Qodana vs Qlty Cloud

Qodana9.2Visit Qlty Cloud8.5Visit

Higher score Qodana #1 in Code Quality Management Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Qodana

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Qlty Cloud #6 in Code Quality Management Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Qlty Cloud

• Qodana fits best

  Teams needing cloud or self-hosted analysis

• Qlty Cloud fits best

  GitHub-centered teams wanting AI-assisted quality

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Side by side

Feature	Qodana 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Qlty Cloud 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Code Quality Management Software	#6 in Code Quality Management Software
Best for	Teams needing cloud or self-hosted analysis	GitHub-centered teams wanting AI-assisted quality
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$20/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Chrome extension
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Community
Integrations	11 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qodana 0/4 · Qlty Cloud 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	Cloud
Supported languages	Not checked yet	C / C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Swift, TypeScript, Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Docker, Shell, GitHub Actions workflows, CSS, GraphQL, HTML, JSON, Markdown, Prisma, SASS, SCSS, SQL, YAML
Project limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports 60+ languages with quality and security analysis Connects with major IDEs, CI/CD systems, Docker, and Kubernetes Adds quality gates, coverage, dependency auditing, and custom inspections	Combines review, coverage, maintainability, duplication, and security analysis Supports GitHub and a broad set of CI integrations Includes AI autofix suggestions and configurable quality gates
Cons	Community has limited language coverage Advanced checks require higher-tier plans The broad feature set may exceed narrow code-quality needs	Pro costs $20 per contributor per month Advanced analytics and SLA-backed support require Enterprise Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking another deployment model
Our verdict	Qodana is JetBrains' static analysis platform for development teams that want continuous visibility into code quality and security. It analyzes source code for bugs, code smells, vulnerabilities, duplicated code, complexity, coverage… Read the review →	Qlty Cloud is a cloud-based code health platform for software development teams, with a strong fit for organizations working in GitHub-centered workflows. It analyzes pull requests for static-analysis issues, coverage impact,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Qodana — where it wins

  • Supports 60+ languages with quality and security analysis
  • Connects with major IDEs, CI/CD systems, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Adds quality gates, coverage, dependency auditing, and custom inspections

  Where it doesn't

  • Community has limited language coverage
  • Advanced checks require higher-tier plans
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow code-quality needs

• Qlty Cloud — where it wins

  • Combines review, coverage, maintainability, duplication, and security analysis
  • Supports GitHub and a broad set of CI integrations
  • Includes AI autofix suggestions and configurable quality gates

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro costs $20 per contributor per month
  • Advanced analytics and SLA-backed support require Enterprise
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking another deployment model

• Qodana9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible code analysis platform spanning IDEs, CI/CD, cloud, and self-hosted deployments.

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• Qlty Cloud8.5/10 · Free plan

  A broad cloud quality suite for GitHub-centered teams that want AI-assisted review.

  Visit Qlty CloudFull verdict →