What is Codacy?
Codacy is an automated code review platform that helps development teams ship high-quality, secure software more efficiently. By integrating directly into the development workflow (via Git providers and IDEs), it analyzes every commit and pull request against defined coding standards and security policies. It supports over 40 programming languages and provides actionable insights to fix issues before they become part of the codebase, effectively reducing technical debt and streamlining the review process.
Key Features
- Automated Code Analysis: Performs static code analysis to detect issues related to code style, performance, security, and error-proneness.
- AI-Powered Suggestions: Leverages AI to provide context-aware suggestions and fixes for identified code quality and security issues.
- Comprehensive Security Scanning: Includes Static Application Security Testing (SAST), detection of hardcoded secrets, and analysis of third-party dependencies for vulnerabilities.
- Code Coverage Monitoring: Tracks and enforces code coverage on pull requests, ensuring that new code is adequately tested.
- Customizable Standards: Allows teams to define and enforce their own coding standards and quality gates, ensuring consistency across all projects.
- Seamless Integration: Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and popular IDEs to provide real-time feedback directly within the developer’s workflow.
Use Cases
- Enforcing Coding Standards: Maintain a consistent style and quality baseline across large teams and diverse projects.
- Improving Code Quality: Proactively identify and refactor complex or error-prone code to reduce technical debt and improve maintainability.
- Enhancing Application Security: Automatically scan for common vulnerabilities (like OWASP Top 10), hardcoded secrets, and insecure dependencies.
- Streamlining Code Reviews: Automate the tedious parts of code review, allowing developers to focus on the logic and architecture of the changes.
Getting Started
Getting started with Codacy is straightforward:
- Sign Up: Go to the Codacy website and sign up using your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket account.
- Add a Repository: Once logged in, you’ll be prompted to add a repository. Codacy will automatically detect the languages used.
- Initial Analysis: Codacy performs an initial analysis of your entire repository, which may take a few minutes.
- Review Dashboard: After the analysis, you can explore the dashboard to see an overview of your code health, identified issues, and technical debt.
- Configure Pull Request Analysis: Ensure Codacy is configured to automatically analyze new pull requests. This provides immediate feedback to developers on their changes.
For example, once integrated, a pull request on GitHub will show a status check from Codacy. Clicking on it reveals a detailed report of new issues introduced, code coverage changes, and other quality metrics.
Pricing
Codacy operates on a Freemium model:
- Open Source: A free plan is available for open-source projects.
- Pro: A paid plan designed for teams, priced per user per month. It includes private repositories, unlimited analyses, and advanced features like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integration.
- Enterprise: Custom pricing for larger organizations requiring self-hosted solutions or advanced security and compliance features.