JetBrains
JetBrains creates intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers and teams. By automating routine checks and corrections, their tools speed up production, freeing developers to grow, discover, and create.
At a Glance
- Individual software developers
- Development teams and enterprises
- Startups and scale-ups
- Fortune 100 companies
- +9 more
AI Tools by JetBrains
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Junie CLI
Terminal Coding Agent by JetBrains
Air.dev
Agentic IDE for Parallel AI Tasks
JetBrains AI Assistant
AI Coding Plugin for JetBrains
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Products & Services
Flagship IDE for Java and Kotlin development, now unified distribution with free core features and Ultimate subscription
IDE for Python development
IDE for JavaScript and TypeScript development, free for non-commercial use
IDE for PHP development with built-in Laravel support
Market Position
JetBrains positions itself as the premium provider of intelligent, productivity-focused developer tools, competing with Visual Studio Code (free, extensible but requiring plugins), Visual Studio (Microsoft's IDE), and other specialized IDEs. Their competitive advantages include: (1) Deep language-specific intelligence and refactoring capabilities out-of-the-box, (2) No plugin hassle - tools work comprehensively from installation, (3) Cross-platform support, (4) Strong Kotlin ecosystem ownership, (5) Unified developer tooling across languages, (6) Focus on developer experience over sales/marketing, (7) Perpetual fallback licenses for customer trust, (8) Proven track record with 20+ years of development, (9) Profitable and independent (no VC pressure). They compete on quality and developer satisfaction rather than being free, targeting professional developers willing to pay for productivity gains.
Leadership
Founders
Sergey Dmitriev
Russian software engineer and co-founder. Served as CEO until 2012, currently President and co-owner of JetBrains. Also an angel investor.
Valentin Kipiatkov
Russian software engineer and co-founder. Currently JetBrains Fellow and maintains control as co-owner.
Eugene Belyaev
Russian software engineer and co-founder. Currently serves as Director of Innovations, Emerging Technologies and AI at JetBrains.
Executive Team
Kirill Skrygan
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed CEO on February 1, 2024, succeeding Maxim Shafirov. Started as a developer at JetBrains and worked his way up to leadership.
Yury Belyaev
Chief Administrative Officer
Board of Directors
Founding Story
JetBrains was founded in Prague, Czech Republic in February 2000 by three Russian software developers: Sergey Dmitriev, Valentin Kipiatkov, and Eugene Belyaev. Originally called IntelliJ Software, the company started with the goal of creating tools that would automate mundane tasks and make their own development work easier. Their first product was IntelliJ Renamer, a code refactoring tool for Java. The founders bootstrapped the company and it has grown organically without any external funding, remaining true to a developer-first philosophy focused on product quality over aggressive sales and marketing.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Primarily subscription-based licensing with monthly and yearly plans for IDEs, developer tools, and team collaboration software. Also offers free non-commercial licenses for many products, free educational licenses, and open-source project licenses. Revenue from JetBrains Marketplace for third-party plugins. Special pricing for startups, students, and non-profits.
Pricing Tiers
Includes 11 IDEs, 3 extensions, 2 profilers, JetBrains AI Pro. Individual use with continuity discount.
Annual billing for organizations. Includes all tools and JetBrains AI Pro.
With continuity discount for individuals
Annual billing for organizations
Flat annual rate for AI Assistant and coding agents
Varies by product. Many now free for non-commercial use (CLion, DataGrip, Rider, RubyMine, RustRover, WebStorm)
Free licenses for educational use
Up to 10 licenses for companies less than 5 years old
Free licenses for core maintainers of qualified open-source projects
For former student license holders, valid for 2 years
Target Markets
- Individual software developers
- Development teams and enterprises
- Startups and scale-ups
- Fortune 100 companies
- Educational institutions
- Open-source project contributors
- Java and JVM development
- Python development and data science
- JavaScript and TypeScript web development
- PHP and Laravel development
- .NET and C# development
- Game development with Unity
- 88 out of Fortune Global Top 100 companies
- Citibank
- ByteDance