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Account Manager at a media company with 1-10 employees
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Top 10
Helps users find any information in a matter of seconds
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable skill and characteristic of GitHub CoPilot is that you can find any information in seconds."
  • "The technology offered by the product in the retail industry and banking processes has certain shortcomings, making them areas that can be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution in my company for information about the user story. It also helps to know how many tests or flows we need to test.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable skill and characteristic of GitHub CoPilot is that you can find any information in seconds.

What needs improvement?

The technology offered by the product in the retail industry and banking processes has certain shortcomings, making them areas that can be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub CoPilot for five months.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

I think the use, setup, or maybe how we can use the tool depends on how much of your tasks can be done with it. For example, if you can use the tool every day for less than an hour, you can improve your tasks and skills with the tool on a daily basis. In my case, for example, I use Postman every day so I can improve my job and my tasks every day.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have experience with ChatGPT and Vertex AI from Google. I think they are all the same tools coming from different providers. The principal difference between all the tools is the updates. Vertex AI has information from the last year, but GitHub CoPilot may have information for the current year. It all depends on how many updates one can have on a product.

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup phase is easy.

The solution can be deployed in a matter of minutes.

What was our ROI?

The tool saves 25 percent of the time for me.

What other advice do I have?

Speaking about the tool's ability to handle complex coding tasks compared to simpler ones, I would say that you can take care of the flows in Postman and translate them using Selenium or Python, and you can add it to your automation test.

GitHub CoPilot has adapted to the specific languages and frameworks I use, and it offers great assistance. I can say this because if I have one question, I can go to GitHub CoPilot to ask my question, and I find the information I need. I think GitHub Copilot is of great assistance as it can add more information about your work, your job, your task, and your flows, and you can find better answers and better examples day by day.

I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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Chief Technology Officer at EVtech
Real User
Top 10
AI solution for improving emails, resumes and comes free intially
Pros and Cons
  • "Initially, OpenAI is free, but you'll need to pay for it later."
  • "In certain instances, OpenAI didn't respond in the expected way. The responses were more general and didn't address the specific point."

What is our primary use case?

For example, I participate in a radio show on IT topics. I use OpenAI to prepare the script I will use in the program. So, I need some queries and questions or topics for discussion. I use OpenAI to create AI business scripts tailored to how I want to address the topics. I have used OpenAI to improve my English skills. For example, I have asked for recommendations to enhance this text.

What is most valuable?

I have used OpenAI to learn how to engage with my clients, daughters, and nephews. For example, they gave me a challenge where we discussed a topic and started asking OpenAI questions to see what responses it generated. On the professional side, I have primarily used it for improving emails, resumes, or other situations. Also, in coding, I remember using it when encountering issues implementing code for an application. I usually start by asking OpenAI before turning to Google or other platforms because it helps me identify the problem faster in specific situations.

What needs improvement?

In certain instances, OpenAI didn't respond in the expected way. It was in the Power Automate. The responses were more general and didn't address the specific point. There were significant limitations. Typically, the queries I've used it for are relatively small in scope.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I prefer OpenAI over Copilot, which is integrated with coding tools like GitHub, because Copilot seems difficult to use. Copilot's responses are different from what I need to understand the problem. OpenAI has helped me a lot. It hasn't provided direct solutions, but it aids in pinpointing the issue.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Initially, OpenAI is free, but you'll need to pay for it later.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the solution a 9 out of 10.

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PLC Programmer at Alzero
Real User
Top 20
A highly stable solution that can be used to have ideas on how to code things and then bring them back to context
Pros and Cons
  • "GitHub CoPilot has good stability and performance."
  • "GitHub CoPilot’s integration with other solutions could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitHub CoPilot to have ideas on how to code things and then bring them back to context.

What is most valuable?

GitHub CoPilot has good stability and performance.

What needs improvement?

GitHub CoPilot’s integration with other solutions could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub CoPilot for a long time.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate GitHub CoPilot ten out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

GitHub CoPilot is a scalable solution.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a return on investment with GitHub CoPilot.

What other advice do I have?

I am using the latest version of GitHub CoPilot. GitHub CoPilot is deployed on-cloud in our organization. I would recommend GitHub CoPilot to other users.

Overall, I rate GitHub CoPilot ten out of ten.

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Devops Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Easy-to-setup platform with valuable vulnerability management features
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's most valuable feature is vulnerability management features."
  • "GitHub CoPilot's alerting features need improvement."

What is most valuable?

The product's most valuable feature is vulnerability management features.

What needs improvement?

GitHub CoPilot's alerting features need improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using GitHub CoPilot for 3 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product has high stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't encountered scalability issues as we are still in the process of onboarding more applications. However, it might be beneficial once we transition to the cloud.

Around 50 developers from our organization use GitHub CoPilot daily. However, most developers still use Azure DevOps.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Azure DevOps. We decided to switch to CoPilot for advanced security features.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. It takes a few days to complete. I rate the process a 9 out of 10.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team of developers implemented the platform. At the moment, a team of 30 developers is maintaining it.

What other advice do I have?

GitHub CoPilot has greatly enhanced coding efficiency for new projects, particularly through its advanced security features.

The platform offers a comprehensive package, including firewall capabilities. You don't need to download additional applications or purchase separate solutions for security testing and vulnerability management.

I rate it a 9 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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it specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Provides context awareness and reduced coding time, but accuracy and relevance could be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's most valuable features are context awareness, multi language support, integration with popular IDs like Visual Studio Code or JetBrains, and reduced coding time."
  • "The solution's accuracy and relevance could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitHub CoPilot for syntax purposes. It helps me a lot when I forget my mistakes.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable features are context awareness, multi language support, integration with popular IDs like Visual Studio Code or JetBrains, and reduced coding time.

