Comparison

CodeReviewr vs Qodo Merge

Get focused, affordable AI code review at 3–4× lower cost — without Qodo Merge's per-seat pricing or complexity.

Up to 4× cheaper

vs Qodo Merge

68% acceptance rate

on review suggestions

OWASP Top 10

security coverage

VS Code + Cursor

extension included

What is Qodo Merge?

Qodo Merge (formerly CodiumAI's PR-Agent) is one of the most feature-rich AI code review platforms available. It supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps, offers 15+ specialized review agents, generates PR descriptions and changelogs, enforces compliance checklists, and even generates tests. The open-source PR-Agent core is free to self-host. The hosted Teams tier costs $30/user/month — making it 3–4× more expensive than CodeReviewr for small teams — and the breadth of features comes with meaningful onboarding complexity.

Feature Breakdown

How do they compare?

CodeReviewr vs Qodo Merge — side by side

Feature
Qodo Merge
CodeReviewr
GitHub integration
Inline PR review comments
Incremental reviews
Chat on review issues
Per-repo config file
Dashboard & analytics
Severity taxonomy (critical/high/medium/low)
Issue category taxonomy
VS Code / Cursor extension
CLI tool (review-focused)
Package advisory / CVE scanning
OWASP Top 10 explicit focus
Active-developer billing (pay only for devs who open PRs)
PR description auto-generation
Slash command interface (/review, /help, etc.)
Agentic quality workflows (15+ agents)
Compliance checklists
Test generation
Multi-model choice (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini)
GitLab / Bitbucket / Azure DevOps
Open-source self-hosted option (PR-Agent)
Yes Partial No
Pricing

A fraction of the cost

How much does Qodo Merge cost vs CodeReviewr?

Qodo Merge
CodeReviewr
Solo developer
$30/month
$8/month
Small team (3 devs)
$90/month
$32/month
Growing team (10 devs)
$300/month
$116/month

Base $8/month with one developer included. Additional active developers are $12/each — only when they open a PR that month. Full pricing details →

Why switch?

Why teams switch to CodeReviewr

Teams switching from Qodo Merge to CodeReviewr typically do so for cost and simplicity. At $8/month base (vs. $30/user/month), CodeReviewr is dramatically cheaper for individual developers and small teams. The review quality is high — powered by Anthropic Claude — and it covers the most important bases: inline comments, structured severity triage, OWASP Top 10 scanning, package CVE checking, incremental reviews, issue-level chat, and PR description generation. It also adds a VS Code/Cursor extension and CLI that Qodo Merge lacks. For teams that don't need test generation or multi-platform VCS, CodeReviewr is the lean, affordable choice.

3–4× cheaper — $8/month vs. $30/user/month
VS Code and Cursor extension for in-editor review feedback
CLI tool for local or CI-based reviews
Package CVE / dependency advisory scanning
Explicit OWASP Top 10 security coverage
Simpler pricing — no credits, no per-seat complexity
Instant setup — install GitHub App, done

Where Qodo Merge still has an edge

  • Qodo Merge supports GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps; CodeReviewr is GitHub-only
  • Qodo Merge has 15+ specialized agents for PR descriptions, test gen, compliance, and more
  • Qodo Merge offers multi-model choice (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini)
  • PR-Agent (open-source core) is freely self-hostable with BYO API key
  • Qodo Merge generates PR descriptions and changelogs automatically

Ready to switch from Qodo Merge?

Start free — no credit card, no commitment. Upgrade only when you need unlimited reviews.

Free

$0/month

Perfect for side projects, open source, and kicking the tyres.

  • 5 PRs/month on private repos
  • 25 PRs/month on public repos
  • All features included
  • No credit card required
Unlimited reviews

Paid

$8/month

One developer included. Remove the limits, ship freely.

  • Unlimited PRs
  • All features included
  • Reviews, chat, security scanning
  • Cancel anytime
Add-on
Team members+$12 / dev

The first active developer is included. Each additional developer who opens a PR that month adds $12 — automatically, no plan change needed. Bots are always excluded.