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Tabnine

The privacy and compliance leader, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, with on-premises and air-gapped deployment. Enterprise-only after killing the free tier.

Editorial Score
3/5
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3/5
Editorial score
MCP SUPPORTED
Mode
Autocomplete
IDE Support
VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Enterprise Only
MCP Support
Yes
Vendor
Tabnine
Dev $9/user/mo | Enterprise $39/user/mo (agentic) | On-premises custom
// Key Numbers
Visionary
Gartner MQ 2025
SaaS, VPC, on-prem, air-gapped
Deployment options
SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001
Compliance
From $39/user/mo
Enterprise price
$59/user/mo
Agentic Platform
// Our Verdict

The privacy and compliance leader with on-premises and air-gapped deployment. But killing the free tier narrows the audience significantly.

Best for: Regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government) that need air-gapped AI coding with zero data retention.
// Pricing
Dev
$12/mo
Code completions, AI chat, advanced LLM selection, IDE integration, individual use
Code Assistant
$39/user/mo
Team features, SSO/SAML, SCIM, admin console, model governance, usage analytics, all deployment options
Agentic Platform
$59/user/mo
Everything in Code Assistant plus automated code reviews, test generation, workflow agents, Enterprise Context Engine
Enterprise
Custom
Dedicated support, custom SLAs, fully air-gapped deployment, advanced audit trails, custom integrations
// Our Assessment

Tabnine is the AI coding assistant for organisations where code privacy and compliance are non-negotiable. It is the only tool offering fully air-gapped deployment with zero outbound connections, zero telemetry, and zero code retention, backed by SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 certifications. For defence, healthcare, finance, and government, this is often the only option that passes procurement.

The 2025 sunset of the free tier was a deliberate enterprise pivot. Dev starts at $12/month, Code Assistant at $39/user/month, and the Agentic Platform at $59/user/month adds the Enterprise Context Engine, a structured model of your architecture and coding standards that grounds suggestions in organisational knowledge. Gartner named Tabnine a Visionary in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants.

The trade-off is capability. Completions and chat are solid but lack the agentic sophistication of Cursor or Claude Code. You are paying for governance and compliance, not the best raw AI output. For regulated enterprises, that is exactly the right trade-off.

// Ideal For
+Regulated enterprises in finance, healthcare, defence, and government that require air-gapped deployment and zero code retention
+Security-first organisations that need SOC 2, GDPR, and ISO 27001 certifications backed by auditable proof
+Large teams with mixed tech stacks who need the Enterprise Context Engine to ground AI in organisational coding standards
+Procurement teams evaluating AI coding tools against strict compliance checklists
// Not Ideal For
Individual developers looking for a free tier, the Basic plan was discontinued in April 2025
Teams that prioritise raw AI capability and agentic sophistication over compliance and governance controls
Startups and small teams where $39-59/user/month for enterprise features is overkill
// Strengths
+Privacy leader, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, zero data retention
+Air-gapped and on-premises deployment options
+BYOAI, integrate your own models alongside Tabnine
+Gartner Visionary in Sep 2025 Magic Quadrant
// Weaknesses
Killed free tier in 2025, now enterprise-only
Autocomplete quality trails Cursor and Copilot
Expensive at $39/user/mo for enterprise
Smaller and shrinking developer community after free tier removal
// Models Supported
ProprietaryBYOAI (bring your own AI)
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