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What is IntelliJ IDEA?
IntelliJ IDEA is an IDE that aims to give Java and Kotlin developers everything they need out of the box, including a smart code editor, built-in developer tools, framework support, database support, web development support, and much more.
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Pricing
For Individual Use
$16.90
On Premise
per month
All Products Pack (For Individual Use)
$28.90
On Premise
per month
For Organizations
$59.90
On Premise
per month
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $16.90 per month
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What is IntelliJ IDEA?
IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE, is an integrated development environment for Java and Kotlin development. It helps users produce high-quality code more efficiently, is designed to provide everything needed out of the box, and takes care of routine tasks so users can stay focused on the bigger picture.
IntelliJ IDEA Features
- Supported: Advanced Code Editor
- Supported: Code Understanding
- Supported: Collaborative and Remote
- Supported: Out-Of-The-Box Experience
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IntelliJ IDEA Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
IntelliJ IDEA is an IDE that aims to give Java and Kotlin developers everything they need out of the box, including a smart code editor, built-in developer tools, framework support, database support, web development support, and much more.
IntelliJ IDEA starts at $16.9.
Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.1.
The most common users of IntelliJ IDEA are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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IntelliJ IDEA has become the go-to IDE for developers working on various projects across different industries. With its support for front-end technologies, major frameworks, and advanced code completion, users have been able to develop websites quickly and efficiently. The exceptional speed and performance of the IDE have been praised by users, surpassing other popular IDEs like Eclipse. The versatile nature of IntelliJ IDEA makes it widely used for Java development, including building Android applications, maintaining version control, and integrating with tools like DB connections and Maven. Organizations have found IntelliJ IDEA to be the standard IDE for code development, reducing development time and offering enterprise features not found in other IDEs. Freelance Java developers also find IntelliJ IDEA highly beneficial in terms of faster backend code writing, learning new skills, and improving programming proficiency. With its compatibility with JVM-based languages like Java, Scala, and Kotlin, IntelliJ IDEA provides better code formatting, Git support, and unit test case running. The robustness and user-friendliness of the IDE make it a preferred choice for software engineers working on Java and Spring-based projects. Additionally, IntelliJ IDEA's customizable nature and strong reliability have made it a trusted tool among developers across industries such as healthcare, web application development, and enterprise application development.
Clean and customizable user interface: Users have consistently praised the clean, customizable, and intuitive user interface of IntelliJ IDEA. Several reviewers have mentioned their appreciation for the ability to personalize the IDE according to their own needs, allowing them to work efficiently and stay organized.
Extensive plugin support: Many users have highlighted the extensive plugin support in IntelliJ IDEA as a major advantage. The wide range of plugins available, such as those for Markdown documents, OpenApi specifications, and PlantUML diagrams, enhance the development experience by providing additional functionalities and increasing productivity.
Excellent language support with code completion: Reviewers have frequently commended IntelliJ IDEA for its excellent support for different programming languages. They specifically mention the auto-completion feature based on DOM model and browser that allows them to complete code quickly and efficiently. This feature has been particularly useful for completing projects within tight deadlines or complex coding tasks.
Default Number of Plugins: Some users have expressed that the default number of plugins in IntelliJ IDEA is excessive, and they suggest starting with a smaller set of plugins and allowing users to add them later according to their needs.
Activiti Workflows Support: The Activiti workflows support in IntelliJ IDEA is considered lacking by some users, especially on complex projects. They feel that improvements are needed to enhance its functionality and usability.
Dependency Management Reliability: Dependency management on complex projects is not considered reliable by some users. This issue may cause difficulties in managing project dependencies effectively and can hinder development progress.
Users recommend trying the free edition of IntelliJ IDEA and learning its shortcuts and menus to enhance productivity. They suggest that Eclipse users switch to IntelliJ, except for Android developers. IntelliJ is highly recommended for professional developers and those working with a limited number of technologies. To improve the experience, it is suggested to have 16GB of RAM. According to users, IntelliJ's pricing is worth it if a company's revenue exceeds the annual cost. It is highly recommended for Java and related projects, especially if there have been issues with Eclipse. Users believe that IntelliJ is the only true multi-role IDE for Mac users and advise learning its keyboard shortcuts. They also highlight the value offered by plugins for IntelliJ.
While Visual Studio is recommended specifically for .NET development, users generally recommend IntelliJ for other use cases. They find that IntelliJ supports multiple languages and frameworks out of the box, making it versatile and worth trying out. For general Java development tasks, users find IntelliJ much easier and cleaner than Netbeans and Eclipse.
