Codacy

Code-quality platform covering 49 languages and 12,000+ static rules, SAST, secrets, SCA, and IaC, with an AI review layer on top.

[ Facts ]

Category: Code Quality
Open source: No
Pricing: Free Developer tier (IDE plugin); Team $18/dev/mo annual ($21 monthly), up to 30 devs and 100 private repos; free for open source; Business custom source
Self-hosted: No — Cloud-only; pricing page confirms no self-hosted option for the current cloud product.
Platforms: github, gitlab, bitbucket
Model control: unknown - no published BYOK or model choice for the AI review layer
Last verified: 2026-08-11

Based on public documentation as of 2026-08-11. ✓ documented · ~ partial · ✗ not offered · ? unknown. Methodology on the about page.

Mature rule-based static analysis across the repo; AI review layer is younger with undocumented depth.

12,000+ configurable rules with first-class quality gates and merge blocking; rules are config, not prose.

IDE guardrails check AI-generated code as it's written; quality gates and AI review at the PR.

Reviews code, not ticket requirements; no MCP or issue-tracker validation documented.

Learning from review feedback not documented.

Static analysis plus AI comments; no documented sandbox execution or test generation.

No published BYOK or model choice; AI costs bundled into seat pricing.

One-click fixes documented for AI-flagged issues.

Quality dashboards and metrics are core to the platform; AI-review ROI metrics not documented.

The best AI code review tools 2026 offers, compared honestly: Kodus, CodeRabbit, Greptile, Copilot and more — context depth, pricing, self-hosting.

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