Qodo vs Zed
Zed uniquely has 7 features · Qodo uniquely has 6 features.
| Qodo | Zed | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2023 | 2021 |
| HQ | Tel Aviv, Israel | San Francisco, USA |
| AI model | Proprietary multi-agent (context engine) | Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), DeepSeek, and others via bring-your-own-key |
| User base | 886K+ (installs/users per homepage stats) | — |
| Platforms | Web, VS Code (IDE), JetBrains IDEs, CLI, GitHub, GitLab, Gerrit (Enterprise) | macOS |
| Languages | 25+ | Most major programming languages via LSP and extensions |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | — | Freemium |
| Free plan | No — 14-day free trial only; open source projects can apply for free access | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes — 14 days, no credit card required | Yes |
| Starting price | $0.012/credit (Pro Team, credit packs from 2,500 credits) | $0/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing — book a demo | Custom — order forms available at 25+ seats (contact sales@zed.dev) |
| All plans | Pro Team – 2,500 credits$30/mo (approx. $0.012/credit × 2,500)Pro Team – 5,000 credits$60/mo (approx. $0.012/credit × 5,000)Pro Team – 20,000 credits$240/mo (approx. $0.012/credit × 20,000)EnterpriseCustom | PersonalFreePro$10/moBusiness$30/seat/mo |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Engineering teams seeking AI-powered code review, governance, and standards enforcement at scale | Developers seeking a fast, AI-powered collaborative code editor |
| Differentiator | Qodo combines a living rules system with multi-agent, full-codebase-context PR review and a governance portal, enabling engineering teams to enforce deterministic, self-learning coding standards across every repo, team, and AI agent. | Next-generation code editor with built-in AI edit predictions and real-time collaboration |
| Competitors | CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, Sourcegraph Cody, Cursor, Tabnine, SonarQube | VS Code, Cursor, Neovim, JetBrains IDEs, Windsurf |
| Features | ||
| Data Governance Controls | — | ✓ |
| External Agent Support (Claude, Codex Cli) | — | ✓ |
| Org Wide AI Model Policies | — | ✓ |
| Role Based Access Controls | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited Edit Predictions (Pro+) | — | ✓ |
| Usage Based Billing | — | ✓ |
| Cli Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code Completion | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code Review | ✓ | ✓ |
| Codebase Indexing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debugging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Git Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| IDE Plugins | ✓ | ✕ |
| Multi Language Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Refactoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security Scanning | ✓ | — |
| Self Hosted Option | ✓ | ✕ |
| Team Features | ✓ | ✓ |
| Test Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | — | ✓ |
| Github Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gitlab Integration | ✓ | — |
| Jetbrains Plugin | ✓ | ✕ |
| Key Integrations | GitHub, GitLab, Gerrit, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Jira/ticket systems (business requirements context), CLI | Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, Amazon Bedrock, DeepSeek, GitHub Copilot, LM Studio, Mistral, Ollama, OpenRouter, Vercel, Codex CLI, Claude Agent |
| Vscode Extension | ✓ | ✕ |