JetBrains Startup Deals & Discounts

JetBrains runs an application-based startup program that cuts the cost of its developer tooling in half for qualifying young companies. Approved startups get 50% off across the JetBrains range - IDE subscriptions, paid team and learning tools, and AI subscriptions - for up to ten seats in each category, applied over a multi-year window rather than a single one-off purchase.

The program is aimed at early-stage, independent businesses that are still building their stack, which makes it a meaningful saving when a small engineering team is standing up its toolchain. Eligibility generally turns on being privately held, founded within the last several years, and having a verifiable online presence. Because the discount stretches across IDEs, team tooling, and AI seats at once, it tends to suit founders who want one consistent, professional-grade environment for the whole team instead of stitching together free editors.

Applications are reviewed individually by JetBrains, and the discounted pricing activates after eligibility is confirmed, so it is worth applying early in a company's life when the savings compound across renewals.

• Polyglot engineering teams standardizing on one toolchain across backend, frontend, data, and infrastructure code.
• Early-stage startups equipping a small team with professional IDEs and AI assistance without assembling a patchwork of free tools.
• .NET and JVM shops that want first-class support for Rider, IntelliJ IDEA, and the surrounding build and CI tooling.
• Data and ML work using PyCharm, DataGrip, and Datalore together for analysis and database work.
• Teams adopting AI-assisted development who want an autonomous agent (Junie) and in-editor AI integrated with their existing workflow.

JetBrains tools are sold mainly as per-user subscriptions, billed monthly or annually, with annual plans including a perpetual fallback license.

• Individual IDEs - each tool (for example IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm, WebStorm) is licensed separately on its own annual or monthly plan.
• All Products Pack - one subscription covering the full IDE roster plus AI Pro, aimed at teams or developers who use multiple languages.
• AI tiers - AI Assistant is offered in a free tier plus paid Pro and Ultimate levels with higher cloud and agent quotas.
• Team and enterprise tools - TeamCity, YouTrack, and Qodana are priced separately, with options scaling from small teams to larger organizations.

Non-commercial and educational use is available for many products on different terms. Exact list prices vary by product and region, so confirm current figures on the official pricing pages.