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Iris Code vs DeepSource

Local checks by default, with cloud scans only when you connect a repository.

The short answer

Iris Code runs in your editor, on your machine, and blocks the push from there. Private repositories are covered on the free tier, because that analysis never leaves the laptop and there is nothing to meter. DeepSource starts from the other end: connect the repo and every commit is analysed on its infrastructure. Iris Code can do that too now, with cloud scans, but it is opt-in per repository and additional to the local workflow rather than the way in - and DeepSource still has the deeper organisation-wide reporting.

What DeepSource is

DeepSource is a hosted code health platform. You install its app on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, commit a .deepsource.toml naming the analyzers you want, and it analyses each commit and pull request on its infrastructure, posting inline comments with one-click Autofix. The Team plan is $24 per user per month billed yearly. The free Open Source plan covers public repositories only.

Side by side

What each one does.

6 of these rows go to Iris Code and 4 to DeepSource. Both are in the table.

CapabilityIris CodeDeepSource

Where your code goes

Analysis runs on your machine

The editor and CLI always do. Cloud scans are opt-in per repository and run on ours.

On DeepSource's infrastructure.

No Git provider app to install

Not for the editor or CLI, which need nothing. A cloud scan installs a GitHub App with read access to the repositories you pick, and only those.

Read access to the repositories you enable.

Works offline

The editor and CLI do, completely. A cloud scan is a hosted feature and needs the network.

When you find out

While writing the line

Squiggles and the Problems panel.

At the push, locally

Git hook, no service in the path.

On the commit or pull request

Through a CI step you configure.

Automatic, through the provider app.

Cost and setup

Free tier covers private repositories

Analysis is local, so it makes no difference.

The free plan is for public repositories.

Paid tier under $10 per developer

$6 a month, adjusted by country.

$24 per user per month, yearly.

Works with no config file

Presets ship with the extension.

A committed .deepsource.toml selects analyzers.

Free on public repositories

Unlimited public repos and members.

Reach

Per-file score you can trend

With a baseline you can lock and commit.

Issue and metric tracking rather than one file score.

Autofix

Rename to convention and suppression insertion.

Autofix plus AI review credits.

Infrastructure-as-code scanning

Dashboards across every repository

Trend history stays on the machine.

Supported Partly, see the note Not supported

Pro is $6 a month where you are. Pricing is adjusted for purchasing power, so $6 is the ceiling and many countries pay less. See your rate.

Claims about DeepSource were checked against its own published material on 18 August 2026. Pricing and features change. If anything here is out of date or wrong, tell us and it will be corrected.

The honest split

Which one you should actually pick.

Choose Iris Code when

Granting a third party read access to your source is not an option.
You want the feedback while writing, not after pushing.
You want private repositories covered without a per-seat subscription.
You want enforcement that works with no network and no service in the path.
You want the same rules applied identically in the editor, in the hook, and in CI, from one config file.

Choose DeepSource when

You want analysis with nothing installed on any developer's machine.
You need one dashboard covering every repository, with issue trends per team.
Pull request gating through the Git provider is where your process already lives.
Your code is public, where DeepSource costs nothing.
You want infrastructure-as-code scanning alongside application code.

Running both

There is no conflict in running both, but there is real overlap, and most teams pick one. If you already run DeepSource for pull request gating, the reason to add Iris Code is the local half: catching the problem before the commit exists rather than commenting on it afterwards.

FAQ

Questions people ask.

Does Iris Code need access to my repository?

No. There is no app to install on GitHub, no token to grant, and no service that reads your code. Iris Code runs inside your editor and reads the files already open on your machine.

Can I use Iris Code on private repositories for free?

Yes. The free tier is not restricted to public code, because analysis is local and nothing is uploaded. File analysis, secrets detection, security smells, and duplicate detection are all free.

Does Iris Code give me a team dashboard?

No, and that is a real gap if you need one. Trend history is stored per workspace on the developer's machine. If organisation-wide reporting is the requirement, a hosted platform is the better fit.

Try it against your own code.

The free tier needs no account and no repository access. Install it, open a file, and see what it says.

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The short answer

What DeepSource is