Qodana vs Checkmarx IDE Plugins

Qodana6.0Visit CICheckmarx IDE Plugins—Visit

Higher score Qodana #2 in IDE Code Security Plugins 6.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Qodana

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CI Checkmarx IDE Plugins #5 in IDE Code Security Plugins —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Checkmarx

• Qodana fits best

  Organizations needing broad code quality and security

• Checkmarx IDE Plugins fits best

  Enterprises already using Checkmarx services

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Side by side

Feature	Qodana 6.0/10 Visit ↗	CICheckmarx IDE Plugins —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.0	—
Ranking	#2 in IDE Code Security Plugins	#5 in IDE Code Security Plugins
Best for	Organizations needing broad code quality and security	Enterprises already using Checkmarx services
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Desktop
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qodana 1/4 · Checkmarx IDE Plugins 1/4
Security analysis	✓	✓
Taint analysis	Not published	Not published
Code quality checks	Not published	Not published
In-IDE fixes	Not published	Not published
Specs
IDE coverage	Not published	Broad
Languages supported	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Analyzes code quality issues, vulnerabilities and taint across supported languages Connects to JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio Adds CI quality gates, baselines and project reports	Launch Checkmarx security scans from supported IDEs Review findings and their source locations alongside code Bring security checks into developer workflows
Cons	Community has limited language coverage Advanced security and dependency checks require higher-tier plans Self-hosted deployment requires its own setup	Depends on Checkmarx services configured by the organization Not positioned as a standalone code editor or independently priced tool Commercial access and pricing are handled through Checkmarx sales
Our verdict	Qodana brings static analysis into development workflows, checking source code for quality issues and security vulnerabilities. It is aimed at organizations that want IDE and CI/CD checks across teams, from smaller groups to enterprise… Read the review →	For development teams whose organizations use Checkmarx application-security services, Checkmarx IDE Plugins bring scan initiation and findings into supported development environments. Developers can start scans from an IDE and review… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Qodana — where it wins

  • Analyzes code quality issues, vulnerabilities and taint across supported languages
  • Connects to JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio
  • Adds CI quality gates, baselines and project reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Community has limited language coverage
  • Advanced security and dependency checks require higher-tier plans
  • Self-hosted deployment requires its own setup

• Checkmarx IDE Plugins — where it wins

  • Launch Checkmarx security scans from supported IDEs
  • Review findings and their source locations alongside code
  • Bring security checks into developer workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Depends on Checkmarx services configured by the organization
  • Not positioned as a standalone code editor or independently priced tool
  • Commercial access and pricing are handled through Checkmarx sales

• Qodana6.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Qodana combines code quality checks and security analysis across IDEs and CI pipelines.

  Visit QodanaFull verdict →
• CICheckmarx IDE Plugins—/10 · Pricing on request

  A way for Checkmarx customers to launch scans and review findings in supported IDEs.

  Visit CheckmarxFull verdict →