Best 4D Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from integrated development environments ranked against 4D on the same published basis.
- 14D vs Omnis Studio
- 24D vs Qt Creator
- 34D vs Eric
- 44D vs KDevelop
- 54D vs RubyMine
- 64D vs Apache NetBeans
- 74D vs BlueJ
- 84D vs CLion
- 94D vs Eclipse IDE
- 104D vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 114D vs PyCharm
- 124D vs Rider
- 134D vs RustRover
- 144D vs Visual Studio
- 154D vs WebStorm
- 164D vs Arduino Eclipse Plugin
- 174D vs Code::Blocks
- 184D vs CodeLite
- 194D vs GeneXus
- 204D vs Greenfoot
4D alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omnis Studio | 7.5 | Free plan | $62.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Qt Creator | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Eric | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | KDevelop | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | RubyMine | 7.1 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Apache NetBeans | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | BlueJ | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | CLion | 7.0 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Eclipse IDE | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | IntelliJ IDEA | 7.0 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | PyCharm | 7.0 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Rider | 7.0 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | RustRover | 7.0 | Free plan | $6.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Visual Studio | 7.0 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 15 | WebStorm | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Arduino Eclipse Plugin | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Code::Blocks | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | CodeLite | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | GeneXus | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Greenfoot | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about 4D alternatives
What is the best alternative to 4D?
Omnis Studio, number 1 in integrated development environments with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Qt Creator, Eric, KDevelop and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to 4D?
Omnis Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.