GitHub Copilot vs CodeRabbit vs Shortwave vs Layercode

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

Your tool
GitHub Copilot
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Competitor 1
CodeRabbit
Competitor 2
Shortwave
Competitor 3
LLayercode
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4 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 CodeRabbit
coderabbit.ai
Automated code review that matters
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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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Competitor LLayercode
layercode.com
A developer building a telehealth app needs voice agents that respond instantly during patient consultations
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
637.9Mvisits/mo
1Mvisits/mo
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548visits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.7%
▼ 22.7%
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▼ 75.1%
6-month growth
+19.3%
+50.4%
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-96.0%
Global rank web
#49
#38,145
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#6,604,519
Avg. last 3 months
629.7M
1.2M
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1.6K
Bounce rate lower is better
36%
49%
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36%
Pages / visit
5.9
3.5
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1.0
Visit duration
6m 26s
1m 55s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 73% · ● Referral 24%
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GitHub CopilotCodeRabbitShortwaveLayercode
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 · 637.9MCodeRabbit · 442KCodeRabbit · 588.1KCodeRabbit · 711.7KCodeRabbit · 641.9KCodeRabbit · 681.8KCodeRabbit · 694.5KCodeRabbit · 869.9KCodeRabbit · 1.1MCodeRabbit · 1.3MCodeRabbit · 1MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 5481001K10K100K1M10M100M1BGitHub Copilot · 484.3MGitHub Copilot · 504MGitHub Copilot · 542.6MGitHub Copilot · 534.8MGitHub Copilot · 634.3MGitHub Copilot · 631MGitHub Copilot · 636.1MGitHub Copilot · 615.2MGitHub Copilot · 637.9MCodeRabbit · 442KCodeRabbit · 588.1KCodeRabbit · 711.7KCodeRabbit · 641.9KCodeRabbit · 681.8KCodeRabbit · 694.5KCodeRabbit · 869.9KCodeRabbit · 1.1MCodeRabbit · 1.3MCodeRabbit · 1MLayercode · 6.8KLayercode · 21.9KLayercode · 13.7KLayercode · 4.3KLayercode · 3KLayercode · 2.1KLayercode · 2.2KLayercode · 548Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free Trial
Freemium
Starting price
$4per month · free tier available
$24per month
$30per month
$250per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $4/moEnterprise $21/mo
Essentials $24/moTeam $48/moAdvanced $72/moEnterprise Custom
Business $30/moPremier $45/moMax $120/mo
Developer FreePro $250/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeText
Code
DocumentsText
AudioText
Output
Code
CodeText
Text
AudioText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Development & CodeAI Code Review
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Email AssistantAI Scheduling
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Code reviews
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Coding
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Email management
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GitHub pull requests
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Agents
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Assistant API building
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Code analysis
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Code documentation
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Code quality
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Code security analysis
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Code testing
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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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Assistant development
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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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Node js
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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Prompts
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