# Coder vs IntelliJ IDEA

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** IntelliJ IDEA

| Attribute | Coder | IntelliJ IDEA |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 45.2 (54% (medium)) | 51.9 (72% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 890 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 20,630 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Infrastructure for provisioning isolated development environments and running AI agents on your own infrastructure, with centralized management of security, costs, and access controls. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"What is Coder?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Coder offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Community, Premium and AI Premium. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"Is Coder free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Coder supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Coder support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Coder can be deployed on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"Can Coder be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Coder, including GitHub, JFrog, Backstage, OIDC, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and Helm, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"What does Coder integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Coder. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Coder not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://coder.com","question":"What security certifications does Coder have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Coder is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://coder.com/pricing","question":"Where is Coder available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"An IDE that accelerates software development through smart code editing, debugging, and analysis tools, enhanced with native AI capabilities for code completion and suggestions. It is indexed under IDEs & Code Editors.","source":"https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/","question":"What is IntelliJ IDEA?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"IntelliJ IDEA supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/","question":"What platforms does IntelliJ IDEA support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for IntelliJ IDEA, including Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Junie and Codex. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/","question":"What does IntelliJ IDEA integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for IntelliJ IDEA. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as IntelliJ IDEA not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/","question":"What security certifications does IntelliJ IDEA have?","confidence":0.48}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | A platform that provisions secure, self-hosted development environments where developers and AI agents collaborate with full enterprise visibility, policy controls, and compliance support. | Professional integrated development environment for Java and Kotlin with built-in AI assistance for code generation and validation. Includes integrated debugging, testing, database tools, and application profiling in a unified interface. |
| features.capabilities | `{"type":"cloud_ide","builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"both","os_support":"Linux, macOS, Windows","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"open_core","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"config_only","language_scope":"polyglot","git_integration":true,"code_intelligence":"ide_grade"}` | `{"type":"full_ide","builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"desktop","os_support":"Windows, macOS","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"open_core","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"plugins","pricing_model":"subscription","language_scope":"polyglot","code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"JFrog"},{"name":"Backstage"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Amazon Q","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"JetBrains","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Anthropic","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS Bedrock","native":true,"category":"ai_models","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"SUSE Rancher","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"Google Gemini","native":true,"category":"ai"}]` | `[{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"GPT"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Grok"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Junie"},{"name":"Claude Agent"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Spring Framework","native":true}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"mac":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free tier with unlimited workspaces and core platform features","features":["Unlimited workspaces","Shared workspaces","Supports Linux, macOS, Windows","Web IDEs and Desktop IDEs","IDE plugins (VS Code, JetBrains)","Coder Desktop","Dynamic parameters","Platform integrations (limited to 1)","Unlimited templates","Web UI, CLI, REST API","Prometheus metrics","Template usage insights","Community support on GitHub and Discord"],"description":"For hobbyists and small teams. Includes unlimited self-hosted workspaces, support for Linux/macOS/Windows, multiple IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Jupyter), and community support.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Annual per-user pricing for enterprise AI governance","features":["Everything in Community, plus:","Audit logging and AI action governance","Workspace proxies for global teams","External provisioners","High availability","Multi-organization RBAC","OIDC synchronization","Custom roles and resource quotas","Workspace command logging","SSO (OpenID Connect)","Ticket-based global support with SLA"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Billed annually per user. For enterprises scaling development infrastructure. Includes everything in Community plus AI governance, support for thousands of developers, enterprise access controls, and SLA-backed support.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_agents":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"AI Premium","summary":"Custom pricing. For AI-native enterprises with self-hosted agent orchestration","features":["Everything in Premium, plus:","Unlimited concurrent Coder Agents","Coder Agents API for headless execution","Network-isolated agent workspaces","MCP Server support","AI Gateway","Agent Firewall","Connect to Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure, AWS Bedrock"],"description":"Custom pricing. For enterprises fully adopting AI-native development. Includes everything in Premium plus native AI agent orchestration, headless agents, and flexible model connectivity.","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_agents":"Unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free community tier, annual per-user Premium, custom AI Premium with unlimited agents","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://coder.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T15:56:04.786Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T13:22:10.181Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 2 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.2.3","date":"2026-09-18T15:43:23Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.2.3","date":"2026-09-16T09:31:48Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.2.2","date":"2026-09-07T15:24:11Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.2.2","date":"2026-09-02T15:41:49Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.2.1","date":"2026-08-12T07:24:12Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.1.5","date":"2026-08-13T11:27:43Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.1.5","date":"2026-08-12T14:41:47Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.2.1","date":"2026-08-10T11:37:47Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2025.2.6.3","date":"2026-07-28T18:32:49Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2025.2.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.2.0.1","date":"2026-07-27T19:34:39Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.2.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2025.3.6.1","date":"2026-07-28T18:00:12Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2025.3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2025.3.6.1","date":"2026-07-29T07:38:33Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2025.3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.2","date":"2026-07-20T17:13:34Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.2","date":"2026-07-16T13:32:03Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.1.4","date":"2026-07-03T13:04:15Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.1.4","date":"2026-07-02T11:28:47Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.1.3","date":"2026-06-22T12:12:40Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.1.3","date":"2026-06-04T10:57:17Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2025.3.6","date":"2026-06-04T09:43:41Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2025.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2025.3.6","date":"2026-06-03T11:14:12Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2025.3.6"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://coder.com/security/policy | https://www.jetbrains.com/company/commitment/compliance-highlights/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.intellij%3Aannotations&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (IDEs & Code Editors)

| Capability | Coder | IntelliJ IDEA |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Type | Cloud IDE / CDE | Full IDE |
| Language scope | Polyglot | Polyglot |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | Desktop |
| **Platform support** |  |  |
| OS support | Linux, macOS, Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Base platform | Original | Original |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensibility | Config file only | Plugins |
| **DX** |  |  |
| LSP / DAP support | - | - |
| Remote / dev-containers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated debugger / profiler | - | ✓ |
| Code intelligence depth | IDE-grade | IDE-grade |
| Built-in git integration | ✓ | - |
| **AI** |  |  |
| Built-in AI | Native | Native |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Openness | Open-core | Open-core |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | - | Per-seat subscription |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:08:16.219Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*