Link copied to clipboard

# CLion vs Visual Studio Code Comparison - What are their main differences?

Share
[
Export
](/compare/clion/visual-studio-code/export.csv)

CLionVisual Studio Code[+ Add Product](#)

Reviews

**CLion** [

4.4/5(55)

](https://www.g2.com/products/clion/reviews#reviews)

**Visual Studio Code** [

4.7/5(2,740)

](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**CLion**
Free Trial

**$229.00** 1 User Per Year · FOR BUSINESS & ORGANIZATIONS

**Visual Studio Code**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**CLion**
Not enough reviews yet

**Visual Studio Code**
2 months

Based on 64 responses

Return on Investment

**CLion**
Not enough reviews yet

**Visual Studio Code**
13 months

Based on 48 responses

Perceived Cost

**CLion**
$$$$$

**Visual Studio Code**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**CLion**
Not enough reviews yet

**Visual Studio Code**
19%

Pros & Cons

**CLion**
Not enough data

**Visual Studio Code**
[
Ease of Use (112)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1430770&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Extensions (95)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1430742&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Extension Issues (67)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1429876&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1428647&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**CLion**
Not enough data

**Visual Studio Code**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0ef656e3330e2a5b8e59939185859257/1password.png "Product Avatar Image")

1Password

](https://www.g2.com/products/1password/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_500f006999599d70e6215663a9c124c4/amazon-q-developer.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon Q Developer

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-q-developer/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_92678e42a1cad1b80e7d257e3636e25e/android-studio.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Android Studio

](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_98d4e0320aa8550aeeda473f45903fd3/angular.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Angular

](https://www.g2.com/products/angular/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/integrations)

Screenshots

**CLion**
 ![CLion screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/36731/Screenshot-2023-12-01-at-13.26.42.png)

**Visual Studio Code**
 ![Visual Studio Code screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/44889/expirable-direct-uploads_2F646c36c5-06e5-4c48-9429-e56d7a29c718_2FVisual_Studio_Code_Screen_Shot_1.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**CLion**

8.9

8.951

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.32,224

Ease of Use

**CLion**

8.4

8.451

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.22,246

Ease of Setup

**CLion**
Not enough data

**Visual Studio Code**

9.3

9.3646

Ease of Admin

**CLion**
Not enough data

**Visual Studio Code**

9.0

9.0232

Quality of Support

**CLion**

7.9

7.929

**Visual Studio Code**

8.7

8.71,838

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**CLion**
Not enough data

**Visual Studio Code**

9.2

9.2203

Product Direction (% positive)

**CLion**

9.8

9.849

**Visual Studio Code**

9.6

9.62,148

Features

Text Editor[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.1

1,880

Coding

Syntax highlighting

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

1654

Autocompletion

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

1659

Find and replace

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1618

Code folding

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

1539

Editing

Collaborative editing

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

1262

Language Support

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1597

Selection Methods

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

1479

Functionality

Extensibility

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1616

Cross-platform support

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

1495

Plugins and integrations

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1682

Security

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

1245

Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

166

C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.2

30

Not enough data

Functionality

Ease of Use

8.8(won by default)

28

Not enough data

File Management

8.3(won by default)

28

Not enough data

Multi-Language Support

7.7(won by default)

22

Not enough data

Customization

8.6(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality

7.8(won by default)

27

Not enough data

Help Guides

7.8(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Patching & Updates

8.1(won by default)

26

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![CLion](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/fd3f7b61a619d7c2a7a9af28834ccc10/clion.svg "CLion")](https://www.g2.com/products/clion/reviews)

CLion

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

60.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

20.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

18.9%

[![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)

Visual Studio Code

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

44.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

25.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

60.4%

44.8%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

20.8%

29.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

18.9%

25.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![CLion](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/fd3f7b61a619d7c2a7a9af28834ccc10/clion.svg "CLion")](https://www.g2.com/products/clion/reviews)
CLion

Computer Software

32.1%

Information Technology and Services

9.4%

Higher Education

9.4%

Research

5.7%

Internet

5.7%

Other

37.7%

[![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)
Visual Studio Code

Computer Software

34.6%

Information Technology and Services

25.0%

Program Development

3.3%

Financial Services

2.6%

Computer & Network Security

2.3%

Other

32.2%

Alternatives

**CLion Alternatives**

 ![Visual Studio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/646c72569089375221819d6efbe819a0/visual-studio.svg "Visual Studio")

[
Visual Studio
](/products/visual-studio/reviews)

 ![Eclipse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/99f6b354a419d817b55329e62b0ea83f/eclipse.svg "Eclipse")

[
Eclipse
](/products/eclipse/reviews)

 ![Xcode](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565953/xcode.svg "Xcode")

[
Xcode
](/products/xcode/reviews)

 ![NetBeans](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565581/netbeans.svg "NetBeans")

[
NetBeans
](/products/netbeans/reviews)

**Visual Studio Code Alternatives**

 ![Notepad++](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566090/notepad.png "Notepad++")

[
Notepad++
](/products/notepad/reviews)

 ![Sublime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566128/sublime-text.png "Sublime Text")

[
Sublime Text
](/products/sublime-text/reviews)

 ![UltraEdit](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0a47f56c0ae08c2bbc1cd48dbe10ab43/ultraedit.png "UltraEdit")

[
UltraEdit
](/products/ultraedit/reviews)

 ![Brackets](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_89f9b71139b003b6eafc8bfd35e08665/brackets.jpg "Brackets")

[
Brackets
](/products/brackets/reviews)

## CLion vs Visual Studio Code

- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code meets the needs of their business better than CLion.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Visual Studio Code is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CLion over Visual Studio Code.