# Checkmarx vs Codacy Comparison

| | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 48 | 29 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (52.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (60.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Free | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Checkmarx

Pros:
- Implementation Ease (2 reviews)
- User Interface (2 reviews)

Cons:
- False Positives (1 reviews)
- Lacking Features (1 reviews)

### Codacy

Pros:
- Security (2 reviews)
- Automation (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (36 reviews) | 9.0 (20 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (37 reviews) | 9.1 (21 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (23 reviews) | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (16 reviews) | 8.9 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (30 reviews) | 9.1 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.2 (32 reviews) | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Checkmarx

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Codacy

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Developer

Price: Free

Description: IDE plugin for individual devs, with real-time feedback and AI guardrails in the editor

Key Features:
- Auto-fix AI code before it reaches the editor
- Scan-as-you-type
- Security Scans (SAST, SCA, Secrets)

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/codacy/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Artificial Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Tagging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Extraction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Drag & Drop** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Speech Recognition** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting/Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Storage Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA)** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Copilot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customer Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Import/Export** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generative AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **For eCommerce** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Role-Based Permissions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customizable Branding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search/Filter** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Document Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Trend Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Machine Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Access Controls/Permissions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts/Escalation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Metrics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Third-Party Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile App** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multiple Data Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **For Sales Teams/Organizations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sentiment Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Chatbot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Generative AI

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Code Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Text to Image** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generative AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Virtual Characters and Avatars** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Content Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Personalization and Recommendation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Conditional Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Transformer Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Image & Video Editing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Interactive and Co-Creative Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Augmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Variation Autoencoder Models** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adversarial Training** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Transfer Learning and Fine-tuning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Simulation and Scenario Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Creative Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Copilot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Prompt Engineering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Foundation Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Application Shielding

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Protect

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Login** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Injections** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Code** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Certificate Exploitation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Awareness** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Digital Content** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Execute

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Environment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-Platform Implementation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | 8.4/10 | 15 |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Extensibility** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Analytics** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Issue Tracking** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Static Code Analysis** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Code Analysis** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrated Development Environment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Testing

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Command-Line Tools** | 8.1 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Manual Testing** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Test Automation** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Testing** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Source-Code Scanning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Detection Rate** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **False Positives** | 6.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Scanning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Additional Functionality

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Debugging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Generative AI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Copilot** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **For Developers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deployment Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Application Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Extensibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting and Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Issue Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Static Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Vulnerability Scan** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Testing

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Manual Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Test Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Black-Box Scanning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Detection Rate** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **False Positives** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Software Composition Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality - Software Composition Analysis 

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Transparency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Remediation Suggestions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Thorough Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Secure Code Review

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Documentation

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Prioritization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Remediation Suggestions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **False Positives** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Agility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Application Security

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Static Code Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI AppSec Assistants

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Performance - AI AppSec Assistants

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Remediation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-time Vulnerability Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Accuracy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration - AI AppSec Assistants

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Stack Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Codebase Contextual Awareness** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Checkmarx** | N/A | N/A |
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)

| Feature | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (3):** [Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-application-security-testing-sast), [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast), [Static Code Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-code-analysis)

**Unique to Checkmarx (3):** [AI AppSec Assistants](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-appsec-assistants), [Secure Code Review Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-code-review), [Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/interactive-application-security-testing-iast)

**Unique to Codacy (2):** [Application Shielding Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-shielding), [Software Composition Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-composition-analysis)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Checkmarx | Codacy | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 22.7% | 60.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 25.0% | 21.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 52.3% | 17.9% | 

### By Industry

#### Checkmarx

- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.4%
- **Computer Software:** 16.7%
- **Banking:** 11.9%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 9.5%
- **Automotive:** 4.8%
- **Education Management:** 2.4%
- **Financial Services:** 2.4%
- **Food & Beverages:** 2.4%
- **Food Production:** 2.4%
- **Higher Education:** 2.4%
- **Other:** 23.8%

#### Codacy

- **Computer Software:** 28.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 14.3%
- **Program Development:** 7.1%
- **Financial Services:** 7.1%
- **Security and Investigations:** 3.6%
- **Retail:** 3.6%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 3.6%
- **Internet:** 3.6%
- **Insurance:** 3.6%
- **Higher Education:** 3.6%
- **Other:** 21.4%

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## Alternatives

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## Top Discussions

### Checkmarx

- Title: [What is Checkmarx used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-checkmarx-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Checkmarx is a static code analysis tool used for SAST (Static application security testing)"
- Title: [What is Checkmarx used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/checkmarx-what-is-checkmarx-used-for) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Checkmarx is an ultimate tool for Static code scan and analysis through code vulnerability testing, SCA and secret detections. They have a prebuilt engine to..."
- Title: [Which testing method does Checkmarx support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-testing-method-does-checkmarx-support) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Checkmarx does support all these testing methodologies -Sast, Dast, IAST, SCA "
- Title: [Does Checkmarx support DAST?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-checkmarx-support-dast) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "You cannot test DAST Testing using Checkmarx"

### Codacy

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/checkmarx-vs-codacy)