# Page 41 | IntelliJ IDEA Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 41 - 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 41 - Reviews of IntelliJ IDEA ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1001-1025 of 1256 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use LW Laura W. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for debugging" August 8, 2017 4.0 debugging, development help Pros Intellij is great for debugging in java. It has a lot of helpful tools and shortcuts for developing and debugging! Cons Its pretty heavy-weight and if left running too long it kills the speed of everything else on my computer. Review Source JL Jeff L. Software Engineer Computer Networking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Once get used to it, can't live without it" May 24, 2018 5.0 Pros \- Support for many languages - Everything in one place, terminal, database, etc - Easy to navigate code and debug Cons \- Will take a new person a while to get used to it, a lot of settings to learn - From a person coming from atom/sublime, wish there is option to change to use the same keyboard shortcuts (looked into plugins, found one, but not my favourite) Review Source SR Soubhik R. Student Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Intellij Idea is the best Java IDE ever." September 15, 2017 5.0 Pros This IDE has all the key ingredients that make a good IDE. From code completion to auto indentation, everything is done in a subtle way. The UI is clean and free of all distractions. Several packages may be installed on top which increases productivity. Its a all in one software and is must for any programmer. Cons Although the Professional edition is a premium software, Jetbrains provide a free academic license for students. I have personally never purchased the software, only used the academic license, however, it would definitely have been better to make this software open for all. Review Source KYT Kher Yee T. Software Engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Must Have If You Code in Java" August 12, 2019 4.0 Pros It is the only IDE for Java that works for me. The auto completion is the killer, not just it's convenient, it's fast too, which making writing Java codes that is verbose in nature less painful. Cons It is memory hungry, and does not work quite well with less powerful laptop. It's no fun when every characters you typed only appear after 1 seconds after that. Review Source JL Joe L. Web designer Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Powerful yet accessible to beginners" November 5, 2020 5.0 My experience with IntelliJ IDEA has been great. I first used it in coding class, where it was the default program we used, and have been using it since. It’s been exciting to use an IDE that is powerful enough for professionals, yet intuitive enough for beginner/intermediate users to learn to code with. Pros Very nice UI. Tooltips and hints make it usable for even a coding beginner. Loaded with features. Effective debugger. Cons It can seem a bit overwhelming, with seemingly thousands of menu options and buttons. But not a big issue; as long as you know what you’re trying to do, most of the many options can be ignored. Review Source JC Japneet C. SDE2 Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best IDE" August 4, 2020 5.0 Overall the product is very useful for daily coding tasks and I prefer it over other choices Pros IntelliJ is a very good IDE with integrated support for many services like git, artifactory, maven, gradle. It is easy to write and debug with IntelliJ Cons Takes lots of system resources to run and at times hangs the complete system which I feel is the only disadvantage of the product Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Kitchen porter Restaurants Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A very polished and full featured IDE" July 16, 2018 5.0 Pros The customization allows you to change the layout, look and shortcuts to fit your preference. It also has a great number of plugins to allow the IDE to work with a wider array of languages Cons The price is a little high for someone looking to learn programming, but it's great when offered from place of study or work Review Source salah eddin A. Associate Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "This product is made by people who understand developers" December 4, 2018 4.0 Pros The features and styling stem from developers who love writing code. Cons Sometimes it feels some plugins are hacked into a solution to provide the latest features. Review Source JD Jelle D. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "One of the best of it's kind" May 13, 2022 5.0 Pros IntelliJ is a very effective and good looking IDEA that has suited all my needs. Includes a ton of functionalities. Cons Can get a bit difficult to get started with, due to the amount of functionalities Switched from [Sublime Text](https://www.capterra.com/p/179535/Sublime-Text/) Needed more functionalities like easily build without command line. Review Source CB Chase B. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Java IDE out there" March 12, 2021 5.0 If ever given the choice between IDEs for Java development, I would choose IntelliJ IDEA without hesitation. Pros Jet Brains makes wonderful IDEs as it is, but IntelliJ IDEA is the best one I've used of theirs and on top of that, its the best IDE for Java that I've used. Cons At first the program is a little daunting because it can do so much, you kind of get lost and that can feel intimidating. But once you get the hang of the tool, it becomes very powerful. Review Source JS João S. