Augment
The AI coding assistant that empowers teams
Augment is an AI coding assistant built specifically for professional teams and large codebases. Founded by ex-Google and Microsoft engineers, it differentiates itself with a proprietary codebase indexing engine that understands intent and context far better than standard RAG solutions. It focuses on speed, correctness, and enterprise-grade security, ensuring your code never leaks.
Category
Extension
Rating
Users
50K+
Platform Support
Pricing Plans
Free Plan
$0
Free Beta: Full access for individual developers (Waitlist)
Pro Plan
Enterprise: SOC2 compliance, private cloud deployment, team analytics
Enterprise Plan
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Augment for Teams: Optimized for massive monorepos
Core Features
1 Core Features
Deep Codebase Awareness
Instantly understands your entire repo, dependencies, and APIs without manual context selection
Lightning Fast
Optimized inference engine delivers sub-100ms latency for autocomplete
Inline Completion
Suggests not just single lines but entire function bodies that match your project style
Chat Integration
Ask questions about your codebase ("How does auth work?") and get answers with citations
2 Security
Zero Retention
Strict privacy policy: code snippets are not stored or used to train models
SOC 2 Compliant
Built from the ground up to meet enterprise security standards
3 Developer Experience
VS Code Native
Seamless extension that replaces the default autocomplete and chat experience
Library Awareness
Understands internal company libraries and private APIs perfectly
Pros and Cons
Advantages
- Best-in-class understanding of large, complex monorepos
- Extremely fast latency compared to standard Copilot
- Code suggestions are highly relevant to local project patterns
- Strong focus on security and IP protection for enterprises
- Chat provides accurate citations from your own files
Disadvantages
- Currently requires waitlist or enterprise contact for access
- Extension ecosystem is smaller than Copilot
- Mainly focused on VS Code (JetBrains support is newer)
- Less "agentic" capabilities (file creation) than Windsurf/Cursor
Best For
Professional teams working in large, proprietary codebases
Enterprises requiring strict data privacy and SOC2 compliance
Developers frustrated by Copilot's lack of project context
Tech leads wanting to onboard new engineers faster
Tech Stack
Architecture
IDE Extension (VS Code)