Codacy
Codacy is a cloud code-quality and SAST desk: it scores a repo on issues, complexity, duplication, and coverage, then gates pull requests against that score.
OUR TAKE
Pick Codacy for teams who want one hosted quality + security score without standing up SonarQube. Developer is the IDE plugin, not the full cloud dashboard.
Good fit
Teams who want one hosted quality + security score without standing up SonarQube.
Poor fit
Repos that only need a coverage % (Coveralls / Codecov) or a dependency CVE inbox (Snyk).
Developer · Team $18/mo yearly
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · codacy.com/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick Codacy for teams who want one hosted quality + security score without standing up SonarQube. Developer is the IDE plugin, not the full cloud dashboard.
Good fit
Teams who want one hosted quality + security score without standing up SonarQube.
Poor fit
Repos that only need a coverage % (Coveralls / Codecov) or a dependency CVE inbox (Snyk).
Developer · Team $18/mo yearly
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · codacy.com/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · codacy.com/pricing
Developer
/ dev / month. IDE plugin; scan-as-you-type; SAST / SCA / secrets in the editor
$0
Team
/ dev / month ( month-to-month). Cloud scans, up to 100 private repos, coverage reports, merge gates. Starting-at copy on the page
Lowest paid
$18/mo yearly
Business
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-28·codacy.com/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
Teams who want one hosted quality + security score without standing up SonarQube.
Poor fit
Repos that only need a coverage % (Coveralls / Codecov) or a dependency CVE inbox (Snyk).
Watch out
Developer is the IDE plugin, not the full cloud dashboard.
Instead, try
SonarCloud if hosted Sonar quality gate when you already live in the SonarQube family; Snyk if dependency CVE desk when package risk is the job, not a quality score
Compare Codacy with
Limits, in full
- 01
Developer is the IDE plugin, not the full cloud dashboard.
- 02
Team starts at $18 yearly. and is capped (30-dev / 100-repo notes on the card).
- 03
Not a coverage-only usage. Use Coveralls when the job is a % history.
If Codacy isn't it
Why: hosted Sonar quality gate when you already live in the SonarQube family.
Free· paid from$20/mo yearly
Free private analysis stops at 50k LOCChecked 2026-10-23·sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing
vs Codacy
Why: CodeClimate-successor lint + coverage when you want a $0 cloud floor.
Free· paid from$0.01
Free is 1,000 analysis minutesChecked 2026-10-28·qlty.sh/pricing
vs CodacyLimits & alternatives3 limits · SonarCloud, Snyk, Qlty instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Developer is the IDE plugin, not the full cloud dashboard.
- 02
Team starts at $18 yearly. and is capped (30-dev / 100-repo notes on the card).
- 03
Not a coverage-only usage. Use Coveralls when the job is a % history.
If Codacy isn't it
Why: hosted Sonar quality gate when you already live in the SonarQube family.
Free· paid from$20/mo yearly
Free private analysis stops at 50k LOCChecked 2026-10-23·sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing
vs CodacyWhy: CodeClimate-successor lint + coverage when you want a $0 cloud floor.
Free· paid from$0.01
Free is 1,000 analysis minutesChecked 2026-10-28·qlty.sh/pricing
vs Codacy
Pricing notes & what changed3 notes · 1 sources
What it is for
Codacy is a **cloud code-quality and SAST **: it scores a repo on issues, complexity, duplication, and coverage, then gates pull requests against that score. Use it when the job is one quality dashboard across GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket, not a coverage-only badge.
It is not open source. Developer exists at $0. Team is the first public paid card.
What makes it unique: the cover is a live Codacy project dashboard (datar) — Quality evolution, Issues / Complexity / Duplication / Coverage, and Open pull requests — not a logo tile.
Key features
- Quality dashboard — issues per kLoC, complexity, duplication, coverage, and a 7-day trend (cover).
- PR merge gates — Team adds AI reviewer and merge policies on GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket (Pricing).
- SAST + SCA + secrets — security scans sit next to quality scans on the same .
- IDE plugin — Developer is the free editor plugin with scan-as-you-type on VS Code, JetBrains, and Cursor.
Who it's for
Best fit: teams who want one hosted quality + security score without standing up SonarQube.
Poor fit: repos that only need a coverage % (Coveralls / Codecov) or a dependency CVE inbox (Snyk).
Pricing
Verified 2026-10-28 from codacy.com/pricing. Yearly is the lower Team card.
- Developer — $0 / dev / month. IDE plugin; scan-as-you-type; SAST / SCA / secrets in the editor.
- Team — $18 / dev / month billed yearly ($21 month-to-month). Cloud scans, up to 100 private repos, coverage reports, merge gates. Starting-at copy on the page.
- Business — custom. Unlimited private projects, DAST, container scanning, AI inventory. Contact sales.
Limitations / costs
- Developer is the IDE plugin, not the full cloud dashboard.
- Team starts at $18 yearly and is capped (30-dev / 100-repo notes on the card).
- Not a coverage-only usage. Use Coveralls when the job is a % history.
Alternatives
- SonarCloud — hosted Sonar quality gate when you already live in the SonarQube family.
- Snyk — dependency CVE when package risk is the job, not a quality score.
- Qlty — CodeClimate-successor lint + coverage when you want a $0 cloud floor.
Official tutorial
Official Codacy channel video: Codacy | Quick Tour.
Written path: codacy.com/pricing.
Website
Repository
Source
Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is a live Codacy datar dashboard. Dollars from codacy.com/pricing (Developer $0; Team $18/$21). Tutorial oEmbed author: Codacy.
Last verified
2026-10-28 editorial check.