80%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool GitHub Copilot
github.com
Your AI pair programmer that actually knows the codebase
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Shortwave
shortwave.com
Shortwave is an AI email client that puts an assistant inside the inbox.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▼ 6.8%
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6-month growth
+19.3%
+106.6%
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Global rank web
#49
#434
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Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
125.2M
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Bounce rate lower is better
36%
64%
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Pages / visit
5.9
2.2
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Visit duration
6m 26s
2m 36s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
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GitHub CopilotClaude CodeShortwave
0159.5M318.9M478.4M637.9MGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5M10M100M1BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free Trial
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$17per month · free tier available
$30per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Free FreePro $17/moMax 5x $100/moMax 20x Custom/mo+2 more
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
CodeText
DocumentsText
Output
Code
Code
Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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10
Coding
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Agents
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Code reviews
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Email management
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Code analysis
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Debugging
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Email
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Email automation
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Email replies
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Email writing
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Agent management
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Development
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Email enhancement
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Email tracking
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Meeting scheduling
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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