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Head-to-head · Code Quality Management Software

Codacy vs Teamscale

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Codacy #3 in Code Quality Management Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Codacy

Codacy leads on 1 check, Teamscale on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCodacy · 8.8/10
  • Free planonly Codacy
  • Free trialonly Codacy
  • Most featuresTeamscale · 4 of 4

Codacy scores higher on our rubric for code quality management software: 8.8 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #5.

Codacy offers free plan; Teamscale doesn't.

Codacy is the better fit for broad cloud code-quality and security coverage. Teamscale is the better fit for enterprise teams needing deep quality controls.

  • Codacy fits best

    Broad cloud code-quality and security coverage

  • Teamscale fits best

    Enterprise teams needing deep quality controls

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Side by side

Feature Codacy 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Teamscale 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.6
Ranking #3 in Code Quality Management Software #5 in Code Quality Management Software
Best for Broad cloud code-quality and security coverage Enterprise teams needing deep quality controls
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $18/user/mo €39/user/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Live chat, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations 5 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Codacy 0/4 · Teamscale 4/4
Quality gates Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Technical debt tracking Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Remediation workflows Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Pull request analysis Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model Not checked yet Hybrid
Supported languages Not checked yet ABAP, Ada, C#, C, C++, Cobol, Dart, Delphi, Extended SQL (ESQL), Fortran, Go, Gosu, Groovy, HANA SQLScript, HANA View, IEC 61131-3 ST, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Matlab, MS C++/CLI, Objective-C, OCaml, OpenCL, OScript, PHP, PL/SQL, Powershell, Python, Simulink/StateFlow, Swift, Transact-SQL, TypeScript, Visual Basic, XML, Xtend
Project limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports static analysis across more than 40 languages and tools
  • Combines SAST, secrets, dependency, IaC, and coverage scanning
  • Connects with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, and Slack
  • 5,300+ static analysis checks and 580+ SAST rules
  • Quality gates, test-gap analysis and technical-debt tracking
  • SaaS or on-premises deployment with major development integrations
Cons
  • Deployment is cloud-only
  • The $18 Team rate requires annual billing
  • Business pricing is custom rather than published
  • Starts at €39 per contributor monthly with annual billing
  • Starter is limited to fully managed SaaS deployment
  • Enterprise Plus pricing is not displayed
Our verdict

Codacy is a cloud-based code quality and security platform for individual developers, engineering teams, and enterprise organizations. It analyzes repositories connected through GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, then reports findings on…

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Teamscale is a software quality platform for software-intensive organizations, bringing code, security, testing, architecture, issues and requirements into one quality-management workflow. It is designed for developers, testers and…

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  1. CodacyCode Quality Management Software 8.8Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. TeamscaleCode Quality Management Software 8.6Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Codacy — where it wins

    • Supports static analysis across more than 40 languages and tools
    • Combines SAST, secrets, dependency, IaC, and coverage scanning
    • Connects with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, and Slack

    Where it doesn't

    • Deployment is cloud-only
    • The $18 Team rate requires annual billing
    • Business pricing is custom rather than published
  • Teamscale — where it wins

    • 5,300+ static analysis checks and 580+ SAST rules
    • Quality gates, test-gap analysis and technical-debt tracking
    • SaaS or on-premises deployment with major development integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at €39 per contributor monthly with annual billing
    • Starter is limited to fully managed SaaS deployment
    • Enterprise Plus pricing is not displayed
  • Codacy8.8/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A broad cloud platform combining code quality, security, coverage, and pull-request controls.

    Visit CodacyFull verdict →
  • Teamscale8.6/10 · Paid

    Deep code, security and architecture controls for quality-focused enterprise teams.

    Visit TeamscaleFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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