The solution provides good code completion and code generation. We have a learning aid in the framework for learning purposes. For prototyping, the tool has prototyping ideas in the core structures, which is very helpful. The solution helps me with testing and debugging.

Multi-language support is also available in GitHub CoPilot. Visual Studio Code or JetBrains can be seamlessly integrated to work with CoPilot, which is helpful. The code quality of the solution will help me reduce my coding time when we do complex things. Overall reliance on GitHub CoPilot reduced the manual coding skills. All those things will help me a lot while using GitHub CoPilot.

What needs improvement?

The solution's accuracy and relevance could be improved. My application may not be very accurate, but that is one reason we should carefully review and modify the code. If you take the code generated by the tool bluntly, it will give you a different kind of error. The solution's dependency on AI reduces manual coding skills.

Regarding licensing and copyright issues, we should be cautious about the solution's potential to embed code snippets that are very similar to our copyrighted code. We cannot take any chances with copyright issues.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub CoPilot for the last one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s stability a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

What about the implementation team?

The solution's installation may take around 20 minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

GitHub CoPilot is less expensive than other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

GitHub CoPilot does not require much maintenance. The solution has reduced our coding time and manual work by 10% to 30%.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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Senior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
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A stable and easy-to-deploy product that provides good document generation features
Pros and Cons
  • "The document generation features are valuable."
  • "The suggestions provided by the product must be improved."

What is most valuable?

The solution is quite useful for simple tasks. The document generation features are valuable.

What needs improvement?

The suggestions provided by the product must be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for two months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool’s scalability an eight out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is quite simple.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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Principal Consultant ( Test automation - Performance testing) at TTC Global (TTC) at TTC at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A great productivity tool that saves me time
Pros and Cons
  • "I can upload code snippets or class files and ask for solutions to improve them, which works well. It's a great productivity tool that saves me time searching websites. While there are alternatives like ChatGPT and other AI tools, the advantage of the tool is that it is built into the IDE."
  • "One drawback is that the solution sometimes suggests unwanted code, especially if I accidentally press the tab. This doesn't happen often. Sometimes it seems to understand my code, but other times it doesn't. This inconsistency is confusing."

What is our primary use case?

I'm using GitHub Copilot as a plugin for IntelliJ IDE. Specifically, I'm using the Community Edition of IntelliJ, not the commercial version. However, our organization provides us with a commercial license for GitHub Copilot.

What is most valuable?

I can upload code snippets or class files and ask for solutions to improve them, which works well. It's a great productivity tool that saves me time searching websites. While there are alternatives like ChatGPT and other AI tools, the advantage of the tool is that it is built into the IDE.

What needs improvement?

One drawback is that the solution sometimes suggests unwanted code, especially if I accidentally press the tab. This doesn't happen often. Sometimes it seems to understand my code, but other times it doesn't. This inconsistency is confusing.

I suggest adding a feature to write code directly in the IDE from chat responses instead of copying and pasting. GitHub Copilot can generate code based on method comments in the IDE, but chat responses require manual copying. A feature flag to allow direct writing from chat to IDE would streamline the process.

The product should also reduce its price so that it can improve the community engagement. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for three months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

As for performance and usage, I've only encountered connectivity issues once or twice. It responds well about 99 percent of the time. 

Regarding stability, there have been a couple of instances where the chat plugin got stuck. However, I don't see this as a major concern. It might improve over time, but it's not a significant issue.

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment is mostly straightforward. The plugin installation is simple. However, there's one confusing part during the login process. When you log into your GitHub Copilot account, it redirects you to a website that asks for a device ID or something similar. I can't remember exactly what it asks for, but this ID is shown in the IDE popup. It's a bit confusing and takes a few minutes to understand this workflow. It would be helpful if they added a message saying you can find the device ID in your IDE popup. Adding more instructions to that screen could improve the login flow since it redirects you to a website to log in.

What was our ROI?

The ROI decreases if questions are too long. If it automatically accessed the content or context, questions could be asked easily with a few lines of code or statements. Currently, providing all details takes a long time, reducing productivity. Since it resides in the IDE, it should ideally have access to the codebase and know more about the context where questions are asked rather than starting from scratch.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Each user needs their license, whether it's a big team or a small team.

What other advice do I have?

It's a helpful tool, but you need strong programming knowledge to use it effectively. If you don't understand Java or your objectives, GitHub Copilot might give wrong answers.

It is good at what it's designed for when handling complex coding scenarios or languages. However, there are limitations. The main issue is similar to other AI agents - requiring skilful prompting to get relevant answers. If GitHub Copilot had access to the entire codebase we're working on, it could provide more relevant and productive outcomes. But I'm not sure how security and privacy aspects would be handled in that situation.

The tool tends to give atomic answers rather than addressing very complex, multi-class-spanning questions. If it had access to more context, it might be able to provide better answers for complex scenarios involving multiple classes or large code structures.

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. I can recommend it, given it's affordable, because there are many free alternatives. They may need to introduce a community edition or similar option to compete and remain relevant.

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Senior Associate at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
An easy-to-use solution that accelerates productivity
Pros and Cons
  • "GitHub CoPilot accelerates productivity. It is an easy-to-use solution that is also helpful in saving the team's time."
  • "The solution is expensive. It should also support other programming languages."

What is most valuable?

GitHub CoPilot accelerates productivity. It is an easy-to-use solution that is also helpful in saving the team's time. 

What needs improvement?

The solution is expensive. It should also support other programming languages. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My company has five to 10 users for GitHub CoPilot. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's installation is straightforward. 

What about the implementation team?

GitHub CoPilot can be deployed in-house. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

GitHub CoPilot's pricing is reasonable. Our licensing costs were initially monthly, but then we switched to yearly payments. I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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