# Codacy vs CodeScene Comparison

| | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 29 | 39 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (60.7% of reviews) | Mid-Market (43.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free | Free | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Codacy

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

Cons:
- Expensive (1 reviews)

### CodeScene

Pros:
- Features (8 reviews)
- Issue Identification (7 reviews)

Cons:
- Integration Issues (4 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (20 reviews) | 8.6 (32 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.1 (21 reviews) | 8.1 (32 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 8.2 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | 8.6 (13 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (15 reviews) | 9.1 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 9.4 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 10.0 (30 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Codacy

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Open Source

Price: Free

Description: Unlimited free code scanning for open-source projects

Key Features:
- Unlimited lines of code in public projects
- Code quality and security scanning across 49 languages and frameworks
- 100% cloud-based analysis via Git - no server or build steps needed

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

#### Free Trial

Yes

### CodeScene

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Community

Price: Free

Description: Use CodeScene for free on Open source projects. Improve code and ensure a high level of quality for the Open source community.

Key Features:
- Unlimited public repositories
- Code Health insights
- Knowledge Distribution Insights

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/codescene/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Application Shielding

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

#### Protect

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Execute

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 |
|---|---|---|
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |
| **CodeScene** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

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

#### Analysis

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 
| **Code Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Testing

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **Command-Line Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **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 | 

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

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

### Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

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

#### Administration

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

#### Analysis

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 Development Analytics Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |
| **CodeScene** | 8.6/10 | 22 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **Repository Integration** | Not enough data | 9.2 (21 reviews) | 
| **Analytics and Trends** | Not enough data | 9.3 (22 reviews) | 
| **Productivity Updates** | Not enough data | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **Historical Data Consolidation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 
| **Data Context** | Not enough data | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 
| **Testing Integration** | Not enough data | 7.8 (20 reviews) | 

### Software Composition Analysis

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

#### Functionality - Software Composition Analysis 

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 |
|---|---|---|
| **Codacy** | N/A | N/A |
| **CodeScene** | 7.7/10 | 16 |

#### Documentation

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

#### Security

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **False Positives** | Not enough data | 7.4 (15 reviews) | 
| **Custom Compliance** | Not enough data | 7.9 (16 reviews) | 
| **Agility** | Not enough data | 8.0 (16 reviews) | 

### Application Security

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

#### Generative AI

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

### Static Code Analysis

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

#### Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### Value Stream Management

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

#### Value Analysis

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **Metric Relevance** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Insight** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Impact Predictions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Report Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Value Management

| Feature | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **Planning Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Communication Tools** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Static Code Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-code-analysis)

**Unique to Codacy (4):** [Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-application-security-testing-sast), [Application Shielding Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-shielding), [Software Composition Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-composition-analysis), [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/dynamic-application-security-testing-dast)

**Unique to CodeScene (3):** [Secure Code Review Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-code-review), [Value Stream Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/value-stream-management), [Software Development Analytics Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-development-analytics-tools)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Codacy | CodeScene | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 60.7% | 37.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 21.4% | 43.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 17.9% | 18.9% | 

### By Industry

#### 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%

#### CodeScene

- **Computer Software:** 32.4%
- **Broadcast Media:** 10.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 8.1%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.4%
- **Program Development:** 5.4%
- **Entertainment:** 5.4%
- **Accounting:** 2.7%
- **Banking:** 2.7%
- **Computer Games:** 2.7%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.7%
- **Other:** 21.6%

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## Top Discussions

### Codacy

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### CodeScene

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