# Page 16 | IntelliJ IDEA Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 16 - Is IntelliJ IDEA the right Application Development solution for you? Explore 1256 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/136010/IntelliJ-IDEA/reviews --- IntelliJ IDEA 4.7 (1256) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 16 - Reviews of IntelliJ IDEA ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 376-400 of 1256 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use AA Alexander A. Associate Software Engineer Used the software for: ### "IntelliJ IDEA keeps out of my way and just works" November 3, 2014 4.0 I use IntelliJ both at work and at home, for both Java REST API and Web Frontend (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) work and it is my preferred IDE for doing so. Why? Here are a few reasons: - Deep integration with Maven. It is especially helpful to have the ability to create a chart of all dependencies for a specific maven component in order to track down version conflicts. In addition, the ability to watch for changes in the pom.xml and load any new dependencies is something I cannot live without. - Integration with Spring, which we use to wire together our components. Note that its integration isn't perfect, and there are times when it is not able to wire beans (I'm looking at you, @ComponentScan). However, it works for the most part, and that can be worked around by giving IntelliJ some hinting. - Ability to debug JavaScript straight inside the IDE. This is a feature that some members of our frontend team live by in Visual Studio, and I am happy to say it works just as well (or even better) with IntelliJ. - Powerful refactoring. This is something that is expected of IDEs now, but the ability to find all usages of a constructor or method or being able to change the name of a class in all places (including comments) is still very impressive. - Live templates are fantastic, and being able to easily define your own is even better. I find myself using these more, and miss them when I am in other editors. Now, there are a few places where I feel IntelliJ could improve: - As stated above, Spring 4 support can be somewhat flaky with its Spring bean detection when using @ComponentScan rather than an xml file. There are workarounds luckily. - Maven dependencies can sometimes disappear out of IntelliJ when the pom.xml is updated outside of it. Whenever this happens, I have to go try and force IntelliJ to redownload the missing dependencies and is not straight forward. - Performance over remote desktop is something that IntelliJ desperately needs to work on. I have to do config changes just to get it to work, and even then these changes cause occasional graphical glitches on the frontend side. It can lag at times when using it remotely, which is not something you want when you're trying to get work done. Overall, I recommend all of IntelliJ's products to others, and it provides all the functionality that I need. While there are a things they can work on, they certainly don't hinder my day-to-day tasks, and overall it rarely gets in my way when I am working. Review Source Francisco P. CTO Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I can't live without it" November 21, 2018 5.0 I started using IntelliJ a few years ago, back then I used to try different IDEs and was never really satisfied. Not the case with IntelliJ, I don't even look to any other tool, totally satisfied how they keep improving this tool. Now it has become the industry standard Pros It makes it so easy to do my work: the auto completion, the error detection, the syntax highlighting, the customisation, this is the first tool I install in a new computer Cons This software runs better if you have a powerful computer: some good ram, hdd and processor. But it is really worthy Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Intellij the best IDE" April 25, 2020 5.0 The team collaboration and integration are fantastic, absolutely the best ide for your team Pros This software aggregates the best features of an ide, it has all of the key features such as git and multiple compilers plugins, from the first second you use it, you'll leave every other IDE you've ever used also or has plugins marketplace so you can develop or add more plugins you need Cons Some relevant plugins which other IDE have built - in are for sale and not free Review Source AA Alwin A. Cloud Solution Architect Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Favorite IDE" February 27, 2021 5.0 IntelliJ is an excellent piece of software if you develop in Java (or really any language) and you spend a little time customizing it for your uses. Pros IntelliJ is a very very powerful IDE that I have used for Java development and as a text editor for other projects. I have always been a fan of the JetBrains development suite and I have been using them for more than 8 years now. The support for plugins and the various customization options push IntelliJ over the top compared to competitors. Cons This is not a big deal for me (hasn't stopped me from working) but IntelliJ is very memory intensive. It provides a great experience but I have felt my computer lock up sometimes as it is indexing and doing some background work. Review Source AM Ashok M. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best java app development tool" April 22, 2023 5.0 Have the best features to write, review, edit and test any code. Best app in market for app development. Happy to work on the app for day to day app development Pros Easy to use code development interface. Could be integrated with git to maintain version control. Excellent auto suggestions and compile error console features available. Auto deployment using jenkins and jule pipeline. Cons Searching elements and function names can be more effective when working on very big projects. Could have shortcuts similar to MS which most developers are used to making things simple Review Source Corine T. Student E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome IDE! " July 27, 2019 5.0 I really enjoyed IntelliJ as a user and it really helped me feel more secure about using IDEs. It is great for beginner coders and is really easy to use. Pros I liked how simple and easy to use IntelliJ was. This was one one of the first IDEs I worked with when I first started learning to code. It was recommended to me by a friend, and once I started using it, I stopped using Eclipse and NetBeans. I felt like IntelliJ was easiest for me to figure out and provides clearly errors in code. The software also gives a daily tutorial which is optional. Cons There isn't really anything to dislike. I guess the only thing I would say is that the "tutorial" popup that comes up as soon as the application opens is a little bit annoying, but really not a big deal at all. