Still absent from 96.7% of tracked prompt responses
Top-3 citations across 150 prompt × platform pairs
+0.34
Sentiment
-1.00.0+1.0
Positive
No clearrank
Peer Ranking
#1#11
No clear rankin IDEs & Code Editors
Key Metrics
Presence Rate
3.3%
Share of Voice
9.8%
Avg Position
#3.2
Docs Presence
1.3%
Blog Presence
0.7%
Brand Mentions
30.0%
Platform Breakdown
Gemini Search
12%3/25 prompts
ChatGPT
Research dossierCapabilities, use cases, sources, reviews, pricing, and FAQ
Overview
JetBrains, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Amsterdam, is a bootstrapped private software company developing professional tools for software developers and teams. Its portfolio includes 12+ language-specific IDEs—IntelliJ IDEA (Java/Kotlin), PyCharm (Python), WebStorm (JavaScript/TypeScript), Rider (.NET), CLion (C/C++), GoLand (Go), and others—alongside team tools including the TeamCity CI/CD server, YouTrack issue tracker, and Qodana code quality platform. JetBrains created the Kotlin programming language, Google's preferred language for Android development. In 2025, it launched Junie, an autonomous AI coding agent, and released Mellum, an open-source 4B-parameter LLM for code completion. The company reports 11.4 million recurring active users, counts 88 of the Fortune Global Top 100 among customers, and generates approximately $252 million in annual revenue with no external funding.
4%1/25 prompts
Bing Copilot
4%1/25 prompts
Google AI Mode
0%0/25 prompts
Perplexity
0%0/25 prompts
Grok
0%0/25 prompts
How to read this. JetBrains appears in 3.3% of tracked prompt responses. Presence is absolute coverage; share of voice is relative citation share; sentiment measures tone only when the brand appears.
Where JetBrains is losing
Prompts where competitors are visible and JetBrains is not.
These prompt-level losses are the first prompts to track and repair.
Where JetBrains is winning1
Which remote development environments perform best on slow or unreliable internet connections?
Avg # 1.0 · 1 platform
Where JetBrains is losing5
What cloud IDEs have the best session persistence and work recovery when the underlying compute goes away mid-session?
JetBrains offers a broad ecosystem of language-specific professional IDEs built on the IntelliJ platform, complemented by CI/CD (TeamCity), issue tracking (YouTrack), code quality (Qodana), and AI-assisted development tools (AI Assistant, Junie agent, Mellum LLM). The company also created and maintains the Kotlin programming language and Kotlin Multiplatform. Products are available individually or bundled in the All Products Pack subscription.
Professional Java, Kotlin, and JVM developersPython developers and data scientistsWeb and full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript engineersEnterprise software engineering teams (mid-market to Fortune 500).NET developers and Unity game developersDevOps engineers and platform engineering teams
8,860-plugin Marketplace ecosystem for extensibility
TeamCity CI/CD server for continuous integration and delivery
Qodana code quality platform with 60+ language support and CI pipeline integration
Remote and cloud development via JetBrains Gateway and Google Cloud Workstations integration
Kotlin Multiplatform for shared code across Android, iOS, desktop, web, and server
Key Use Cases8
Professional Java and JVM language development (IntelliJ IDEA)
Python development and data science workflows (PyCharm, DataSpell)
Web, JavaScript, and TypeScript development (WebStorm)
Android app development (IntelliJ IDEA, co-developed Android Studio)
.NET and Unity game development (Rider)
CI/CD pipeline management and DevOps automation (TeamCity)
Recent Trend
Visibility-0.1 pts
Avg position+0.02
Sentiment-0.26
How AI describes JetBrains3
The strongest extension ecosystems today are found in Visual Studio Code (and its forks like Cursor), JetBrains IDEs, and Neovim.
What code editors have the strongest extension ecosystems for engineering teams to evaluate when switching tools?
bing-copilot-searchDirect JetBrains mention
...ding conventions and explicitly restrict unwanted suggestion patterns through project-level rules files or custom instructions. Tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf/Codeium, Claude Code, and JetBrains AI Assistant all support this functionality.
Which AI coding assistants let you configure coding conventions and restrict unwanted suggestion patterns for your team?
JetBrains positions as the premium, language-specialized IDE vendor for professional and enterprise developers, competing on depth of code intelligence, refactoring tooling, framework support, and a purpose-built IDE per language.
