# Page 30 | IntelliJ IDEA Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 30 - 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 30 - Reviews of IntelliJ IDEA ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 726-750 of 1256 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Jonathan W. Software engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Programming IDE" August 2, 2019 5.0 Pros JetBrains has some of the best IDEs for programming. So many features make you productive. Cons With editors like VS Code getting very popular it's getting harder to justify spending the money for the JetBrains IDEs. Review Source SK Stas K. DEV Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best IDE for a Java Developer " January 18, 2019 5.0 Brings you to the new level of application development! Pros \- Kotlin support; - code analyzer, formatter, style checker and auto-completion are the best on the market; - rich plugin system; - VCS integrations, built-in merging tools; - time tracking capabilities; - Refactoring tool is brilliant and makes your life less painful; - great pricing plans for personal use; Cons \- while using java debugger it is being a bit slow; - loves your computer's RAM; Review Source RR Rohan R. Cloud DevOps Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A strong competition for Visual studio/Eclipse like tools, I Prefer Intellij though" April 19, 2019 5.0 Pros 1\. Very useful and handy tool for Java application development 2. If you use Pycharm , another useful tool for Python application development 3. Easy to use, 4. connected with git and ability to run test suites as well. 5. Suggestions , templates and many other useful features 6. Ability to download many libraries from settings option directly. Cons 1\. Takes a bit time to open , creates many indexes , that probably slows it down Review Source IU Ilana U. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My first choice by far" June 21, 2021 5.0 I recommend it very highly. I wouldn't switch easily. Pros Project setup and related options, database integration and debugging tools are some of the standout features. But I love that the software is updated and improved frequently and there's loads of plugins one can use to improve the coding experience. Cons Some of the project/module setup can be a bit tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it it's totally worth it. Review Source DM Daniel M. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The one IDE for Java" June 27, 2022 5.0 Pros This is simply the best IDE for Java development and debbuging. Cons It can be heavier in resource consumption than other IDEs. Review Source Sasitha P. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Most functional IDE" October 13, 2018 5.0 Use this as my main ide for develop java spring base API. Pros When we open a new project it ask to open in new window or current window. Cons Normal undo short keys are not working and from those short keys remove a line. Review Source AB Abhisha B. Data Engineer III Legal Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent IDE" July 22, 2021 5.0 We use IntelliJ daily for writing, understanding and debugging code. It is an essential piece of software for us. Pros The most important feature is the ability of the IDE to identify the language of the code and automatically give options to download the necessary packages. It is also very easy to read code in IntelliJ since Cmd+click takes the user to the definition of the object. This and other shortcuts make it very easy to follow the code logic. Cons The support of Windows OS is a bit lacking. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Owner/Scrum Master Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I used it for SQL" January 12, 2021 3.0 Overall it does a great job of allowing you to find the data you need when you need it. Pros I mostly used this to run SQL queries against the database. It was really easy to create some queries and get back the data I needed along with export it. Cons It saved the queries in the screen you were working in, if you closed it, you might be able to reopen it or might not. It would have been nice to have some sort of save query feature so that if I created one and then wanted to run it again several months in the future I could find it easily vs recreating the query. Review Source Timothy K. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Super IDE built for beginners and power users" May 24, 2019 5.0 I was working on a Java annotation processor which was fun and did it through TDD. Was a good learning experience. I daily use Android Studio which is built on top of IntelliJ which is just solid. Pros The keyboard shortcuts customisation is brilliant. The quick find action is super usefulso you can just type what you want to do. So much customisation you can do. Cons Slow start up occasionally, keep pressing F1 instead of F2 which opens a browser tab which is very annoying. Review Source UP Urvish P. Android Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very Nice for Developers" January 12, 2022 5.0 Pros Nice to support Android Development with IntelliJ IDEA. Easy to use. Cons Not anything yet, If I found I will head you. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Java Compiler" June 12, 2019 5.0 Pros Its very good Compiler for java and it even have very good discounts for students and other people too. Cons I think its little bit complicated for beginners and does not support lots of things. Review Source PP Pololani P. Student Services Associate E-Learning Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Easy to use for a beginner" May 22, 2023 5.0 I thought it was easy to use. I didn't have an amazing experience but I didn't have a terrible experience either. Pros As a beginner, I liked that they offer a 90-day free trial. I felt like the 90-day trial helps out a lot when trying to decide if this is the software you want to use. I thought the monthly price after the trial was not too bad to pay for an individual. I chose not to try the paid version although I imagine it is pretty cool with more cool features. I thought the free trial had so many features. I couldn't use all of them in 90 days which is a pro and a con. The customer service was amazing. They always listened and helped me when I needed it. Cons I thought that there were a lot of features even with the free trial. Could get a little confusing. Review Source FS Francisco S. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I never used before this company and it is awesome." October 27, 2023 5.0 Pros I am new in the company and gave me this IDE and now I love it. Cons It has lots of functionalities, I am learning new things every day I use it Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Solutions Architect Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The licensed edition is very feature rich" April 14, 2021 4.0 Through features like code templates, I was able to increase the developer productivity by nearly 20%. Pros I have used both the community edition and the licensed edition. The licensed edition brings a whole range of features that improve developer productivity and make code shipping a breeze. Cons The community edition is too bulky for what it offers. Would much rather use something lighter like VSCode. Review Source DO Diosdado O. Freelancer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "IntelliJ IDEA: Should you use it?" February 16, 2023 5.0 I was able to finish most of my projects using this software because of its efficiency and code deployment. It save me time to do other things due to its good performance. Pros The deployment and coding process is very efficient. Cons Whenever I open it, sometimes the software delays to launch. Review Source pB pranay B. Senior software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great tool for backend development, need some improvements to run node projects" August 15, 2022 4.0 Pros Very powerful tool, runs maven projects like a charm Cons Running jest unit test cases, doesn't work well Review Source María Alejandra U. Front-End Engineer Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awesome development IDE" August 4, 2018 5.0 Pros I just love this IDE, is very customizable and has a lot of cool features for code completion and formatting. Cons It is very expensive, I think that is the only con I can think of. Review Source Chelsea P. User Experience Designer Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Coding is a breeze!" July 23, 2019 5.0 Pros I love how easy IntelliJ makes it for me to organize my code / projects. The IDE is pretty intuitive and helps me catch simple errors upfront rather than spending hours combing through my code to find why I can't compile. Cons It takes up quite a bit of space when it's running. Was an issue with my older computer, but I haven't had issues since getting a new machine. Review Source SS Sureshkumar S. Software Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "One stop shop - Software Development" March 7, 2021 5.0 Overall experience has been great. It has been a pleasant experience transitioning from eclipse. Pros It is the best editor that I have used to build software. It has lots of inbuilt plugins to develop web applications. It works well with lots of frameworks and debugging capability is very good. Integration with git is very good and makes the code check in process seamless. Cons There is nothing about this software that I do not like. Switched from [Eclipse IDE](https://www.capterra.com/p/205298/Eclipse-IDE/) IntelliJ has lots of cool features and it makes the overall experience enjoyable for developers. Review Source DT David T. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Awesome for coding!" August 1, 2020 5.0 Overall, I love IntelliJ. It's such an awesome IDE. Once you use it you probably won't want to use anything else. We started off with Blue Jay and man, this is night and day difference. Pros IntelliJ is an awesome IDE. I've been using it for several months now after going through a coding Bootcamp. The features and ease of use are awesome. The auto complete is really helpful, as well as the comments for an error or suggestions. It makes coding so much quicker and easier. A comprehensive, powerful product. Cons It's a little pricey, and there are LOTS of features, so learning them all will take time. Review Source BG Ben G. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "An IDE for probably any language you need, works very well" December 11, 2020 5.0 Pretty good. I'd combine this and something like VS Code/Atom/Sublime Text for an optimal workflow, as there are tasks where a full-on IDE just gets in the way. It's a great product overall, with a decent price for what it's worth. Pros It's the "one-stop-shop" for everything programming related, especially if you're looking for a full-on IDE, that includes VSC etc. It works very well for the most part, is cross-platform and you can probably write in every programming language you can think of. It's one of the most popular choices for a reason :) Cons Doesn't have a \_huge\_ ecosystem, even though JetBrains' products themselves are VERY popular. There are plugins for most of the missing features, but some stuff that can only be found in VS Code are missing from JetBrains' suite. In addition, it's a big resource hog. Switched from [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/80230/microsoft-visual-studio/) Moved to macOS, which the Visual Studio version of is very "incomplete", so to speak. Review Source RB Rimjhim B. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best IDE for java and frontend developers" April 26, 2021 5.0 overall I am totally satisfied with IntelliJ and its variants. nothing to comment. Pros I have been using IntelliJ and its variants like PHP storm since many years. I am just used to it and all the features are awesome. and I cant switch back to any other IDEs Cons I dont have any least things about IntelliJ as I am using it over more than 6 years and never came across any issues. All Plugins are available and supported. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Professor Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best IDE for writing and running automation scripts in Java for testing purposes" January 30, 2019 5.0 Best automation software IDE for testing using Java code Pros This IDE has been built by JetBrains unlike others like WebStorm, Eclipse, etc. It is really useful as we can create projects and write scripts in Java code for testing purposes. Running automation scripts in IntelliJ Idea is really simple and intuitive. The overall user interface is pretty simple and easy to use. It is really convenient to run automated scripts and follow the OOPS concepts. Also, it helps in structuring the code based on the language and syntax, that makes the overall readability much simple. It also shows various testing metrics like code coverage, error logs, output windows, etc. We can also integrate various tools, plugins and set dependencies by adding jar files accordingly. Cons Available in 2 versions: Ultimate and Community. However, to try out some JavaScript code in the application IDE, we would need the paid version Review Source VA Venugopal A. Engineering Leader Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Development for Java " September 24, 2020 4.0 I loved the IDE for any of my development. Has great plugins for the JSON, Java, Node etc... Pros Have been using the intelli J community edition for my development IDE. Has a great integration with the terminal, ability to setup projects and work with Code control tools. Cons The learning curve for the user who is using this IDE for first time will be a bit challenging. Once they get on to the tool, it is a smooth flow. Review Source Adrian G. QA Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great tool for software development!" October 28, 2022 5.0 Pros I am using this IDE since 2020 and it works perfectly. Cons it requires a lot of RAM to work and I think that is an impediment Review Source