# Coder vs IntelliJ IDEA

**Leader by Vioscale score:** IntelliJ IDEA

| Attribute | Coder | IntelliJ IDEA |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 44 (54% (medium)) | 53.3 (53% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 890 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 20,488 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | A platform for provisioning and managing self-hosted cloud development environments where developers and AI coding agents can work together. Enterprises can enforce security policies, audit activity, control AI model access, and maintain development infrastructure on their own servers or cloud. | An IDE that accelerates software development through smart code editing, debugging, and analysis tools, enhanced with native AI capabilities for code completion and suggestions. |
| 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","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"open_core","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"plugins","code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"JFrog"},{"name":"Backstage"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Helm"}]` | `[{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"GPT"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Grok"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Junie"},{"name":"Claude Agent"},{"name":"Codex"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free, open-source","features":["Unlimited workspaces and templates","Unlimited members within single organization","Desktop and web IDEs (Cursor, VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, Jupyter)","Web UI, CLI, and REST API","AI coding agent support","OpenID Connect SSO","Community support via Discord and GitHub","Limited to 1 platform integration"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Open-source plan for hobbyists and small teams with community support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"Billed annually per user","features":["All Community features","Ticket-based global support with SLA","Multi-organization access controls","Resource quotas per user and organization","Audit logging of all user operations","Unlimited Git and external authentication integrations","High availability with multiple server replicas","Workspace proxies for global low-latency access","Automatic idle workspace termination","OIDC group and role synchronization","Role-based and group-based access controls","Custom role creation","Customizable web UI branding","Workspace command logging","Template permissions controls","Enforced workspace updates","SSH disable capability","Workspace scheduling enforcement"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Enterprise plan with advanced security, scalability, support, and governance features","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free Community plan; Premium billed annually per user","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://coder.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:43:23.531Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2026.1.2","date":"2026-05-15T11:37:01Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2026.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2026.1.2","date":"2026-05-15T11:59:22Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2026.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/pycharm/2025.3.5","date":"2026-05-07T09:31:20Z","type":"stable","version":"pycharm/2025.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/releases/tag/idea/2025.3.5","date":"2026-05-06T14:36:01Z","type":"stable","version":"idea/2025.3.5"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| 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 | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Both | Desktop |
| **Platform support** |  |  |
| OS support | Linux, macOS, Windows | - |
| 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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:39:29.359Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*