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Head-to-head · AI Code Security Scanners

Qodana vs Amazon Inspector

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Qodana #4 in AI Code Security Scanners 9.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Qodana
Amazon Inspector #5 in AI Code Security Scanners 9.0/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Try Amazon Inspector

Qodana leads on 1 check, Amazon Inspector on 0, 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

  • Free planonly Qodana
  • Free trialboth

Qodana and Amazon Inspector score identically on our rubric (9.0 out of 10) for ai code security scanners; Qodana sits at #4 and Amazon Inspector at #5 in our editorial ranking, so the choice comes down to fit.

Qodana offers free plan; Amazon Inspector doesn't.

Qodana is the better fit for multilanguage code-quality and security teams. Amazon Inspector is the better fit for AWS-centric security teams.

  • Qodana fits best

    Multilanguage code-quality and security teams

  • Amazon Inspector fits best

    AWS-centric security teams

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Side by side

Feature Qodana 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Amazon Inspector 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 9.0
Ranking #4 in AI Code Security Scanners #5 in AI Code Security Scanners
Best for Multilanguage code-quality and security teams AWS-centric security teams
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — 15-day trial
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 30 days 15 days
Free trial length 30 days · no card needed 15 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web
Support Email, Tickets, Community, Docs Docs
Integrations 11 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qodana 0/3 · Amazon Inspector 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 Cloud
Supported languages Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports 60+ languages with quality and security analysis
  • Integrates with major IDEs and CI/CD systems
  • Offers quality gates, baselines, reports, and self-hosting
  • Continuously scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, repositories, and CI/CD images
  • Combines SAST, SCA, IaC, network exposure, and CIS assessments
  • Exports SBOMs and integrates with Security Hub and EventBridge
Cons
  • Community plan has limited language coverage
  • Dependency and API checks start at Ultimate Plus
  • Single sign-on is available only in Ultimate Plus
  • Paid service with no free plan
  • Usage-based costs vary by workload and AWS Region
  • Coverage is primarily cloud-focused; support is documentation-based
Our verdict

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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Amazon Inspector is a cloud vulnerability management service for AWS and selected Azure workloads. It automatically discovers and scans Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon ECR container images, AWS Lambda functions, code repositories, CI/CD…

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  1. QodanaAI Code Security Scanners 9.0Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. Amazon InspectorAI Code Security Scanners 9.015-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • Amazon Inspector — where it wins

    • Continuously scans EC2, ECR, Lambda, repositories, and CI/CD images
    • Combines SAST, SCA, IaC, network exposure, and CIS assessments
    • Exports SBOMs and integrates with Security Hub and EventBridge

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid service with no free plan
    • Usage-based costs vary by workload and AWS Region
    • Coverage is primarily cloud-focused; support is documentation-based

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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