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At a Glance
Bluefish
Bluefish
Star Rating
(51)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Brackets
Brackets
Star Rating
(259)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Brackets

Bluefish vs Brackets

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Brackets easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Brackets overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Brackets meets the needs of their business better than Bluefish.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Bluefish and Brackets provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bluefish over Brackets.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bluefish
No pricing available
Brackets
No pricing available
Free Trial
Bluefish
No trial information available
Brackets
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
42
8.8
240
Ease of Use
8.5
42
9.0
240
Ease of Setup
8.3
9
9.4
32
Ease of Admin
7.8
6
8.5
22
Quality of Support
8.2
42
8.2
155
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
8
8.6
20
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
43
8.0
230
Features by Category
8.8
21
8.4
136
Coding
8.9
16
9.2
121
8.8
15
8.5
122
9.1
16
8.7
121
8.8
16
8.6
113
Editing
8.3
16
7.3
77
9.0
14
8.2
106
9.6
16
8.3
108
Functionality
8.8
16
8.2
106
9.3
12
8.7
94
8.7
15
8.3
107
8.0
5
8.4
74
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
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Platform Basics
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Platform Additional Functionalities
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Web Design
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bluefish
Bluefish
Brackets
Brackets
Bluefish and Brackets are categorized as Text Editor
Unique Categories
Bluefish
Bluefish is categorized as Web Design
Brackets
Brackets has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bluefish
Bluefish
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
68.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.3%
Brackets
Brackets
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
63.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
17.3%
Reviewers' Industry
Bluefish
Bluefish
Design
20.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Computer Software
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.2%
Other
47.9%
Brackets
Brackets
Computer Software
25.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Internet
5.9%
Design
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
39.4%
Alternatives
Bluefish
Bluefish Alternatives
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Notepad++
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Sublime Text
Sublime Text
Add Sublime Text
Brackets
Brackets Alternatives
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Visual Studio Code
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Discussions
Bluefish
Bluefish Discussions
Is Bluefish a good IDE?
1 Comment
Ruel L.
RL
Yes I love bluefishRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Bluefish has no more discussions with answers
Brackets
Brackets Discussions
Hoe to change the dark theme background
1 Comment
Ganesh G.
GG
You can easily change the themes, by navigating to Extension Managers, click on Themes, and choose the theme of your choice which suits your requirements.Read more
Is there a shortcut or simple way to auto format code within Brackets?
1 Comment
Brad D.
BD
I recommend an installing the extension called Beautify by Drew Hamlet. Then with a quick keyboard shortcut (ctrl+shift+L) it will format your code very...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Brackets has no more discussions with answers