It differentiates from free, general-purpose editors like VS Code through deeper language-specific integration, IntelliJ's 25-year platform lineage, and enterprise reliability.
Against emerging AI-native IDEs (Cursor, Windsurf), JetBrains leverages its 11.4 million-strong user base and is countering with native AI capabilities—AI Assistant, the Junie autonomous coding agent (GA April 2025), and the open-source Mellum LLM—embedded into its proven IDE environments.
Its bootstrapped, profitable model and absence of VC pressure allow long-term platform investment.
Intelligent code completion and context-aware suggestions
Deep refactoring tools that feel safe to use
Seamless Git and VCS integration
Strong Spring/Spring Boot and framework support
Reliable debugging and error detection
Extensive plugin ecosystem
AI Assistant integrates naturally into IDE workflow
Consistent reliability across long careers
Criticized
JetBrains holds strong ratings across major review platforms—4.5 stars on both G2 (4,989 reviews) and Gartner Peer Insights (~700 IDE Software reviews)—and was named a Gartner Customers' Choice for IDE Software in 2024. Users consistently praise the depth of code intelligence, reliable debugging, seamless Git integration, and language-specific framework support (especially Spring/Boot for Java). The AI Assistant receives positive marks for in-IDE context awareness. Common criticisms center on high resource consumption (RAM/CPU), steep learning curves for new users, and pricing—particularly the 2025 commercial license changes that eliminated continuity discounts for new buyers.
Pricing
JetBrains uses a per-user subscription model with annual and monthly billing. Individual IDE licenses (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate) start at approximately $199/user/year following an October 2025 price increase of 10–18%. The All Products Pack (bundling all IDEs and tools) is $299/user/year for individuals and $979/user/year for commercial organizations. List prices for single commercial IDE subscriptions range from $89–$249/user/year in year one. Monthly billing carries a ~20% annual premium. Subscriptions include perpetual fallback licenses after 12 consecutive months. Commercial licenses purchased before January 2, 2025 retain continuity (loyalty) discounts in years two and three; new commercial licenses purchased after that date do not. Free tiers are available for students, educators, open-source contributors, and startups; IntelliJ IDEA's community features are free for all use cases following a December 2025 unified distribution model.
Limitations
IDEs are widely reported as resource-intensive, requiring significant RAM and CPU—commonly causing slowdowns on machines with less than 16GB RAM and on large codebases.
Startup times and indexing delays are frequently cited criticisms.
Subscription pricing is considered expensive relative to free alternatives, especially after the October 2025 price increase (10–18% for individual licenses; All Products Pack commercial rising to $979/user/year).
New commercial licenses purchased after January 2, 2025 no longer qualify for continuity (loyalty) discounts, a significant policy change for scaling teams.
Several products have been discontinued (Fleet IDE, Aqua test automation IDE, Writerside, AppCode), raising concerns about product longevity.
The TeamCity CI/CD server was linked to the 2020–2021 SolarWinds supply chain security incident, though JetBrains denied involvement.
Managing multiple projects within a single window can be challenging in some IDEs.
Topic coverageCoverage by buyer topic
Topic Coverage
Prompt-Level Results
Brand citedCompetitor citedNot cited
Prompt
Gemini Search
ChatGPT
Bing Copilot
Google AI Mode
Perplexity
Grok
Capability0/5 cited (0%)
Which AI coding assistants handle multi-file refactoring well, not just single-file completions?
Neither your brand nor a competitor was cited
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Neither your brand nor a competitor was cited
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What cloud-based development environments are viable for teams building iOS or Android native apps?
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Code quality assurance and automated gate enforcement (Qodana)
Enterprise-scale multi-language development teams (All Products Pack)
Short answer: Cloud development environments like GitHub Codespaces, Gitpod, JetBrains Devbox, and Google Cloud Workstations offer strong consistency and scalability, but none fully match the _zero-latency feel_ of a local IDE.
Which cloud development environments have the lowest latency editing experience compared to a local IDE setup?
bing-copilot-searchDirect JetBrains mention
Primary competitive pressure stems from the VS Code/GitHub Copilot free stack and AI-first IDEs targeting developers who prefer AI-centric workflows over traditional IDE depth.
Gemini Search
Bing Copilot
Google AI Mode
Perplexity
Grok
