Comparison

IntelliJ IDEA vs JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

On the evidence we track, IntelliJ IDEA leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★IntelliJ IDEA53

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA47

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	IntelliJ IDEALeader	JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA
Vioscale score	53 / 100medium · 53%	47 / 100low · 31%
Pricing
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.4	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.intellij%3Aannotations&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	890	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	20,488	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	1	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	-

Score

Vioscale score

IntelliJ IDEA53 / 100medium · 53%

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA47 / 100low · 31%

Pricing

Model

IntelliJ IDEAcommercial

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAcommercial

Integrations

Count

IntelliJ IDEA9

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA6

Security

Disclosure policy

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Gdpr

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Scorecard

IntelliJ IDEA4.4

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Soc2

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Vulnerabilities

IntelliJ IDEACount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.intellij%3Aannotations&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Reliability

Status page

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

IntelliJ IDEA890

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Github stars

IntelliJ IDEA20,488

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Activity

Commits last 30d

IntelliJ IDEA100

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Release

Cadence days

IntelliJ IDEA1

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

History

IntelliJ IDEA20 items

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Language

Primary

IntelliJ IDEAJava

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ides & code editors. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for IDEs & Code Editors
Capability	IntelliJ IDEA	JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA
Core
Type	Full IDE	Full IDE
Language scope	-	Polyglot
Deployment
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platform support
OS support	-	Windows, Mac, Linux
Base platform	Original	Original
Extensibility
Extensibility	Plugins	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	Closed
Pricing
Pricing model	-	Per-seat subscription

Core

Type

IntelliJ IDEAFull IDE

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAFull IDE

Language scope

IntelliJ IDEA-

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPolyglot

Deployment

IntelliJ IDEADesktop

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEADesktop

Platform support

OS support

IntelliJ IDEA-

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAWindows, Mac, Linux

Base platform

IntelliJ IDEAOriginal

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAOriginal

Extensibility

IntelliJ IDEAPlugins

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPlugins

LSP / DAP support

IntelliJ IDEA-

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Remote / dev-containers

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Integrated debugger / profiler

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Code intelligence depth

IntelliJ IDEAIDE-grade

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAIDE-grade

Built-in git integration

IntelliJ IDEA-

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Built-in AI

IntelliJ IDEANative

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEANative

Licensing

Openness

IntelliJ IDEAOpen-core

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAClosed

Pricing

Pricing model

IntelliJ IDEA-

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEAPer-seat subscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

IntelliJ IDEA

Leader

An IDE that accelerates software development through smart code editing, debugging, and analysis tools, enhanced with native AI capabilities for code completion and suggestions.

Independently observed

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

Desktop IDE that combines advanced code editing, debugging, and analysis tools with native AI integration to help developers write high-quality Java and Kotlin code efficiently throughout the development lifecycle.

Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	IntelliJ IDEA	JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Windows

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Linux

IntelliJ IDEA✓

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (6)

Claude
GPT
Gemini
Grok
GitHub Copilot
Cursor

IntelliJ IDEA

Leader

9 total - 3 not shared

Junie
Claude Agent
Codex

Independently observed

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA

6 total - 0 not shared

Claude
GPT
Gemini
Grok
GitHub Copilot
Cursor

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.