IntelliJ IDEA
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| Fact | IntelliJ IDEA | PyCharm |
|---|---|---|
| Extensibility | Plugins can add support for other languages, frameworks, and technologies through JetBrains Marketplace. | The IntelliJ Platform exposes more than 1,700 extension points for adding tool windows, settings pages, language support, and other IDE behavior. |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Praise: productivity | Independent reviewers repeatedly praise intelligent completion, refactoring, debugging, navigation and integrated Git or build tooling for increasing development speed. | Independent reviewers repeatedly praise code completion, syntax highlighting, static analysis, debugging, refactoring, virtual-environment handling, and integrated Git tools. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.7 out of 5 from 1,262 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 371 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 2,346 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 788 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.5 out of 5 from 300 ratings | 4.5 out of 5 from 270 ratings |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.7 out of 5 from 1,260 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 370 reviews |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 2.6 out of 5 from 102 reviews | 2.6 out of 5 from 102 reviews for JetBrains |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 8 out of 10 from 59 reviews | 9.3 out of 10 from 233 reviews and ratings |
IntelliJ IDEA plans
- Free feature setFree
- IntelliJ IDEA coreFree
- IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate individual$19.90 a month
- IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate subscription$100 a year
- IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate annual$199 a year
PyCharm plans
- PyCharm coreFree
- PyCharm FreeFree
- PyCharm Pro personal annual first year$100 a year
- PyCharm Pro$200 a year
- PyCharm Pro commercial annual$200 a year
Pick IntelliJ IDEA if…
IntelliJ IDEA suits developers working in Java or Kotlin who want an IDE with debugging, build-tool, and version-control integrations. Its free core is an option for those who do not need Ultimate's advanced tools and integrations.
Pick PyCharm if…
PyCharm suits Python developers working in web, data, or AI/ML projects who want integrated coding, testing, debugging, and project tools. Its dependency, database, version-control, and remote-development support may also suit teams with varied development environments.