CodeScene
CodeScene is a Code Health map: it scores files, then draws a hotspot bubble chart so you refactor the files that actually change.
OUR TAKE
Pick CodeScene for engineering leads who will pick refactoring targets from a map. Priced in €, not USD.
Good fit
Engineering leads who will pick refactoring targets from a map.
Poor fit
Teams that only need a coverage sparkline (Coveralls) or IDE inspections in CI (Qodana).
Open source · Standard €18/mo yearly · Pro €27/mo yearly
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · codescene.com/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick CodeScene for engineering leads who will pick refactoring targets from a map. Priced in €, not USD. Do not invent a dollar twin.
Good fit
Engineering leads who will pick refactoring targets from a map.
Poor fit
Teams that only need a coverage sparkline (Coveralls) or IDE inspections in CI (Qodana).
Open source · Standard €18/mo yearly · Pro €27/mo yearly
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · codescene.com/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · codescene.com/pricing
Open source
/ . Public projects
$0
Standard
/ active author / month . CodeHealth, hotspots, automated review, 30+ languages. Cloud or on-prem
Lowest paid
€18/mo yearly
Pro
/ active author / month . Portfolio, team, delivery, coverage
€27/mo yearly
Enterprise
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An active author is anyone who committed in the last three months. Yearly saves 10% vs monthly.
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Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-28·codescene.com/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
Engineering leads who will pick refactoring targets from a map.
Poor fit
Teams that only need a coverage sparkline (Coveralls) or IDE inspections in CI (Qodana).
Watch out
Priced in €, not USD. Do not invent a dollar twin.
Instead, try
SonarCloud if issue-count quality gate when you want smells, not hotspot bubbles; Qlty if maintainability letter grades on a $0 cloud floor
Compare CodeScene with
Limits, in full
- 01
Priced in €, not USD. Do not invent a dollar twin.
- 02
Authors who committed in 90 days are billed. ; lurkers are free.
- 03
A health map, not a coverage badge
If CodeScene isn't it
Why: issue-count quality gate when you want smells, not hotspot bubbles.
Free· paid from$20/mo yearly
Free private analysis stops at 50k LOCChecked 2026-10-23·sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing
vs CodeScene
Why: maintainability letter grades on a $0 cloud floor.
Free· paid from$0.01
Free is 1,000 analysis minutesChecked 2026-10-28·qlty.sh/pricing
vs CodeScene
Why: dependency CVEs when the risk is packages, not file health.
Free· paid from$1
Team is the $25 flat tileChecked 2026-10-23·snyk.io
vs CodeSceneLimits & alternatives3 limits · SonarCloud, Qlty, Snyk instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Priced in €, not USD. Do not invent a dollar twin.
- 02
Authors who committed in 90 days are billed. ; lurkers are free.
- 03
A health map, not a coverage badge
If CodeScene isn't it
Why: issue-count quality gate when you want smells, not hotspot bubbles.
Free· paid from$20/mo yearly
Free private analysis stops at 50k LOCChecked 2026-10-23·sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing
vs CodeSceneWhy: maintainability letter grades on a $0 cloud floor.
Free· paid from$0.01
Free is 1,000 analysis minutesChecked 2026-10-28·qlty.sh/pricing
vs CodeSceneWhy: dependency CVEs when the risk is packages, not file health.
Free· paid from$1
Team is the $25 flat tileChecked 2026-10-23·snyk.io
vs CodeScene