IntelliJ IDEA
The Leading IDE for Professional Development in Java and Kotlin
- Also known as
- intellij-idea
What is IntelliJ IDEA?
A full-featured IDE for Java and Kotlin development with natively integrated AI (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, or local models), advanced debugging, profiling, and support for Spring/Jakarta EE, database tools, and remote development.
What IntelliJ IDEA does
The capabilities that matter for ides & code editors, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Type
- Full IDE
- Language scope
- Polyglot
- Deployment
- Desktop
- OS support
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Base platform
- Original
- Extensibility
- Plugins
- LSP / DAP support
- -
- Remote / dev-containers
- ✓
- Integrated debugger / profiler
- ✓
- Code intelligence depth
- IDE-grade
- Built-in git integration
- -
- Built-in AI
- Native
- Openness
- Closed
- Pricing model
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
IntelliJ IDEA alternatives
Other ides & code editors we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- TheiaThe AI-Native Theia IDE – modern, open IDE for cloud and desktoplow · 14%
- Vimthe ubiquitous text editorlow · 5%
- VSCodiumOpen Source Binaries of VS Codelow · 7%
- Visual Studio CodeThe open source AI code editorlow · 33%
- ZedYour last next editorlow · 33%
- GitHub CodespacesInstant dev environmentslow · 21%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for IntelliJ IDEA, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 46 | 32.00 | 1466.1 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 63 | 18.00 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 99 | 10.00 | 994.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 12.00 | 600.0 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 45 | 12.00 | 540.0 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 81 | 5.00 | 406.5 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing Transparency | 0 | 16.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 20,419 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"type":"full_ide","builtin_ai":"native","deployment":"desktop","os_support":"Windows, macOS, Linux","remote_dev":true,"open_source":"closed","base_platform":"original","extensibility":"plugins","language_scope":"polyglot","code_intelligence":"ide_grade","integrated_debugger":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Java | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Pricing
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | commercial | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70% |
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |