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Product Information on IntelliJ IDEA

Updated 13th October 2025

What is IntelliJ IDEA?

IntelliJ IDEA is a software designed for integrated development environments, supporting programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Groovy, and Scala. The software enables code editing, debugging, and testing within a unified interface. It provides intelligent code completion, static code analysis, and refactoring tools to improve code quality and development productivity. IntelliJ IDEA offers integration with version control systems, build tools, and application servers, supporting both local and remote development workflows. The software addresses common challenges in software development, such as managing complex codebases and automating repetitive tasks, while facilitating collaboration among development teams. It is utilized for building, maintaining, and deploying applications across various platforms.

IntelliJ IDEA Pricing

IntelliJ IDEA is a software that uses a subscription-based pricing model with tiered plans for individuals and organizations. The software offers annual or monthly payment options, with pricing determined by the type of license, number of users, and duration of subscription. Educational and open source users may access specialized license options. Renewal pricing may differ from initial purchase rates.

Overall experience with IntelliJ IDEA

SOFTWARE ENGINEER
250M - 500M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“IntelliJ Streamlines Automation Testing With Seamless Navigation And Integrated Tools”

5.0
Nov 23, 2025
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.
INFOSEC ENGINEER
30B + USD, Banking
CRITICAL

“Direct Source Control Integration Improves Workflow Amid IntelliJ IDea Stability Issues”

3.0
Oct 16, 2025
In my experience of using IntelliJ IDea, I have enjoyed the use of this IDE more than other popular options on the market available for software developers. Although the tool is not perfect, I feel like it allows me to execute my daily tasks in an efficient and streamless way.

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IntelliJ IDEA

byJetBrains
in Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software
4.5

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Company Description

Updated 26th August 2024

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.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2000
Head office location
Prague, Czechia
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.jetbrains.com/

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IntelliJ IDEA Likes & Dislikes

Like

As I mentioned earlier, I use another tool for dev code, but every time I gotta do test automation in IntelliJ, it's just way easier. Honestly, most days I barely need to leave the IDE for anything, branching and commits are right there and kind of just work, not much hassle figuring stuff out. It definitely makes version control stuff less of a headache. One thing I've really enjoyed lately is the copilot agent thing. Not even kidding, it's a sorta a lifesaver. Like, tons of those boring bits just get way faster. If I get stuck with selenium set ups or need just a nudge, copilot brings up snippets that make sense and save me extra googling. Together, these integrations make things flow smoother, I spend less time jumping between tools and, more time getting, y tests done. Not many downsides I can think of, except maybe it takes a minute to learn all the features, but worth it for me to be honest.

Like

The thing I like most about IntelliJ is the direct integration with Github. Since my organization uses github as our repository service, it makes it incredibly useful to use the IDE integration to manage all of the source control from the IDE itself without needing to use commandline tools exclusively.

Like

I liked that it comes in 2 editions and we can develop many different kinds of projects on the same IDE. For example, we can develop JAVA, PYTHON and even Android applications as well. Recently I used it for developing an application by integrating android studio management with this IDE and the AI features helped me a ton with this as it gave me perfect predicted code syntax which worked smoothly in my project.

Dislike

Honestly, not a ton that really bugs me but I guess if I gotta pick something, it can be a bit heavy on my laptop sometimes. Like, after opening a bunch of projects it will start chewing through my memory and things slow down a bit, especially on my older machine. Oh, and the price isn't super cheap, wish these were a bit better discounted for smaller teams or personal use. But yeah, mostly the resource usage is probably my main gripe.

Dislike

One thing that can be a little bit of a burden when using IntelliJ is the frequency in which is crashes during use. This may be an administrative issue on my organizations side, but I frequently find myself having to restart the application in order to regain control of the application.

Dislike

Issue with this IntelliJ IDEA could be that it has way too many options which somehow make users to go in deep to make the configuration right. Few months back it had a glitch with adding some framework in android studio which I believe should have been taken care of by the company before releasing. Switching between two different Java JDK versions creates come problems with the project and is not that efficient.

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  • SOFTWARE ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    IntelliJ Streamlines Automation Testing With Seamless Navigation And Integrated Tools

    5.0
    Nov 23, 2025
    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.
  • PROJECT MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    IntelliJ IDEA has many options on how you can configure your project and take it to the next level.

    4.0
    Nov 4, 2025
    I used this product to develop many APIs on java spring boot framework and the best thing about this IDE is that it gives you many options and inbuilt plug-ins to do the coding efficiently and smoothly. Maven project builds on the go and when we add any new libraries it automatically refreshes the jar files and adds the functionality. You can configure how the code will be visible on the console and can add plugins for that as well. We have an option to select the dark and day theme as well.
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
    50M-1B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Integrated Framework Support and Database Explorer Stand Out in Java IDE Experience

    5.0
    Oct 30, 2025
    The IDE is amazing, and all our Java devs are using it. The support for frameworks like Spring Boot and the plugin ecosystem are both highly praised and big reasons why our Java devs love the product so much.
  • IT CONSULTANT
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    My IDE of choice for Java/Spring-Development

    5.0
    Nov 3, 2025
    It's my IDE of choice when developing Java, because it's just so easy to use. Also helps with stuff I dont want to spend much time on as a developer
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    IntelliJ IDEA Offers Exceptional Code Intelligence But Consumes High System Resources

    4.0
    Oct 25, 2025
    IntelliJ IDEA is, without a doubt, the most powerful and intelligent IDE for Java development. Its ability to understand code is unmatched and significantly boosts my productivity. However, this power comes at a cost, primarily in terms of system resource usage, which can be a challenge on older hardware or very large projects.
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3 Star
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