Best Pharo Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from integrated development environments ranked against Pharo on the same published basis.
- 1Pharo vs Omnis Studio
- 2Pharo vs Qt Creator
- 3Pharo vs Eric
- 4Pharo vs KDevelop
- 5Pharo vs RubyMine
- 6Pharo vs Apache NetBeans
- 7Pharo vs BlueJ
- 8Pharo vs CLion
- 9Pharo vs Eclipse IDE
- 10Pharo vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 11Pharo vs PyCharm
- 12Pharo vs Rider
- 13Pharo vs RustRover
- 14Pharo vs Visual Studio
- 15Pharo vs WebStorm
- 16Pharo vs Arduino Eclipse Plugin
- 17Pharo vs Code::Blocks
- 18Pharo vs CodeLite
- 19Pharo vs GeneXus
- 20Pharo vs Greenfoot
Pharo 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 Pharo alternatives
What is the best alternative to Pharo?
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 Pharo?
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.