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# IntelliJ IDEA

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> IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 1259 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses IntelliJ IDEA?

IntelliJ IDEA is designed for those who use Java and Kotlin in the enterprise, web, mobile backend, and full-stack applications and is used by software developers all over the world.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 1259 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: JetBrains
- **Founded**: 2000

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$19.90
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: IntelliJ IDEA offers a 30-day free trial for new users. Pricing details are outlined below.&#10;&#10;• For Individual Use: $16.90 per month or Annual Billing – $169 per user per year&#10;&#10;• For Organizations: $59.90 per user per month or Annual Billing – $599 per user per year
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania and 20 more

## Features

- API
- Code Development
- Code Editing
- Collaboration Tools
- Compatibility Testing
- Data Modeling
- Debugging
- Deployment Management
- For Developers
- Graphical User Interface
- Integrated Development Environment
- Pre-built Templates

## Integrations (15 total)

- Android Studio
- Angular
- Docker
- Git
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Kubernetes
- Maven
- Mercurial
- MySQL
- Redis Enterprise
- Scala
- Spring Boot
- Velocity
- Vue

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base

## Category

- [App Development Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30082/application-development/software)

## Related Categories

- [App Development Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30082/application-development/software)
- [Integrated Development Environment Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/32755/integrated-development-environment-%28ide%29/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Essential Studio](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/32602/essential-studio) — 4.5/5 (932 reviews)
2. [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/101288/microsoft-visual-studio) — 4.6/5 (3006 reviews)
3. [GitHub](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/129067/github) — 4.8/5 (6184 reviews)
4. [Jira](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/19319/jira) — 4.4/5 (15404 reviews)
5. [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/157785/bitbucket) — 4.6/5 (1346 reviews)

## Reviews

### "The ultimate IDE for professional software development" — 5.0/5

> **Enguerran** | *13 May 2026* | Sporting Goods | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
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> **Pros**: The smart code completion and refactoring tools are light years ahead of the competition. The system explains everything according to my project needs because it performs complete project understanding. The system includes both integrated debugger tools and Git handling capabilities which function at a high level of excellence.
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> **Cons**: The process demands significant resources with particular focus on consuming RAM. The system experiences performance issues during handling of extremely large microservices architectures. The initial indexing process needs time to complete during the first time application launch.
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> My main integrated development environment for professional work is IntelliJ IDEA. The software helps me work more efficiently through its various keyboard shortcuts and extensive built-in functionality. The software provides high-quality value because its features become essential after users learn them.

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### "Excellent IDE for Java Development and Enterprise Projects" — 5.0/5

> **Adinath** | *8 June 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
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> **Pros**: IntelliJ IDEA significantly improves productivity with its intelligent code completion, powerful refactoring tools, excellent debugging capabilities, and seamless integration with build tools like Maven and Gradle. It provides a smooth development experience for Java and Spring Boot applications.
> 
> **Cons**: The IDE can be resource-intensive, especially on systems with limited RAM. Some advanced features are available only in the Ultimate edition, which may be costly for individual developers.
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> My overall experience with IntelliJ IDEA has been very positive. It offers strong code analysis, excellent support for Java and Spring Boot development, reliable debugging tools, and efficient project navigation. The IDE helps reduce coding errors, speeds up development, and integrates well with version control systems. Customer support and documentation are helpful, and regular updates continuously improve stability and security. While occasional performance issues may occur with large projects, the overall value and productivity gains make it one of the best development environments available.

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### "Explicitly dissatisfied with the product and dev-maintained approaches-" — 1.0/5

> **Shad** | *8 October 2025* | Online Media | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: step into step out: cmd+\[ \&amp;\&amp; cmd+\]&#10;Great intro to programming until you hit a bottleneck then its also your day job life thereafter.
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> **Cons**: hand-chain-like approach to UI programming and integration - at least from my experience with it.&#10;&#10;Continuous hastle, not even client urgencies give me this much grief.
> 
> Lack of control for a developer from my personal take, every script automated, the 'dev-support-team' finds a way to mitigate your ability to use it- &#10;&#10;Prefer a more ethical-value practise approach-&#10;&#10;Imagine life in corporate then you trip on a stone and die, was life worth it using this product for that many years at that rate? Just a personal consideration - don't take it personally or do-

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### "The Ultimate IDE for Java & Spring Boot Backend Development" — 4.0/5

> **Abdelrahman** | *2 March 2026* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The intelligent code completion and refactoring tools are lifesavers, especially when ensuring the code adheres to OOP and SOLID principles. The built-in integration for Spring Boot makes running, testing, and debugging REST APIs incredibly smooth. It also has seamless Docker integration, which streamlines my daily backend tasks and deployment preparations, the best plugin market and the compatibility with many services .
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> **Cons**: It is quite resource-heavy. Indexing large projects upon startup can take some time, and it consumes a significant amount of RAM so my device cry. You definitely need a machine with strong specifications (at least 16GB RAM) to run it smoothly alongside other tools without experiencing any lag, sometimes i should restart my device when i run many plugins to make it build the maven project smother
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> Transitioning into a professional company environment over the past few months, IntelliJ IDEA has been my primary and most reliable tool. It significantly boosted my productivity in writing clean Java code and managing complex backend architectures. The out-of-the-box features save me hours of configuration time every week.

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### "The Rolls-Royce of IDE's" — 5.0/5

> **Ozzie** | *11 December 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The versatility and speed are my favorite features of IDEA. Hands down one of the best, most feature rich IDE's I have ever had the pleasure of using. JetBrains really knows their customer and it shows.
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> **Cons**: There's no complaints other than I wish it were free, but if it were I doubt the product would be the same.
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> My experience is much like others have said, JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA is the best IDE period. JetBrains knows their customer base and their suite of IDE's and developer tools proves this.

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