Codacy — Developer Tools

What is Codacy?

Codacy is a code quality and security platform designed for modern engineering teams, especially those using AI-assisted development. It helps developers catch and fix quality issues, security vulnerabilities, and AI-specific risks before they reach production. From real-time IDE scans to pull request reviews, Codacy automates code review and enforces coding standards across 49 languages.

Who is Codacy for?

Codacy is ideal for busy engineering leaders, DevOps teams, and developers who need to maintain high code quality and security without slowing down velocity. It is particularly valuable for teams adopting AI coding tools (like Copilot or Claude) who want guardrails to prevent insecure or non-compliant AI-generated code. Codacy is not designed for small hobby projects or non-developer audiences.

Real use cases

Teams use Codacy to reduce code duplication by 20%, migrate 100% of projects within weeks, and get 50% of developers adopting guardrails daily. It also provides audit-ready compliance reports, SBOM exports, and container image scanning for regulated industries.

• AI Code Review — Get instant, low-noise PR feedback with ready-to-commit fix suggestions and automated false positive detection.
• AI Guardrails — Enforce quality and security standards on every line of AI-generated code in IDEs and agents.
• SAST & SCA Scans — Detect SQL injections, insecure dependencies, secret leaks, and malicious packages.
• Coverage Reports & Merge Policies — Track unit test coverage and enforce quality gates before merging.
• DAST & Container Scanning — Find runtime vulnerabilities and fix CVEs in container images before deployment.
• Compliance & Audit Readiness — Generate exportable SBOM reports and track SLA due dates in real-time.
• 49-Language Support — Analyze code quality, complexity, duplication, and best practices across a wide range of languages.

Codacy pricing: from free (open-source) / paid plans from €15/mo. Billing model: Freemium.

For comparison: the median starting price in Developer Tools is $19.99/month, measured across 301 tools we track. See the full SaaS Pricing Index →

Free (Open-Source)

Free forever for open-source projects. Includes cloud-hosted quality & security scans, up to 100 private repos, unlimited LOC, AI Reviewer, merge gates, shared coding standards, and Jira+Slack integration.

Pro Plan (Annual/Monthly)

Paid tier with unlimited private projects, priority scan queue, daily re-scans against new CVEs, AI Inventory + AI Risk Hub, license scanning, DAST, container image scanning, false positive detection, custom rules, SSO/SAML + audit logs, and a dedicated CSM. Start with a 14-day free trial (no credit card required).

Note: Exact per-month pricing for Pro is not publicly listed on the pricing page. Contact sales for a quote.

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