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best JAVA IDE" July 25, 2019 5.0 Pros A powerful code-completion system, you can connect with databases right from the editor and even develop Android apps. Cons It consumes a lot of computer resources because the IDE was written in JAVA. Review Source JM Jeff M. Software Test Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "This software has come a long way" September 21, 2017 4.0 Very light IDE packed full of configurations and plugins Pros Many plugins are available. Its a lightweight but feature packed IDE. It is configurable to a point of comfort. Cons On occasion i get error messages that the IDE has crashed. This is not true though and plugins do not always work as expected. This is no fault of the IDE though but how the plugins were made. Review Source Jean-Baptiste R. CTO Entertainment Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "My swiss knife at work" September 29, 2018 5.0 Pros I love the live templates to make your own aliases to be more efficient when developping. I like the fact that it almost the same ui/ux as the other softwares form JetBrains, and it makes it really easy to switch between each one of them Cons I do not like the fact the pricing system, as I prefer a one time buy. Review Source CG Cristian G. Master's Degree Student Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I'm student and It's very good IDE to develop in differentlanguages java, python, web, scala, Big Da" June 7, 2017 5.0 Consume web services, develop Java, Python, Maven, Web development, NodeJs, JavaScript, AngularJs, Spark, help with hints and auto completion when you're coding, do the refactoring are very easy, you can personalize your shortcuts. Pros I like so much all the features that intelliJ has, one of my prefers are the option to consume the web services, with this you don't need another platform to test your services, the variety to develop in to many languages, the support and the forums about this application are a lot. To develop python it helps by yourself with the identation. I used before Eclipse IDE to develop in Java when I try to program here was almost the same, has a very friendly and useful graphic interface. Cons I don't like that some people have to pay to use it, in my case I'm student and my account is free for one year. And the debug interface somethings is diifficult to understand but just in one specific language Scala. Review Source SR Shaun R. Computing Science Student Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Programming Software" August 16, 2019 5.0 Pros What i like most about IntelliJ is that it has an easy to use and clean user interface, it also provides easy integration with GIT hub or BitBucket. It also has easy integration when using various different databases such as MySQL. Cons The only downside to this software is that it takes a longer time to index files when its a larger project. Review Source pMK pushya Mithra K. Java Developer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "An application with top notch features for software developers" May 21, 2022 5.0 Pros I like the number of plugins available related to UI, and code snippets in this IDE, The UI design is amazing. After I started using this for coding, I use it every for my projects. Cons I don't really have any cons for this APP. Review Source IO Ivan O. Development Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great IDE, the best on market although the price is a bit higher" September 12, 2017 5.0 Pros Great IDE, it is so easy to use a lot of features and plugins available for free, it is also almost bug free Cons price is a bit high for regular users, it is even more expensive for business users. It could be a bit lower imo Review Source YA Yasser A. Customer enginner Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Go ahead with intellij" April 22, 2023 5.0 I used it and used another one really the its the best for now Pros Its easy to use and familiar platform and integration with more language code Cons Its easy to use and familiar platform and integration withmore language code Review Source SM Sergii M. Student Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awesome development tool" February 5, 2019 5.0 I developed most part of university projects with IDEA and just loved it. Pros It is easy to use and saves everything automatically. Cons The software makes computer laggy and is expensive for developers. Review Source AG Andreas G. Junior Software Developer Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Clever IDE" May 15, 2019 4.0 Clear source code for faster implementation of new requirements. Pros The fact Intellij thinks ahead and offers suggestions accordingly. Cons Lack of ability to mark files (clarity during refactoring). Review Source RB Robert B. Applications Developer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Environment for Java " March 9, 2021 5.0 I'm not a Java developer by any means but when it came to learning about the language and doing some online modules IntelliJ was a perfect solution. Pros Easy to setup and use for a beginner. I was able to get this on my machine for free. Widely used so there is alot of support out there that can be accessed. Free help is on GitHub/StackOverflow everywhere. It seems to be one of the more popular IDEs which means you're problems have most likely been encountered and resolved in the past. Cons There are some other IDEs other there that are a little more intuitive. Overall, there are not many cons. Review Source MW Malachi W. student Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great!" March 8, 2018 4.0 Pros IntelliJ is a very useful Java IDE. It has many useful features the overall design looks great. It is easy to use and it is the main thing I use for Java code. Cons There is not much to dislike about IntelliJ. Some things that can be improved are the speed of the IDE and the occasional crashes that happens sometimes for not reason. Review Source Ahsan I. Analyst Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "IntelliJ Review" January 14, 2023 4.0 Pros Great for application development and IDE use. Lots of features and functionality packed in! Cons Nothing to dislike about InjelliJ so far. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Coding Software" July 17, 2019 4.0 Pros It very good software that you can use to write Java codes and it looks very good besides its free for students and some discounts for certain people. Cons I think its little bit complicated compiler and for the beginners it will be hard in the begining and still does not have some plugins. Review Source JV Jens V. Software Developer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best Java IDE " October 9, 2017 5.0 Pros \- Many Plugins - Very stable - Comfortable to use - Good comunity version - Great maven support Cons \- not every framework is supported - occupies much RAM - on the beginning it's difficult to find features Review Source