Scrutinizer CI
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What is Scrutinizer CI
Scrutinizer CI is a continuous integration service focused on automated code quality analysis and reporting for software repositories. It runs static analysis and code coverage checks as part of CI workflows and provides dashboards and pull/merge request feedback to help teams identify maintainability and quality issues. It is typically used by development teams that want quality gates alongside builds and tests, with emphasis on language-specific analyzers and quality metrics rather than full release orchestration.
Integrated code quality gates
Scrutinizer CI centers on static analysis, maintainability metrics, and code coverage reporting within the CI process. It can provide actionable feedback on pull/merge requests so issues are addressed before merging. This makes it useful for teams that want CI to enforce quality standards in addition to running builds and tests.
Repository-centric workflow support
The product is designed to connect to source code repositories and evaluate changes continuously as code evolves. It supports common CI triggers such as commits and pull/merge requests, aligning with typical developer workflows. This reduces the need for separate manual quality review steps and keeps results tied to specific revisions.
Metrics and reporting visibility
Scrutinizer CI provides dashboards and reports for trends such as code quality and coverage over time. These artifacts help engineering leads track improvements or regressions across branches and projects. The reporting focus differentiates it from CI tools that primarily emphasize deployment pipelines and environment management.
Not a full CD platform
Scrutinizer CI is primarily oriented around code analysis and quality checks rather than end-to-end delivery automation. Organizations that need complex deployment orchestration, progressive delivery controls, or multi-environment release governance may need additional tooling. This can increase integration work for teams seeking a single CI/CD control plane.
Analyzer and language constraints
The depth and usefulness of results depend on the availability and maturity of analyzers for the languages and frameworks in use. Teams working with less common stacks may find limited rule coverage or fewer actionable findings. In such cases, additional linters or security scanners may still be required.
Workflow customization trade-offs
Compared with highly extensible pipeline engines, quality-focused CI services can offer fewer options for bespoke build logic and complex job orchestration. Teams with nonstandard build steps, monorepo-specific requirements, or advanced caching needs may encounter constraints. This can lead to maintaining parallel CI tooling for builds while using Scrutinizer primarily for analysis.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | €49 per month | 1 container included; unlimited repositories & users; Slack & Hipchat integrations; custom webhooks; global configuration; API access; CI (auto config inference, SSH & display debugging, deployment); continuous analysis (checks, code coverage, PR style fixes, weekly trend reports). |
| Professional | €99 per month | 1 container included; same core CI/analysis features as Basic with expanded plan-level entitlements; unlimited repositories & users. |
| Unlimited | €199 per month | 2 containers included; includes integrations, custom webhooks, global configuration, API access; full CI/analysis feature set; unlimited repositories & users. |
| Code Intelligence (add-on) | €14.90 per seat (optional) | Optional per-seat add-on to enable code-intelligence features. |
| Additional containers (add-on) | €50 per month per container | Add extra containers to run analyses in parallel (pricing per container). |
Notes: All plans are billed monthly in advance, no minimum contract period, and open-source projects are free. A 14-day free trial is offered (no credit card required).