Lastly, users appreciate that IntelliJ is easy to use overall.
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November 03, 2020
the best IDE in the market
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
IntelliJ IDEA Enterprise edition is to die for. It is the best IDE out there in the market. It has got some out of world features like smart code completion, good suggestions for variables, finding the appropriate methods, [and] column selection mode. All of our batch mates use this IDE only. It makes the work productive and is very easy to integrate.
- Column Selection Mode
- Smart Code Completion
- Auto Imports
- Finding Appropriate Methods
- Suggestions for almost all frameworks
- Indexing takes lot of time
- Productivity
October 13, 2020
IntelliJ Idea, why users love it
It is used by the whole department. It makes the coding process very easy and user friendly. Auto-suggestions and support for all types of different plugins really saves the developer and enhances his/her productivity. Kudos to such great product.
- Auto Suggestions/Completion
- Plugins
- User Friendly
- Refactoring needs an improvement.
- Support for multiple projects
- Great Productivity
- Time Saving
IntelliJ is very much focused on user-friendliness which I'm very fond of.
IntelliJ idea is being used as the core Java integrated development environment for my organization's project. It is being used by 3 teams across different functions and the business problem it solves is the need for a cross platform, uniform environment to write code in Java that can be tested thoroughly.
- integrated development environment
- code testing
- code organization
- documentation
- time to deployment has decreased
- better code testing has led to less bugs
- great uniformity to our software process
July 22, 2018
A Trustworthy IDE that Won’t Let you Down
IntelliJ was the main IDE of choice for our development team. Primarily focused on Scala development, but also for web development. It allows the team to easily focus on their code and not waste time fiddling with plugins/configurations for 2 hours or more throughout the day.
- Excellent Scala IDE
- Excellent developer tools (console, REST API tester, etc)
- Great ecosystem for plugins
- Works with many languages - great for a polyglot or full stack scenario
- Since the IDE is written on the JVM - it has all the inherent issues with UIs built on Swing that run in the JVM. Memory bloat and slowness. These items are addressed occasionally, but as of late they seem to be creeping up.
- The web based development tools are almost impossible to use anymore - something is going on when editing HTML that just brings my system to its knees.
- Seems like there are constant updates. This can be good - but also distracting. I’ve had a number of upgrades that I had to back out due to regressions or other issues
- The overall stability of the application has kept engineers focused on their task at hand
- The application has never caused a loss of files/data during the development process
- Engineers seem to love the tool - keeps them happy and productive
IntelliJ is in an interesting spot. Now with new JavaScript based IDEs available for free - there’s some serious competition. Atom and VS Code being the primary competition. In terms of web development technologies - these are the IDEs to seriously consider first. However, in terms of Java/Scala and other languages - your miles may vary. And I think that’s where the sweet spot is for IntelliJ - non-JavaScript based languages. The plugin ecosystem across all three IDEs are about the same - with maybe a slight edge to VS Code. But its the new guy on the block. IntelliJ is the wise old man that knows how to do a lot of core/important things very well.
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Software Engineering
Engineers support themselves.
- Software engineering
- Unit Testing
- REST API Testing
- Running deployment builds
- While there are potentially some ways you can innovate with he tool (I.e. building domain specific plugins for use within the organization) - we didn’t have any such use cases.
- None.
No
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- Product Features
- Product Usability
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- Prior Experience with the Product
The single most important factor in my decision was its Scala plugin. Without that plugin we would have been forced into other solutions such as Eclipse or just plain old text editors. IntelliJ was significantly ahead of Eclipse in this area and much more stable and reliable.
I’d be sure to spend more to looking at how it works with other languages and tooling. The environment is changing and new players are emerging that may be able to provide and overall better experience in the near term. I didn’t put as much time looking into alternatives at the time because - quite frankly there weren’t many. Its different now.
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
Not a part of it
- None
Yes
No - it took 6+ months for it to be address/resolved. Despite many other individuals reporting the same issue.
Unfortunately not.
- Writing code is pretty easy - the editor is feature rich and pretty intuitive
- Testing REST APIs is pretty easy
- Running your Unit Test Suite is super easy - can even run it in a continuous mode
- Sometimes the cache needs to be invalidated as builds will fail or code will be mis-represented as wrong with red lines
- The built in terminal app was once useful, but lately has some nasty bugs around copy/paste that seem extremely non-intuitive
- The discovery of some of the more useful tools are hidden in menus that may not make sense.
No
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