Codacy
by Qamine Portugal S.A.
At a glance
Automated code review and code quality platform that scans repositories and AI-generated code for quality, security, and coverage issues, with AI features for pull requests and coding agents.
code-review code-quality security static-analysis
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Coding & Developer Tools
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2013
Overview
Codacy is the product of Qamine Portugal S.A., a company based in Lisbon, Portugal, founded in 2012 by Jaime Jorge and João Caxaria. The platform launched in November 2013 and left private beta in February 2014. It combines static analysis across dozens of programming languages with AI features: AI Reviewer adds context-aware feedback to pull requests, Guardrails scans AI-generated code in the IDE and gives coding agents auto-repair instructions, and AI Inventory and AI Risk Hub provide governance over AI usage in code. Codacy integrates with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket and can be used as a cloud service or self-hosted on Kubernetes.
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Key features
- Static analysis for code quality across dozens of programming languages
- Security scanning that covers SAST, secret detection, and insecure dependencies (SCA)
- AI Reviewer adds context-aware feedback to pull requests
- Guardrails scans AI-generated code in the IDE and provides coding agents with auto-repair instructions
- Coverage reports plus merge policies and quality gates for repositories and teams
Use cases
- Enforcing code quality standards across repositories and teams
- Catching security issues and secrets before code is merged
- Applying quality and security policies to AI-generated code
Pricing
Codacy offers a free plan for individual developers, and open-source projects can use the Team plan for free; paid Team and Business plans are billed per developer per month, with custom quotes for larger organizations. Capabilities such as AI Inventory and AI Risk Hub are part of the Business plan.
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- 2026-09-10
- Pricing
- www.codacy.com ↗
- Documentation
- docs.codacy.com ↗
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- PT
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/codacy/
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- Writing new code Editing an existing codebase Reviewing diffs and pull requests
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- Web app
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- Web
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- Vendor cloud
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- Global
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Frequently asked questions
What is Codacy?
Codacy is an automated code review and code quality platform that scans repositories and AI-generated code for quality, security, and coverage issues.
Where is Codacy based?
Codacy is the product of Qamine Portugal S.A., based in Lisbon, Portugal, and founded in 2012.
When did Codacy launch?
Codacy launched in November 2013 and left private beta in February 2014.
Does Codacy publish pricing?
Codacy lists plan tiers on its pricing page: a free plan, paid plans, and free use of the Team plan for open-source projects.
What does Codacy not establish?
This record confirms only cloud deployment for Codacy: no self-hosted or offline option, API availability, licence terms, or supported regions and languages are established by the vendor pages checked.
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