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Engineer in Test II Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "IDE with great Maven Support" September 29, 2018 5.0 Testing Web Application with TestNG. Pros branches visualization, maven dependencies management, availability of community version, merge conflict UI, support for other languages including Ruby and Python. Amazing tools for code refactoring; Search text result allows to jump from one class to another. Cons Sometime when I open a project I see all packages and dependencies in red . The only was I can fix it is to open an the maven project by importing it from the pom.xml. This in general fix the issue. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Best IDE for Software Development" October 9, 2018 5.0 I will never hesitate to recommend this awesome IDE to a developer. Pros This is one of the best IDEs for software development. It's easy to use with keyboard shortcuts, code auto completion and debug options. Also, code coloring is a handy feature to use. Real-time code inspection support for a fast and efficient debugging. Cons The cost is somewhat high to purchase the product. Also, some update installations are troublesome. It's better to avoid updates if you are in the middle of a high priority project. Review Source Khanh N. Secretary Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "IntelliJ IDEA: Great for all levels of experience" June 16, 2019 5.0 Pros What first struck me about IDEA was how polished and feature-packed it was compared to the Java IDEs that I had previously used. The end result was that in cases where my workflow might be slowed halted in other IDEs due to a missing or questionably-placed feature (especially in regards to formatting, surprisingly), I only took a few days to acclimate to IDEA, which was well worth it given how much faster I work now. The different versions (especially the free Education package) are also very, very appreciated. Cons It tends to be more resource-intensive than other IDEs, though that's a price worth paying for the quality and sheer power. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Management Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Pretty convenient, pretty fast, and pretty inclusive" March 17, 2023 5.0 I need it quite often lately and I am satisfied. We prefer him to provide the developer environment, which we cannot do on the VSCode side. Pros It is a tool that we use and work a lot as a team for compiling, upgrading and customizing open source platforms (a java-based iot), testing them quickly in the developer environment.Project-specific compilations, installation of plug-ins, integration ability and a screen that does not strain the eyes are quite nice. Cons Frankly, I cannot write much in this part because I am quite satisfied. More options can be offered on the design side, and a more advanced tool for making the necessary setups (currently adequate but we can sometimes grapple with bugs) can be provided. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best IDE for java applications" August 15, 2019 4.0 IntelliJ IDEA is a friendly interface and also responsive and interactive than other IDE tools. It has the best coding suggestions, best code debugger and also can handle basic syntax errors too. It supports version control system. Pros It is the best idea which simplifies the coding process and can create a project simply as well as very quick. It has the facility to import external plugins to increase the IntelliJ functionality. Cons This takes fond of RAM and also cannot use all the features of it else we have to pay for ultimate version. Review Source TA Taofeek A. Software Test Automation Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Very intuitive Integrated Development Environment Software" December 20, 2022 5.0 It is a good software and very nice as well Pros It is good for debugging and for new programmers as code intellisence is top notch Cons The software is very expensive and has a limited features for free users Review Source Niranjan K. Lead Data Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Most Complete IDE in the market" February 3, 2022 5.0 Pros Great support for almost all languages, I have used it for Java, Python, JavaScript. Lots of plugins available that ensures your every requirement from IDE is met. Debugging is very comfortable and easy in this IDE as compared to others. Awesome interaction with GIT Cons There are some extensions locked in the community version, if it can be released that will be great. Review Source Carlos G. SAP External Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best JAVA editor" July 18, 2019 5.0 The autocomplete function that it has integrated with the compiler is very useful. The fact I can have my databases configured in the same program and not forced to used a second program for it. Pros The fact that I can have various configurations and it's very easy to configure it. Cons Sometimes it does not refresh all files I am currently working on while building a project. The fact that every now and then it kills some plugins while you are currently working in it. Switched from [Apache NetBeans](https://www.capterra.com/p/178681/Apache-NetBeans/) Coworker recommendation Review Source Martin N. Programmer Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ideal for java developers" October 11, 2019 5.0 By using this software, the productivity in the development team is higher and there is visible that the projects architecture are more understandable. Pros This app is very friendly and have many options to enable different integration in Java projects, such as Maven and GIT. The user interface is great and allow to use many files at the same time. Cons As it have many integrations, sometimes it consumes lot of memory RAM, and it takes a little to open. Depending of the project size, the compilation time will be bigger. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very full featured IDE" November 6, 2018 5.0 Pros It has a TON of features that can be added in. You can pick in choose which features you want to use. It has great color coding. It handles multiple file types in the same project. THere are just so many things that are great about it. Easily the most powerful Java IDE. Cons Some features can be hard to get working. These are few and far between. One issue I have is when I switch my windows domain password, the git repo password isn't easy to update through the IntelliJ interface. Review Source CP Carlos P. QAE Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "IntelliJ IDEA Review" September 15, 2023 5.0 IntelliJ IDEA is a top-tier IDE for Java development, offering excellent coding support and productivity tools. Pros Exceptional coding assistance, code inspections, and powerful refactoring tools make development efficient and maintainable. Cons Can be resource-intensive, and initial setup may require some configuration. Review Source Parth S. SOftware engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Stop thinking and Start implementing the code ideas with Intellij IDEA" May 7, 2022 4.0 My organization uses both IntelliJ idea as a key tool and it helps my team to generates a good backend as well as front end coding experience for our clients too, Pros 1\. Syntax highlighting is the best tool that is there for the user so that if an error while writing occurs it starts underlining the error part and helps the user to quickly solve the syntax error. 2. Creates a positive environment for coders by providing custom themes to users. 3. Is better for professional coders as it eases the coding experience with various extensions like autosave, debugging tools etc. Cons 1\. Not a beginner-friendly code application as it confuses the users with the difficult interface. 2. Extremely expensive premium subscription which makes it unfit for middle-class users. 3. Sometimes popups irritate the users and disturbs them while coding Review Source Emiliano Gibrán G. IT Senior Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My Test Driven Development experience" May 10, 2019 5.0 It is great to apply the test driven development discipline, since you can write a test as you would like to declare your objects and functions that doesn't exist yet. Then you can just alt+enter and tell IntelliJ to generate the classes and functions for you, so you start with the test and the actual code is generated by IntelliJ. Also makes refactoring very simple since you can select a block of code and replace it with a functions, while IntelliJ takes care of the necessary parameters it would need and replaces all the occurrences if you want. Pros It has really good interface and a lot of helpful tips and shortcuts. It is great for test driven development and working with java. It handles the integration of your code with a Git repository. Integrates smoothly with Maven to handle dependencies and helping with the library imports. It handles the code coverage with a click of a button when running your tests. Easy to refactor code. Cons My only concern could be that there is not a simple way to set a proxy when you work inside a VPN so that IntelliJ would add that proxy to the Maven settings xml. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great IDE for development and debugging projects" June 5, 2021 5.0 Pros Very easy to use. Good debugging features, dark theme supported, provides inbuilt terminal for executing commands. Integrate well with github and other version control system for easy deployments. Better than Eclipse Cons Some formatting options for different types of files can be provided out of the box and with more ease. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Java IDE" December 10, 2019 5.0 Java software development and debugging is easy with IntelliJ IDEA when comapre to other IDEs. Pros IntelliJ IDEA is one of the best IDEs for Java software developing. It has a very unique user interface which is really informative for developers. It also support most of the Java frameworks available, that makes easier to setup new projects. Cons IntelliJ IDEA consumes a lot of resources to operate which will make hard to use the software in a low end computer. Review Source FN Fernando N. Product Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I have used it in previous jobs too, and it is awesome" June 24, 2023 5.0 Pros Everything is perfectly organized to be able to develop good. Cons Well I would love to have recommendations on theirs plugins to be use it much more. Review Source David D. Teaching Assistant Used the software for: 2+ years ### "IDEA is the de facto IDE for the JVM" April 5, 2018 5.0 Pros IDEA works out of the box and their support of educational and opensource projects is truly remarkable. IDEA also has a wide range of plugins that will increase your productivity - both made by them and by the community. Their support for users of other IDEs and editors is also a nice feature to have. Cons IDEA sometimes gives you false positives erros in languages like Scala, which might be problematic for new users, as they might stop trusting the IDE error messages. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Java IDE in these days" January 23, 2022 5.0 A powerful IDE that supports most of languages very well. Debugging feaure is perferct. Pros As a developer who doesn't use java extensively, vscode was enough for me. But when the frequency of using java increased and the need for other programming language support increased, intellij became a good choice. Auto completion, integrated plugins, etc. are very strong feaures of this software. Cons Software's resource consumption is a little bit heayv compare to the other softwares. It can be a little frustrating to work on older devices, especially those without an SSD. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Test Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best IDE for beginners" September 28, 2018 4.0 .Have used other IDE before and never felt comfortable working on them.Was able to learn Test Automation easily with IntelliJ Help feature is really helpful :) Pros Its all just like windows..graphical user interface. Features like AutoImport,able to execute my tests individually and by groups without having to run from command line,Project structure settings. The most helpful one & my favorite is VCS which talks to the git repo and makes all the activities look easy(Fetch,Pull,Merge,Commit-able to select individual files & Push).Several windows & the way it displays results Cons Cannot open two projects in the same window which is never a requirement for me. Review Source