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Head-to-head · AI Code Security Scanners

Checkmarx One vs Qodana

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Checkmarx One #1 in AI Code Security Scanners 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Checkmarx One
Qodana #4 in AI Code Security Scanners 9.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Qodana

Checkmarx One leads on 0 checks, Qodana on 1, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCheckmarx One · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Qodana
  • Free trialonly Qodana

Checkmarx One scores higher on our rubric for ai code security scanners: 9.3 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

Qodana offers free plan; Checkmarx One doesn't.

Checkmarx One is the better fit for enterprise AppSec teams. Qodana is the better fit for multilanguage code-quality and security teams.

  • Checkmarx One fits best

    Enterprise AppSec teams

  • Qodana fits best

    Multilanguage code-quality and security teams

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Side by side

Feature Checkmarx One 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Qodana 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.0
Ranking #1 in AI Code Security Scanners #4 in AI Code Security Scanners
Best for Enterprise AppSec teams Multilanguage code-quality and security teams
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Pricing on request —
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Docs Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations 17 integrations 11 integrations
Built for Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Checkmarx One 0/3 · Qodana 0/3
Secrets detection Not checked yet Not checked yet
Dependency scanning Not checked yet Not checked yet
AI fix suggestions Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
IDE integrations Not checked yet Not checked yet
CI integrations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment model Not checked yet Not checked yet
Supported languages Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • AI-assisted triage and remediation for identified vulnerabilities
  • Pull-request scanning, decoration, and CI/CD pipeline integration
  • IDE plugins, SCA, dependency pull requests, and policy governance
  • Supports 60+ languages with quality and security analysis
  • Integrates with major IDEs and CI/CD systems
  • Offers quality gates, baselines, reports, and self-hosting
Cons
  • Custom-quote pricing requires a sales process
  • No permanently free tier for ongoing evaluation
  • Documentation is the listed support channel
  • Community plan has limited language coverage
  • Dependency and API checks start at Ultimate Plus
  • Single sign-on is available only in Ultimate Plus
Our verdict

Checkmarx One is a cloud-delivered application security platform for enterprise development and AppSec teams that need to identify and manage vulnerabilities across software projects. It performs static application security testing on…

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Qodana is JetBrains’ static analysis platform for development teams that need code-quality checks and security scanning across varied languages. It analyzes bugs, code smells, vulnerabilities, duplicated code, complexity, coverage issues,…

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  1. Checkmarx OneAI Code Security Scanners 9.3Pricing on request
  2. QodanaAI Code Security Scanners 9.0Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Checkmarx One — where it wins

    • AI-assisted triage and remediation for identified vulnerabilities
    • Pull-request scanning, decoration, and CI/CD pipeline integration
    • IDE plugins, SCA, dependency pull requests, and policy governance

    Where it doesn't

    • Custom-quote pricing requires a sales process
    • No permanently free tier for ongoing evaluation
    • Documentation is the listed support channel

  • Qodana — where it wins

    • Supports 60+ languages with quality and security analysis
    • Integrates with major IDEs and CI/CD systems
    • Offers quality gates, baselines, reports, and self-hosting

    Where it doesn't

    • Community plan has limited language coverage
    • Dependency and API checks start at Ultimate Plus
    • Single sign-on is available only in Ultimate Plus
  • Checkmarx One9.3/10 · Pricing on request

    Enterprise AppSec coverage from code scanning through governance and remediation.

    Visit Checkmarx OneFull verdict →
  • Qodana9.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A broad, multilanguage scanner with quality gates, security analysis, and self-hosting.

    Visit QodanaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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