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Cody vs Immuta

Cody
Developer Tools
AI coding assistant powered by code search
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes

Immuta
Databases
Attribute-based access control and masking applied inside Snowflake, Databricks and BigQuery
- From
- On request
- Free plan
- No
The short version
- Cody is free; Immuta prices on request.
- Where Cody falls short: sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page.
- Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cody and Immuta actually diverge.
Not yet recorded: founded for Immuta.
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Cody
Nothing recorded that Immuta does not also cover.
Only in Immuta
- Attribute-based policy
- Native enforcement
- Dynamic masking
- Row-level filtering
- Purpose-based access
- Sensitive data tagging
- Audit logging
- Multi-platform
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cody
- Code completion and intelligent autocomplete in IDEsnot Immuta
- Developer chat with codebase context awarenessnot Immuta
- Automated debugging and error identificationnot Immuta
- Customizable prompts for workflow automationnot Immuta
Immuta
- A bank whose Snowflake estate has grown to tens of thousands of roles that no one can review before an auditnot Cody
- A healthcare analytics team that must let researchers query patient data with identifiers masked unless a specific purpose is recordednot Cody
- A multinational applying different residency and access rules per jurisdiction to the same tables without duplicating datasetsnot Cody
- An organisation running both Snowflake and Databricks that wants one policy set rather than two divergent implementationsnot Cody
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cody
- Sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
- sourcegraph.com/cody redirects to the documentation rather than a Cody product or pricing page
- AI features are metered as credits included per user, and exceeding the allocation requires buying a higher volume bucket
- Volume credit buckets are sold as an add-on rather than included
- A customer success manager and premium support are optional paid extras on top of the Enterprise plan
- Standard support is 24x5 rather than 24x7, with round-the-clock coverage sold as an upgrade
- The published $16K figure is a starting price that scales with team size, so the actual cost is quoted rather than listed
Immuta
- Contracts commonly start around one hundred to two hundred thousand US dollars a year for mid-market deployments and exceed five hundred thousand at enterprise scale, which excludes most data teams without a regulatory mandate
- Policy is only as good as the data classification underneath it, so an organisation with poorly tagged columns will spend months on classification before Immuta enforces anything useful
- Native enforcement means capability varies by platform, and a feature available on Snowflake may be absent or behave differently on BigQuery, which undermines the promise of one policy set everywhere
- Adding an access governance layer creates a new dependency in the path to data: a misconfigured policy silently returns fewer rows rather than erroring, and analysts can act on incomplete results without noticing
- It governs cloud data platforms, so personal data in operational databases, files and SaaS applications sits outside its scope and needs separate controls, meaning Immuta is rarely the whole answer
Pricing, plan by plan
Cody
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.
Immuta
On request- Immuta PlatformOn request
- Attribute-based policy authoring
- Native enforcement in supported data platforms
- Dynamic masking and row-level security
Which should you pick?
Choose Immuta if
- You need attribute-based policy.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want native enforcement.
Questions people ask
- Is Cody or Immuta better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cody starts at Free and Immuta at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cody or Immuta?
- Cody has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cody and On request for Immuta.
- Does Cody or Immuta run on more platforms?
- Cody runs on Web. Immuta runs on Web, API.
- Can I use Cody for free?
- Yes. Cody has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Immuta starts at On request.
- What is Cody best used for?
- Cody is most often used for code completion and intelligent autocomplete in ides, developer chat with codebase context awareness, automated debugging and error identification, customizable prompts for workflow automation. Of those, code completion and intelligent autocomplete in ides and developer chat with codebase context awareness are not what Immuta is typically brought in for.
- What can Cody do that Immuta cannot?
- Immuta covers Attribute-based policy, Native enforcement, Dynamic masking, Row-level filtering.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Cody: Is Cody free?
Cody offers a free tier for individual developers via VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, and the web app. Unlimited free usage is available for solo developers.
SourceImmuta: Does Immuta sit in the query path?
No. It compiles policies into the data platform's own native controls, so queries run at normal speed through your existing tools.
Cody: What does Cody Enterprise cost?
Cody Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting Sourcegraph sales. It is available for Sourcegraph Enterprise customers and must be quoted based on your deployment and usage needs.
SourceImmuta: What does it cost?
Not published. Market data suggests roughly 100,000 to 200,000 US dollars a year for mid-market deployments and considerably more at enterprise scale.
Cody: What LLMs does Cody use?
Cody uses the latest large language models for code completions, chat, and debugging. It leverages Sourcegraph's advanced Search API to pull codebase context from local and remote repositories.
SourceImmuta: Is Immuta still independent?
Yes. It remains independently owned, unlike several competitors in data access governance that have been acquired.
Immuta: Does it work across more than one warehouse?
Yes, one policy set can target Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery and Starburst, though enforcement capability varies by platform.
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