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Updated 13th October 2025
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Software Developer
500M - 1B USD, SoftwareFAVORABLE
“IntelliJ IDEA Increases Productivity But Demands High Resources for Large Projects”
My overall experience with IntelliJ Idea has been very positive, especially for backend development involving Java based applications and large enterprise codebases. I use it regularly for development, debugging, code reviews and maintaining Production level services.
Its Intelligent code completion, deep code analysis, and advanced refactoring tools have significantly improved development speed and reduced manual errors.
The debugging tools are one of its strongest points, especially when working with a multi layer backend services where tracing issues quickly is critical.
ENGINEER
<50M USD, IT ServicesCRITICAL
“Bug Report Prioritization Lags Behind New Features in Recent Product Updates”
They are moving pretty fast with their updates, and choosing to add features over fixing bugs. In my use case, the bugs are annoying. The bug reports sent in are not being prioritized. Even then, the AI features are bad.
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JetBrains is a software development company, established in 2000, that focuses on creating tools to streamline and enhance the process of code development. The company's primary offering is a range of integrated development environments (IDEs) adaptable to various programming languages such as the JVM platform, C and C++, SQL, Go, PHP, Python, .NET, Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript. Complementing these IDEs, JetBrains also provides .NET and Visual Studio tools such as ReSharper and dotPeek, among others. To cater to collaborative efforts and remote work scenarios, JetBrains offers team tools like Space and TeamCity. Additionally, it has delved into creating programming languages, producing Kotlin and MPS. JetBrains is equally invested in promoting learning and education, reflected in dedicated tools like PyCharm Edu and IntelliJ IDEA Edu, and platforms for learning programming like JetBrains Academy.
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Private
Year Founded
2000
Head office location
Prague, Czechia
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
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IntelliJ IDEA Increases Productivity But Demands High Resources for Large Projects
My overall experience with IntelliJ Idea has been very positive, especially for backend development involving Java based applications and large enterprise codebases. I use it regularly for development, debugging, code reviews and maintaining Production level services. Its Intelligent code completion, deep code analysis, and advanced refactoring tools have significantly improved development speed and reduced manual errors. The debugging tools are one of its strongest points, especially when working with a multi layer backend services where tracing issues quickly is critical. - SOFTWARE ENGINEER50M-1B USDSoftwareReview Source
IntelliJ Streamlines Automation Testing With Seamless Navigation And Integrated Tools
Overall I'm pretty happy to be honest. I usually use another tool on our main dev projects, it's just what I'm used to. But whenever we switch to the automated test codebase, especially for all the Java and Selenium stuff, IntelliJ is just kind of awesome. Like, everything seems way smoother in there, code suggestions pop up right when I need them, and jumping around files feels easy. Setting up my test framework wasn't really a pain at all, barely needed to google stuff. There are these small features hidden around, I still find new ones sometimes that make my day easier, like some shortcut or something for refactoring. Reliability is solid too, haven't hit any major bugs so far, so I guess it does what it's supposed to do and lets me focus on writing tests instead of fighting the tool. To be honest, can't think of any huge cons I've had yet, maybe just wish it was a tiny bit lighter on memory but nothing too bad. - IT Services Associate<50M USDEnergy and UtilitiesReview Source
The most Intelligent Coding companion
Using IntelliJ IDEA feels like having a smart assistant by my side when I am coding. Features like auto-imports, error highlighting, and quick-fix suggestions make development much smoother. I especially love how fast it indexes and updates suggestions, even in massive repositories. It has become my go-to IDE because it minimizes friction and lets me focus on actual problem-solving - Engineer<50M USDIT ServicesReview Source
Smooth navigation in various languages, offset by high resource consumption
Code comprehension is remarkable: the tool detects inconsistencies, suggests relevant refactorings, and navigates complex codebases with impressive fluidity. Multi-language support (Kotlin, Scala, SQL, JS) is a real plus for our full-stack projects. The only drawback is the memory consumption. - It Associate10B+ USDFinance (non-banking)Review Source
Modern interface and powerful features make for efficient development
Overall wonderful experience with IntelliJ IDEA, the interface is clean and modern with powerful functionality, striking a good balance between usability and depth for quicker onboarding and advanced customisation.
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