Codacy

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Codacy provides end-to-end DevSecOps for AI-accelerated coding, delivering enterprise-grade security and quality enforcement across the entire software development lifecycle from IDE to runtime, with AI Guardrails.

Target Customer

Engineering teams (developers, CI/CD engineers), DevOps and security professionals, and IT/technical leadership in mid-market to enterprise organizations adopting AI-assisted coding.

Key Differentiator

First comprehensive solution that secures the entire development process against both traditional and AI-generated security vulnerabilities, integrating AI guardrails with trusted static analysis and centralizing security rules across the codebase.

Implementation Timeline

Full scan within minutes; 14-day free trial with no credit card required

Pain Points

1Security risks at every stage of the SDLC and the difficulty of centralizing security rules across large codebases.
2AI tools can introduce new security vulnerabilities and AI-generated code may bypass standard review processes.
3Enforcing consistent, organization-wide quality standards is challenging, with quality metrics often being inconsistent across teams.

Key Features

1AI Guardrails integrated with IDEs and AI assistants for real-time security and quality feedback with auto-fix
2Comprehensive security coverage: SCA (dependency scanning), SAST, DAST (runtime testing), and IaC (infrastructure-as-code) scans
3Centralized security rules and automated enforcement across the entire codebase
4Production runtime security with continuous monitoring and automated testing (DAST, penetration testing)
5Unit test support and quality improvements (e.g., “Let your AI write tests for uncovered lines,” code duplication, complexity, and style checks)
6MCP server for instant, cross-team metric reporting; IDE integration for live results

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1CTO
2DevOps Specialist
3Technical Project Manager
4Sr. Card System Architect
5Senior Manager, Solutions
6Principal Engineer
7Software Engineer
8Lead Developer
9Mobile Development Lead

Client Results

1{"title":"Energy Saved 2h / Day in Engineering Time","description":"Case study indicating significant time savings in engineering time per day"}
2{"title":"Insurance Achieved PCI DSS Compliance","description":"Case study indicating PCI DSS compliance achievement for an insurance/customer environment"}
3{"title":"Media Cut Tech Support Time by 60%","description":"Case study showing a 60% reduction in tech support time"}
4{"title":"Non-profit 2.8x Higher Unit Test Coverage","description":"Case study demonstrating a 2.8x increase in unit test coverage"}

Competitive Advantages

1Unified platform with centralized security rules and policies across the entire codebase
2Guardrails protect against AI-generated vulnerabilities without replacing AI models
3Real-time feedback and enforcement directly in developers’ IDEs and CI/CD workflows
4Production-grade security coverage (SCA, SAST, DAST, IaC) with continuous monitoring
5Self-hosted option and strong support for Open Source projects

Key Benefits

1End-to-end security and quality enforcement across the SDLC from IDE to runtime

2AI Guardrails to detect and protect against vulnerabilities in AI-generated code

3Centralized rules and automated enforcement across all projects and repos

4Real-time feedback and actionable insights within developers’ workflows

5Production security testing and continuous monitoring

Case Studies & Success Stories

Energy Saved 2h / Day in Engineering Time

Case #1

Case study demonstrating time savings in engineering effort

Insurance Achieved PCI DSS Compliance

Case #2

Case study highlighting PCI DSS compliance achievement

Media Cut Tech Support Time by 60%

Case #3

Case study showing reduction in technical support time

Non-profit 2.8x Higher Unit Test Coverage

Case #4

Case study showing increased unit test coverage

Additional Product Information

Product Description

Codacy provides end-to-end security and quality analysis for software development, combining AppSec, AI protection, and automated quality enforcement across the codebase, with AI Guardrails for AI-assisted coding.

Target Market

Organizations and engineering teams needing secure, scalable code quality and security across CI/CD pipelines, including AI-assisted coding environments.

Unique Value Proposition

The first comprehensive solution that secures development against both traditional and AI-generated security vulnerabilities by unifying AppSec, AI protection, and quality enforcement in a single platform.

Technical Requirements

IDE Extensions and integration points (e.g., VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf); compatibility with Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines; MCP-based querying for metrics

Pricing Model

Free trial available (14 days) with full scan capability; no credit card required; pricing page exists for ongoing plans

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